DEF Tote Reuse: What You Can Refill and What to Scrap

DEF Tote Reuse: What You Can Refill and What to Scrap

Yes, you can reuse a DEF tote, but only for DEF, and only if the tote stayed clean and sealed. A closed-system tote that goes back to a supplier for refilling is the normal, accepted path. Reusing a tote for anything else, or open-filling one with whatever is on hand,...
Wet Hosing Safety: A Fleet Manager’s Field Guide

Wet Hosing Safety: A Fleet Manager’s Field Guide

Wet hosing means a delivery truck fuels your trucks or equipment directly from its own hose and meter, on your yard or job site, instead of you hauling containers or driving to a pump. It is safe when the site is prepared, the hose is controlled, ignition sources are...
Mining DEF Storage: Tanks, Heat, Cold and Contamination Control

Mining DEF Storage: Tanks, Heat, Cold and Contamination Control

Storing DEF at a mine comes down to four things: keep it cool but unfrozen, keep it out of sunlight, keep it in compatible materials, and keep dust and metal out of every transfer. Get those right and your haul trucks, loaders and generators draw clean fluid. Get them...
How to Prevent DEF Contamination in Your Fleet

How to Prevent DEF Contamination in Your Fleet

Diesel exhaust fluid is only 32.5% urea in water, which is why it is so easy to spoil. To prevent DEF contamination, give DEF its own dedicated equipment, never rinse anything with tap water, keep storage cool and out of direct sun, rotate stock so older fluid goes...
DEF and Warranty: What Protects Your Engine Coverage

DEF and Warranty: What Protects Your Engine Coverage

Diesel exhaust fluid does not come with its own engine warranty. What you have is the manufacturer’s coverage on the SCR aftertreatment system (the pump, doser, lines, sensors and catalyst), and that coverage depends on how you buy, store and pour DEF. Use fluid that...