WHAT IS DEF AND WHY IS THIS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE?
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DEF systems are shit. I'm a trucker up here in Canada and everyone disables the DEF. There's a couple sensors that can shut down the vehicle when they stop working and the parked regen is the most retarded process anyone could think of in automotive history. You literally sit in one spot at high idle for an hour to clear out the exhaust. Burning unnecessary fuel to reduce emissions?
One more reason why I believe all this bs happening is the biggest redpill psyop to show how easy it's been to fool everyone.
I second this as a American trucker
From a friend: Do you know what DEF fluid is? It's Diesel Exhaust Fluid. Every Diesel truck that has been made since 2010 is required to use it. It's a product made of 32.5 percent urea and 67.5 percent deionized water. Every newer diesel truck you see driving down the road today has to have this product to drive (by law). DEF is sprayed into the exhaust stream by an advanced injection system and then converted into ammonia on a catalyst. The ammonia breaks down dangerous NOx emissions produced by diesel engines into nitrogen and water.. That's the purpose of DEF. Right now, Russia is the largest exporter of Urea by a wide margin. Qatar is second. Egypt and China are Tied for 3rd. Both Russia and China have decided to no longer export Urea. On top of that, India is the largest manufacturer of Urea in the world even though they consume most of what they make. What little they would export..........they no longer do. They are now stopping the exportation of any and all Urea minus a deal they just cut with Sri Lanka. What does this mean for you and me? Well, first, the United States imports most of it's Urea fertilizer. We are the third largest importer in the entire world. We depend on other countries to eat, drive and ship our products. Secondly... Flying J is the largest Service provider for Truckers around the Unites States. I'm sure you've seen their massive gas stations when traveling around the country. Flying J gets 70% of their DEF fluid from shipments via Union Pacific railroad. UP has single user access to the Fertilizer plants that Urea/DEF fluid comes from. No other rail provider has access to these distribution points. This means Flying J can't just go around Union Pacific. Union Pacific is in charge....for a reason I'm gonna mention in a few paragraphs. Flying J provides 30% of all DEF consumed in the United States. UP has told Flying J to reduce their shipments by a whopping 50%. And if they do not comply then they will be completely embargoed. That would in effect bankrupt FJ. This means that 15% of all DEF consumed by truckers in the US is no longer available at the largest travel service center for the entire trucking industry. Rome rotted from the inside out. It was easily invaded because it was occupied with internal problems. It appears we have discovered the Trigger. DEF fluid. If this holds up, DEF shortages will be the catalyst that causes food shortages in the coming months. Not only is there a shortage of fertilizer to grow crops in drought-stricken states (See Kansas' drop in wheat production for 2022)....but....now it looks like, unless the Federal Government intervenes via the Defense Production Act, ...which I am no longer confident they will....there is gonna be an absolute massive shortage of trucking in the coming months. There simply isn't going to be DEF fluid sufficient to keep the engines running and moving. Home Depot is now limiting the amount of DEF you can buy in their stores. I would think long and hard about the decisions you are making right now. Where you live. What you spend money on. How you prepare. This is so real that the CEO of Flying J, Shameek Konar was summoned to a Surface Transportation Board hearing to give them all this info. From what I'm reading....Blackrock is the majority shareholder of Union Pacific railroad. How is that important? Americas biggest fertilizer producer is CF Industries. Their largest shareholder is Blackrock. Blackrock controls the fertilizer industry in the U.S.. Union Pacific has exclusive rights to distribution points of fertilizer. Urea is fertilizer. Flying J needs Urea/DEF. Blackrock is controlling everything. The Chairman of the BlackRock Investment Institute is Tom Donilon, President Obama’s former National Security Advisor. Tom Donilon’s brother, Mike Donilon is a Senior Advisor to Joe Biden. Tom Donilon’s wife, Catherine Russell, is the White House Personnel Director. Tom Donilon’s daughter, Sarah Donilon, who graduated college in 2019, now works on the White House National Security Council. It appears Blackrock is spearheading the dismantling of the US system on behalf of the Globalists. And the first domino they are pushing over is the energy sector. They are using DEF to get the party started. This is one sector of the biggest downfalls in political repercussions this country has ever faced…
They're going to topple the free world by requiring, and then limiting, access to pisswater. Yeah, and so... if we fall for that, I dunno, maybe we deserve it. If only we had our own piss supply that we, the people, could control? I dunno.
Doesn't 'Flying J' own hundreds, if not thousands, of tanker trucks?
I believe they do. I see them all the time on the road with ads for their coffee on them.
Maybe convert 10-20% of those tankers to carry DEF instead of gasoline / diesel (can't be that difficult) - and tell Union Pacific - and Blackrock - to GO FUCK THEMSELVES!
People would be shocked to know just how much Blackrock/Vangaurd controls. They have tendrils in everything...
I heard that there is food but it's being held up at ports, don't know how true this is.
"for a reason I'm gonna mention in a few paragraphs. " - I wish.
https://anontimes.com/post/this-is-what-will-cause-massive-food-shortages-in-the-next-few-months_77557
No idea it’s been in the news lately, probably fertilizer related if I had to guess. Here’s my take FWIW:
DEF is part of Diesel engine emissions requirements that ruins the engine and makes it less economical, basically the opposite of what they claim to want to accomplish. Started with egr in 2005 then ultra low sulfur diesel in 2007. DEF fluid came shortly after. DEF is basically horse piss that is injected into the exhaust. The engine cycles at a high rpm for upwards of an hour or more (bad fuel economy) while injecting said horse piss into the exhaust. The ultra low sulfur doesn’t have lubricating properties that the old “red diesel” had and has been known to shred fuel pumps. Run out of fluid, guess what? Vehicle goes into “limp mode” and won’t run over 35mph, or shutdown entirely in some cases.
Deletion (highly illegal) of emissions equipment is not only possible, but actually yields an increase of mpg upwards of 30%. It’s entirely possible, and more cost effective, to do this at the factory but they don’t. Proper tuning will get you more mpg, horsepower, and torque. I’ve done this myself and seen the increases stated.
Item number 117 on my wish list after the dust settles is to do away with this idiotic requirement.
Having read through the history of diesel fuel emissions “improvements,” it almost seems like someone set about with the intention of destroying the industry.
Having seen Obama’s first, second, and third term policies, I no longer believe these problems are unintended consequences.
Yep. Think the VW / Audi TDI diesel engine controversy & lawsuits - which was a complete SCAM perpetrated by the US Govt.
Sounds like Ethanol, but for diesels...
Hope every bit of that crap is repealed and trashed.
An ear of corn is now a dollar at the store. Ethanol can't go away quick enough
I’ve been nervous about outsourcing everything overseas for years. It doesn’t seem like an economy can exist on services alone. Americans are spoiled and it is going to bite us in the ass soon.
Govt juice as some farmers call it lol
yeah i showed my CDL drivers that urea part.... almot convinced them to pee in the tanks....LOL
Def is a scam.
So was covid.....
Yup
Great post, some serious due diligence identifying the players behind the curtain.
Retro fitting or bypassing the the ICU / DEF injectors on the big trucks may be possible, mine was a 98 so I'm not familiar with that system. I'll talk to a few people I know still in the industry and get a better idea if there's a work around.
This may be blasphemy but, we're quickly reaching a point where we can no longer allow these fuckers to continue destroying everything that we have. In the aftermath we'll need some solutions, fast.
Keep up the good fight.
I ran straight water through my def system for months with nothing breaking. But that was 10 years ago, the system might be different now
No can do anymore. There is a quality sensor that detects the amount of water/urea in the tank. If that's off, error code and limp home mode is soon after. This is a US requirement, I don't know if other countries have this sensor or not.
Maybe there's a way to trick the sensor, like putting a hot water bottle on the cab temp sensor so the truck can be idled
VanGuard not Blackrock.
https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=CF&subView=institutional
https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=UNP&subView=institutional
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-urea-idUSKBN2H40Z7