Wed June 13, 2012
Deere to Expand Manufacturing Capacity for Hydraulic Cylinders
Deere & Company recently announced it will invest $47 million to expand manufacturing capacity in its Moline, Illinois cylinder operations, where the company builds a broad range of hydraulic cylinders used in the company’s agricultural, construction, and forestry machines sold around the world....
Tue June 12, 2012
Nortrax Celebrates John Deere’s 175th Anniversary
Nortrax recently hosted a series of open houses at its full service facilities in Florida and Tennessee. The open houses gave them the opportunity to celebrate John Deere’s 175th Anniversary and show off the latest Deere equipment....
Wed May 30, 2012
Nortrax Hosts Demo Days in Tennessee
Nortrax welcomed more than 300 guests to the Nortrax Tennessee Region Demo Days at the Coffee County Fairgrounds, Manchester, Tenn., on May 2 and 3. The event was a celebration in honor of John Deere’s 175th anniversary....
Fri May 18, 2012
Deere Fiscal 2Q Profit Rises, Beats Expectations
MOLINE, Illinois (AP) - Deere posted a 17 percent spike in second quarter profit Wednesday and boosted its outlook for the year, predicting record-high global demand for its signature tractors, harvesters and seeders....
Thu April 19, 2012
Deere Announces Naming Convention, Power Ratings for Final Tier IV/Stage IV Engines
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced the naming convention and power ratings for its complete Final Tier IV/Stage IV mobile off-highway diesel engine lineup. Building on previous tier nomenclature, John Deere Final Tier IV/Stage IV engine names will start with the PowerTech brand and add a three-letter suffix that specifies the engine’s technology package....
Wed April 18, 2012
John Deere Adds to G-Series Hydraulic Excavator Line
John Deere has introduced two customer-inspired excavators (160G LC and 210G LC) models that build on the G-Series class. “The G-Series models provide impressive arm force, bucket force and lift capacity for applications such as stockpiling overburden, excavating basements, loading trucks, or placing pipe,” said Mark Wall, product marketing manager of excavators, John Deere Construction & Forestry....
Tue April 17, 2012
180G LC Hydraulic Excavator Joins the John Deere G-Series
John Deere’s customer-inspired 180G LC hydraulic excavator provides contractors a larger mid-size excavator solution with an Interim Tier IV-certifed (IT4) engine. The 19.8 ton (18 t) 180G LC joins the popular G-Series hydraulic excavator line and continues the John Deere tradition of reliability, power and productivity on the job site....
Mon April 16, 2012
John Deere Announces Final Tier IV/Stage IV Engine Technology Path
John Deere announced continuation of its planned building-block approach to meet United States Final Tier IV and European Union Stage IV emissions regulations. Final Tier IV/Stage IV regulations for off-highway diesel engines begin as early as 2013 for engines 74 hp (55 kW) and below....
Thu March 29, 2012
John Deere K-Series Backhoe/Tractor Loaders Provides Versatility, Power
John Deere’s K-Series backhoe loaders — 310K EP, 310K, 310SK, 310SK TC, 315SK, 410K, 410K TC, 710K — build on the success of the J-Series. Two economical tractor loader models (210K EP, 210K) round out the K-Series and provide additional job site versatility....
Mon March 19, 2012
John Deere Launches K-Series Crawler Dozer Models
John Deere is adding four models to the K-Series crawler dozer line, providing contractors an emissions-certified machine that affords higher productivity, increased uptime and lower daily operating costs in earth moving and grading applications, according to the manufacturer....
