Every piece of heavy off-road equipment uses a diesel engine.

I think you’re not up to date on what a racket the big equipment manufacturers have going. If you want to replace an alternator… simple part, should be a 1 for 1 replacement done in 30min, you can’t do it because it requires a John Deer tech to program the computer. This is done so they can mandate you use their service people and their parts, or your warranty is void on a million dollar piece of equipment.

And the service techs can be backed up during harvest, so you miss your harvest and your crop dies on the vine. It’s ridiculous

I guess that’s what I was exactly thinking about I just didn’t know JD would use that very emissions control loophole. I’m imagining they behave like that for non diesel related parts too.