Let's talk about DEF

Every day our Parts Professionals answer questions about Diesel Exhaust Fluid, and of course input costs are always close to the top of your mind. With all new diesel machinery, cars, and trucks requiring Diesel Exhaust Fluid price must be considered.

Young's Equipment branded DEF exceeds all industry standards and at a price you can’t compare, even in the big box stores and on Amazon! We carry DEF and the full line of DEF handling equipment, from hand pumps for barrels to powerful electric pumps for bulk storage totes and replacement parts. All of this and our DEF is the best price in town. Whether it’s a 10 litre jug, a 205 litre drum or a 1040 litre tote, we stock it for you at all times.

We’ve put together a Q&A with the most frequently asked questions about DEF for you. Let’s dig in:

Q: What is Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)?

A: It is a non-hazardous solution, which is 32.5% urea and 67.5% de-ionized water. DEF is sprayed into the exhaust stream of diesel vehicles to break down dangerous NOx emissions into harmless nitrogen and water. This system is called Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR). 

Q: How much DEF do I need?

A: The amount of DEF consumed by your equipment varies depending on the size and make of the engine you’re running, how the engine is configured, and the load you put on it. Load factors and idle time play a big role here. Off road machines that use a full SCR system may consume DEF at a rate of 8 to 10 percent of fuel burned, to help control the NOX.

Q: How will I know that the DEF product I purchase will work?

A: The DEF you purchase should state and display the certification of the International Organization for Standardization ISO 22241. This will ensure the proper purity and concentration (32.5%) of urea.

Q: What is the freeze point of DEF?

A 32.5% solution of DEF will begin to crystallize and freeze at 12F (-11C). At 32.5%, both the urea and water will freeze at the same rate, ensuring that as it thaws, the fluid does not become diluted, or over concentrated. The freezing and unthawing of DEF will not cause degradation of the product.DEF expands by approximately 7% when frozen. DEF packaging and tanks are designed to allow for expansion

Q: What happens if the DEF freezes in the tank on my equipment?

A: During vehicle operation, SCR systems are designed to provide heating for the DEF tank and supply lines. If DEF freezes when the vehicle is shut down, start up and normal operation of the vehicle will not be inhibited. The SCR heating system is designed to quickly return the DEF to liquid form and the operation of the vehicle will not be impacted. The freezing and unthawing of DEF will not cause degradation of the product.

Q: Are there special storage requirements for DEF?

A: DEF should be stored in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area, out of direct sunlight. While the optimum storage temperature is up to 77F, temporary exposure to higher temperatures has little to no impact on the quality of DEF.

Q: What is the shelf life of DEF?

A: If DEF is stored at ambient temperatures of 77F with no major periods of exposure to heat over 86 F then the batch of DEF will last roughly two years. If a package of DEF is exposed to periods of heating the fluid will last approximately one year.

Q: Should I be concerned about handling DEF?

A: No. DEF is a nontoxic, nonpolluting, non-hazardous and nonflammable solution. It is stable, colorless, and meets accepted international standards for purity and composition. DEF is safe to handle and store and poses no serious risk to humans, animals, equipment or the environment when handled properly.

Q: Is DEF corrosive?

A: DEF is corrosive to copper and brass as well as other materials. Only approved materials, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) are used in the DEF tank, packaging and dispensing equipment.

Q: Is any maintenance required on the DEF Dosing Unit Filter?

A: The DEF Dosing Unit Filter will need to be replaced as part of routine maintenance.

Pumps for Def Totes

Young's Equipment also carries everything you need to pump your DEF from the tote into your machine while maintaining a closed and sealed environment. The Fill-Rite 12V DC or 120V AC pumps are factory mounted to a stainless steel IBC bracket and feature: Rugged multi-diaphragm technology specifically designed for DEF/AdBlue Integral pulsation dampener for smooth flow at point of use 30-minute duty cycle for either voltage Self priming to 6' Flow rate up to 8 GPM EPDM seals and stainless steel exterior hardware

If you have any questions about DEF pumps, DEF or any other products you need for your operation, please reach out to our friendly staff at your favorite Young's location. We are available to answer any of your parts, service, or equipment questions! We look forward to seeing you.

Keep rodents away!

Rodents looking for a warm, dry place to stay for the winter can cause a lot of damage to your equipment and vehicles, not to mention the smell they leave behind! Young's Equipment has several options to keep them out and protect your investment. Whether you prefer a minty scent, a fresh pine scent, or no scent at all, we have an option in stock for you!

Rodents Away Odor Free

Made from all-natural ingredients, Rodents Away Odor Free repels mice without the use of herbs, perfumes or other harsh scents.

Store it Mint Scent Pads

Keep rodents out of your farm equipment, trailer or car effectively with Store-It Mint Scent Pads. One jar contains 10 pads, each pad lasts up to six months

Keep Out Fresh Scent

Mint scented pads to repel mice from your equipment.

Cab'n Fresh

Made with balsam fir oil, this plant-based alternative freshens and protects storage areas for up to 90 days.

Whether you are visiting us for business or just dropping in for a coffee be sure to stop at the parts counter and ask our helpful parts staff for your favorite brand of rodent protection as well! We look forward to seeing you.

Take care of your sprayer now, and it will be ready to go next spring.

Timely application during those tight spray windows every year is a big reason to own your own spray equipment, and once it’s time to go next spring you want your sprayer to be ready to go. Before you tuck your piece of equipment away for the winter, some maintenance will serve you well. We suggest to not delay winterizing your sprayer in order to avoid potentially high costs and frustration about time consuming repairs next spring. The right maintenance now will protect your sprayer from damage caused by the freezing temperatures during late fall and winter to help improve its longevity and resale value.

Here are our tips and recommendations for long-term storage of your sprayer:

• Clean and wash the entire sprayer to remove dirt, debris, oil, grease, chemicals and fertilizer. Once tanks have been cleaned, nozzles, screens and filters should be removed and cleaned separately in a bucket containing water and the recommended cleaning agent.
• Always remember to read the product specimen label for the last product or chemical used and adhere to personal protective equipment requirements when cleaning.
• Touch up any chips, scratches and rusted areas with the appropriate protective paint to reduce corrosion.
• Lubricate exposed areas, such as hydraulic cylinder rods, to minimize corrosion.
• Fill the fuel tank and add a conditioner. The conditioner will stabilize the fuel for extended storage periods, and a full tank minimizes condensation. Also, drain the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) tank, if applicable.
• Change engine oil and other lubricants. Follow the operator’s manual guidelines for appropriate fluid and filter changes.
• Clean the product system flow meter.
• Remove spray tips and nozzle bodies from the nozzle body assemblies and store separately. Maintaining the sprayer’s nozzle is imperative to achieving the best spray performance, and the cost to do so is nominal compared with the cost of chemical used. Spray nozzle tips can wear over time, with dry chemicals in suspension causing higher rates of wear than liquid chemicals. That’s why it’s important to check the nozzle flow rates, look for potential problems and confirm the accuracy of the sprayer. After you have rinsed and cleaned your sprayer, look for mismatched and worn nozzles and damaged nozzle screens. Replace nozzles if needed and make sure to remove nozzle tips and nozzle bodies from the nozzle body assemblies. Check spray tips for wear and replace as necessary.
• Winterize the product system plumbing. Thoroughly flush the entire system, including fence row nozzles and foam marker systems, if equipped. Run Young’s Equipment Sprayer Antifreeze through the system (1 litre per foot boom length) to eliminate the possibility of freezing. Do not use liquid fertilizer, which can cause corrosion.
• Charge batteries and then remove and store them in a safe area.
• Remove rate controllers and electronic displays. Cold weather storage can cause issues with display screens.
• Properly inflate tires and check on them occasionally through the winter. A tire left flat for an extended period can be ruined.

If you need parts, fluids or filters to get this important task done, give your local Young’s Equipment branch a call. We stock everything to get you going.

If you prefer to leave these essential tasks to the experts, now is the right time to do it! Winterization is a vital part of the Young’s Equipment Winter Inspections program, you’ll find the benefits and pricing between our two inspection levels outlined in the tables below.

 

 

No matter how you choose to approach sprayer winterization, it’s important that you do it before bone-chilling temperatures settle in. Remember: If you take care of your application equipment, it will help you take care of your crops season after season.

Agricultural LED Lights for Tractors, Combines & More

Upgrade or replace your OEM tractor headlights, work lights, cab lights with efficient and long life LED light kits from Tiger Lights. Our LED lights outshine, outperform and outlast halogen and HID style lights. Tiger Lights offers the widest selection of agricultural LED lights and AG LED lights for tractors, combines, skid steers and other farm equipment. Plug & play Tiger Lights LED lights use the original mount and wiring for easy retrofitting.

Tiger Lights Equipment Finder*

*Website is for reference only, prices shown are in USD and do not include shipping Call your closest Young’s Equipment store for a quote.

Also Available from Tiger Lights

LED Blue Sprayer Work Light

#LIGTLFL5

This light works great mounted to sprayer to see the spray pattern. This light shines a bright blue light.

LED Headlight Conversion Kits

Leave your halogens behind and switch to these top of the line LED Headlight Conversion Kits. Engineered for a simple and quick installation, this conversion kit can be put into place in no time with no painful rewiring or soldering needed. Plug it in directly into your car’s factory harness. Available to match most standard GE bulb part numbers.

Tiger Lights are bright, reliable, easy to install, and often cost less than the OEM lights. If all of your equipment's lights need replacing, complete machine kits are available for several models at even further savings. Let Young's Equipment and Tiger Lights help to light your way through the dark! Come in or call today for more info on this or any other of your parts needs.

At Young's Equipment it's all about providing you with the optimal tools you need for your farm, providing added value and finding the best solutions for you and your Equipment. That's why we would like to introduce two essential products for your harvesting operation to you:

Take Flexdraper Performance over the Top with

MacDon FD Series FlexDraper® Headers are designed to contour to the ground on rolling terrain for a close even cut. However, when cutting off the ground, the FlexDraper frame is locked into rigid mode. This setting limits the FlexDraper’s ability to contour over rolling terrain. The ContourBuddy™ System solves that by allowing FlexDrapers to be used in Flex mode while cutting off the ground.

Take FlexDraper® Performance Over the Top! The ContourBuddy™ Performance Option is a simple mechanical system allowing the operator to run their FlexDraper unlocked in Flex, and utilize Auto Header Height mode while cutting crops off the ground. To accomplish this, the design uses strategically placed wheels under the FlexDraper for instant response of the Flex/Float system, mirroring the contours of the field while cutting up to 10 inches (250mm) from the ground surface.

The ContourBuddy™ provides operators with a number of performance benefits including:

• Use of flex mode and auto header height while cutting off the ground - adjustable to leave between 4’’ (100mm) and 10’’ (250mm) of stubble*
• Smooth, consistent stubble heights – ideal for reducing erosion, catching winter snow, and setting you up for planting
• Reduced operator input – Set your cut height and go!
• Reduced digging/picking stones
• Eliminates the need for gauge wheels up to 10’’ (250mm) stubble height*

 Call or come in to your favorite Young's location today to ensure you have your ContourBuddy™ for harvest this year!

Turbodrum is a heavy duty, high-capacity, retrofit feed drum for draper headers to replace the existing, standard feeder drum on draper heads. It comes complete with all internal components fully welded and assembled, ready to go. Just pull out your existing feed drum, then slip-in and install a Turbodrum - it’s that easy.

Turbodrum is a complete easy replacement feeder drum that fits Macdon D60 and FD75 headers. If you are reading this then you already know the frustration of slow harvest speeds in bulky crops like canola, and even worse, the blockages and breakdowns caused by the standard feeder drum in these headers. Turbodrum is an instant fix to problems such as slow harvest speeds in bulky crops, and even worse, blockages and breakdowns caused by the standard feed drum. Turbodrum allows you to go faster and get the crop off in less time at less cost. It feeds better and it’s reliable. Fitting the Turbodrum is quicker than fixing your original. Increase performance and efficiency and reduce loss of crop value.

          

KEY FEATURES

• More than double the number of retractable fingers with a far more aggressive pattern. It literally grabs the crop and pulls it through in a constant and steady flow so the load to the rotor/drum can be optimal. This in turn provides for a more steady and improved ground speed with more crop harvested each day and less loss of time over the harvest period;
• A smaller barrel with taller flighting creates a huge gap for pulling through bulky crops: ideal to help eliminate blockages and pluggin;
• Less flighting and more fingers, so the full width of the drum is used;
• Turbodrum’s unique patented paddle flights prevent repeating by eliminating the usual “dead zone” under the drum;
• A large diameter, fully welded crankshaft: extra strength where you need it;
• Infinitely adjustable finger timing to suit any condition for crop flexibility;
• Eliminates the problematic and unnecessary reverse clutch by not blocking;
• Field-fitted, clamp-on retractable finger holders;
• Extends the life of the rest of your expensive machine by reducing shock loading and plugging;
• Easy installation with clear instructions provided;

With prices on the Turbodrum being lower or comparable to OEM feed drums it's a great option to increase the efficiency of your header. The Young's Equipment parts staff have the knowledge on this and all the parts you need for a no-hassle harvest, come in or call today!

Have you ordered your grainbags yet?

Conditions are different than they were in the last few years, and with that the demand for grain bags has increased drastically. Have you secured the necessary grain bags for your operation yet? If your answer to this question is no, then now is the time to talk to our Parts Professionals about it.

We’re offering you two different brands in various sizes to meet your grain storage needs.

Our very own Youngs Equipment grain bags made by Hi Tech provides an unprecedented 9.5mm thickness. Ultimate durability in the most extreme conditions. Available in lengths between 250 and 500 feet.

Ipesa is a tough and durable bag that provides a thickness of no less than 9.3 mil. These bags have been proven even in the most extreme Saskatchewan conditions. Available in lengths between 250 and 400 feet.

Grainbag Online Order Form

Click the button above to submit your grain bag order online. Submitted forms will be sent to the Young's Equipment location of your choice and one of our friendly parts staff will contact you. Please note you can only order one selection of bag per form but if you wish to order a different size or type the form can be submitted multiple times. If you prefer to speak to someone before ordering, or have questions, please contact or visit any one of our stores. Also, please keep in mind, quantities are limited!

BOOM PRIME
Fully Automated with the Touch of a Button

Boom prime prepares each individual nozzle, beginning on the outside of the boom. Nozzles are opened in timed sections to purge any remaining chemicals. Once boom priming is complete in one section, it continues down to the next section on the boom until all sections are complete.

BOOM RECIRCULATION
Reduce Product Settling and Eliminate Waste

Boom recirculation with Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) nozzle technology uses add-on hardware to aid in efficiently cleaning out the boom and plumbing system by circulating liquid from the outside tip of the boom and back to the center section.

FEATURES
Optimize Chemical Use

• Prime a sprayer boom with minimal application of product, eliminating waste and protecting the environment
• Achieve uniform and correct product application by reducing settling of product throughout the machine
• Increase uptime with a simple and efficient boom

Seamless Integration

• Activate boom prime on your machine with a simple software upgrade, included with AIM Command FLEX™ or Hawkeye® (no unlock required)
• No additional rate controller or display required

Phone or visit your favorite Young's Equipment location for more info on this time and cost saving system for your sprayer.

Why Build a Sprayer Trailer?

In recent years, there has been a debate about whether the additional protection provided by synthetic oil is worth the higher price tag. Read on to learn how synthetic oil is different from conventional oil and what benefits this offers you.

Conventional lubricants are made from mineral base oils, which come directly from a natural source, mostly crude petroleum. Making these oils require less refining than synthetic oils which makes the end product less expensive. The downside to this more natural product is that the molecules in the oil are not uniform in size. This can create more friction and waste build up in the oil.

Synthetic oils also begin as crude petroleum but are highly refined to create a uniform molecular structure. This greatly increases lubrication performance providing extended protection in the most extreme conditions, increased fuel economy, and an extended service life.

What are the advantages of Synthetic oil?

Synthetic oils bring 5 main advantages over conventional oils:

• Higher temperature resistance. Synthetic oils can safely handle higher operating temperatures without breaking down. Synthetic oils are thus recommended for the heavy-duty, turbocharged or hard-use applications seen in agricultural equipment.
• Better low temperature performance, making easier cold starts. Synthetics flow freely at extremely low temperatures (-30 °/- 40° C)
• Better engine protection. As oil moves through the engine, some of the additives can be sheared (cut in half) by high-speed engine parts, which thins the oil. Full synthetic motor oils resist shear under heavy loads better than conventional oils. This helps synthetic motor oil maintain its viscosity grade, which offers better engine protection and withstands more extreme engine conditions.
• Lower oil consumption. Synthetic motor oils experience less "boil off" than conventional motor oils. A good synthetic will lose only about 4 % of its weight when run at 400 degrees for six hours, compared to a 30% loss for conventional petroleum based oil. The lower evaporation rate means less oil consumption between changes.
• Cleaner engines. Synthetics don't break down or sludge up as fast as ordinary mineral based oils do. This means that all your equipment won't accumulate sludge in the engine as fast and lubrication efficiency will be maintained.

Come in and talk to our highly knowledgeable parts staff about all your lubricant options!
Thank you for your time and business,
Young's Equipment Parts and Service teams

At Young’s Equipment we are all about
Exceptional Service and Outstanding Products

Here is a brand new product we are offering.

MS T&T cleaner and foam kits.

Spray the foam on, rinse and the grime is gone! Washing cars and equipment has never been so fast and easy and the results are spectacular.

MS T&T Cleaner is a powerful and safe cleaning agent for the cleaning of any type of vehicle or equipment including lacquered surfaces.

This game changing cleaner:

• Removes grime.
• Adheres to the wash surface.
• Is suitable for cleaning vehicles, boats, floors, trailors, RV’s, vinyl siding, tractors, combines, sprayers and any other type of equipment.
• Produces streak free results.
• Is biodegradable.
• Is available in various container sizes.

Coupled with T&T Cleaner, Young’s Equipment is now offering three MS T&T foam kit options. These innovative and well designed kits are manufactured for industrial use with most pressure washers (1100 to 3000 psi required) and allow effortless transitioning between foaming and rinsing. Choose the format that works for you and get foaming now!

Now may just be your chance to clean up on the brownie points with dad! Click here to go to our Facebook page for a chance to win a complete T&T system for Fathers Day. The $550+ value package will be given to the winner of our Facebook contest. Like, comment and share for a chance to win.

Click here to see a T&T foam kit and cleaner in action. There is no need to wait. Call or visit you nearest Young's Equipment store to get foaming now.

If you need a pressure washer Young's Equipment has your back.

Visit your nearest Young's Equipment today!

Happy Father's Day and happy foaming from the,
Young’s Equipment Team