Mon March 23, 2009
John Deere, Iowa College Turn Flood Into Learning Experience
The rain clouds that brought the devastating flood waters to Iowa this June contained a silver lining for students in heavy equipment operations and maintenance classes at Northwest Iowa Community College....
Fri March 06, 2009
New John Deere Graders Offer Choice, Productivity
John Deere has been a company of firsts, introducing the industry’s first articulated motorgrader and the first dual path hydrostatic front-wheel drive system. Now the tradition continues: John Deere’s new G-Series offers users a choice of console-mounted industry standard controls or armrest-mounted industry standard fingertip controls, as well as features like cross slope control, automatic differential lock and a rearview camera....
Fri December 19, 2008
Deere Announces Interim Tier IV/Stage III B Technologies
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced the technology solutions it will use to meet the stringent Interim Tier IV/Stage III B mobile off-highway emissions regulations for engines 174 hp (130 kW) and above....
Wed January 14, 2009
John Deere Power Systems Announces Interim Tier IV/Stage III B Technologies
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced the technology solutions it will use to meet the stringent Interim Tier IV/Stage III B mobile off-highway emissions regulations for engines 174 hp (130 kW) and above....
Wed January 07, 2009
John Deere Upgrades 710J Backhoe With New Tier III Engine
John Deere has added a new PowerTech E 6068 Tier III engine to its 710J backhoe, improving both emissions compliance and power. “Deere’s got the most powerful backhoe available at this size level, so contractors can step up to Tier III engines without sacrificing power, durability or lugging power,” said Bob Tyler, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Division....
Sat November 08, 2008
John Deere Introduces 120D, 135D Hydraulic Excavators
John Deere is offering two new hydraulic excavators in the 13- to 14.9-ton (12 to 13.5 t) range, the 120D and 135D — mid-sized machines with big performance. The 120D is a “dig-and-run” unit for jobs such as excavating basements or placing pipe and transports easily between jobs....
Tue November 25, 2008
Deere Rolls Out New Wheeled Excavators
John Deere Construction & Forestry has introduced two new wheeled excavators, the 190D W and the 220D W, featuring Tier III-certified engines and significant increases in horsepower, weight and digging forces over their predecessors....
Tue November 18, 2008
Liebherr, John Deere Update Crawler Relationship
Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. and John Deere jointly announced the signing of a long term sourcing agreement for Deere branded 950 and 1050 size crawler dozers, and the discontinuation of the existing product supply arrangement for crawler loader machines between Liebherr-Werk Telfs GMBH and John Deere’s Construction & Forestry Division of Moline, Ill....
Wed November 19, 2008
Metrac, Pierce Pacific Spawn Material Handler From John Deere Excavator
Combine the need for a new material handler with a heavy dash of brand loyalty and you’ll see the newest machine that’s hard at work at Jones Recycling. Gary Jones, CEO and co-owner of the Jefferson, Ga., auto recycling business, had been talking with Metrac, the local John Deere dealer, for nearly two years about his need of a specialized machine....
Thu November 13, 2008
John Deere Acquires Full Ownership of ReGen Technologies
Deere & Company has acquired full ownership of ReGen Technologies Inc., a remanufacturing company located in Springfield, Mo. Deere had already owned 50 percent of the business. John Deere said the operations will be more fully integrated with remanufacturing operations in Edmonton, AB, Canada, and the overall name of the business will be John Deere Reman — an organization focused on growing Deere’s remanufacturing business globally....
