With an eye on the future, Kohler Engines launched its new Tier 4 Final emission-compliant, heavy-duty diesel engines for the industrial, construction and agricultural markets today.
The announcement took place in Italy, where Kohler and Lombardini, a Kohler company that is based in Italy, showcased the new engines. The Kohler 1.9-liter KDI1903TCR and the 2.5-liter KDI2504TCR engines, according to Kohler, offer optimized fuel consumption, limited emissions and "remarkable" performance without the use of a diesel particulate filter (DPF).
The new diesel engines, Kohler says, offers increased compatibility and fit existing and new equipment designed by manufacturers, and the direct injection system offers equipment owners the ability to save up to $1,400 on fuel and $116 on oil per year.
Tier 4 regulations, which could have significant impact on golf course maintenance equipment, will affect all diesel engines over 25 hp beginning Jan. 1, 2013. GCM wrote about Tier 4 and its potential impact on superintendents in last month's issue.
"It was a challenge Kohler and Lombardini were determined to win," Francesca Rubbiani, marketing director for Lombardini, told those in attendance at the unveiling of the Kohler engines. "It is a true matrimony between engine and machine. Total reliability is not to be forgotten."
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