New DEF Delivery Solutions keep farm operations on the move.

Thunder Creek Equipment, makers of diesel fuel and service trailers, is pleased to introduce new DEF delivery options for safely transporting and pumping urea-based DEF fluid both on the road and in the field.

“Thunder Creek Equipment’s fuel and service trailers were born out of our own farming operation’s need to safely carry a day’s worth of fuel and tools to the field,” explained Luke Van Wyk, General Manager of Thunder Creek Equipment. “We’ve come to rely on the trailers to bring the shop to the field, so it’s logical that we wanted to bring the DEF along as well.”

Fuel trailers equipped with DEF tanks and pumping systems allow urea-based DEF fluid to be transported along with diesel fuel and other service equipment. A 100 gallon stainless steel DEF tank (mounted between the toolbox and fuel tank) is available on all new 750 and 990 gallon diesel fuel trailers. In addition, a 60 gallon stainless steel tank (mounted above the toolbox and fuel tank) is available as a retrofit on previously purchased 750 and 990 gallon trailers. Both feature a special non-corrosive pumping system which is two solutions in one: it can be used to pump DEF into the tank as well as out of the tank. Farmers can easily pump DEF from a barrel or bulk tank at your shop into the DEF tank on the fuel trailer.

The DEF delivery system can be enhanced with an optional 25’ hose reel. Additionally, the 100 gallon tank can be augmented with an electric or diesel powered heater.

What Is “DEF”

Equipment manufacturers (including AGCO, Massey-Ferguson, Challenger, and Case IH) are utilizing a process called Urea-Based Selective Catalytic Reduction to reduce exhaust emissions to levels required by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 regulations for non-road diesel engines. In this process, a light mist of liquid containing urea is added to the exhaust of high horsepower engines breaking down the nitrous oxide to harmless nitrogen and water vapor. The urea-based liquid is commonly referred to as Diesel Engine Fluid, or DEF.