Tue August 28, 2007
JESCO Customizes Deere Excavator, Loader for Scrap Yard
JESCO has recently customized a new John Deere 450DLC excavator with shear and a 544J loader with forks and specialized foam filled tires for Fortune Riverside Scrap Yard. JESCO enhanced the 450DLC’s Genesis 990 Maxx shear capabilities with a special hydraulic setup that will more efficiently utilize the machine’s hydraulic system during shear cutting operations....
Tue August 28, 2007
Deere & Co.’s 3Q Profit Rises 23 Percent on Sales
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) Agricultural equipment maker Deere & Co. said Aug. 15 its third quarter profit rose 23 percent on strong sales outside the United States and Canada. For the quarter ended July 31, net income grew to $537.2 million, or $2.37 per share, from $436 million, or $1.85 per share in the prior year period....
Tue July 03, 2007
Deere Dozers Provide Integrated Grade Control Systems
John Deere Construction & Forestry Company announced the introduction of the Integrated Grade Control (IGC) option on 750J and 850J dozers. These machines now can be shipped from the factory with hardware, software and wiring ready to support the grade control system of the customer’s choice....
Tue July 03, 2007
Deere J-Series Boasts All-New Powertrain Components
With many of the advantages of their predecessors, the new John Deere J-Series backhoe loaders — the 310J, 310SJ, 410J and 710J — provide all-new power train components and numerous structural and electrical enhancements....
Wed June 20, 2007
John Deere’s Open Disc Scraper Brake
John Deere’s heavy-duty, open disc scraper brake option for 18- and 21-cu. yd. (13.7 and 16 cu m) scrapers provides stopping power on inclines. “Our new scraper brakes are ideal in mining applications or other jobs that require transporting on inclines,” said Kent Stickler, product consultant, scraper tractors and scrapers, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company....
Wed June 20, 2007
John Deere Adds Horsepower to 950J Crawler Dozer
With numerous improvements and updates to various machine systems, the 950J crawler dozer delivers even more productivity and uptime than its predecessor, while still providing ease of operation and precise maneuverability....
Wed June 20, 2007
John Deere 17D Compact Excavator Features Adjustable-Width Tracks
The new John Deere 17D compact excavator provides increased versatility, productivity, adjustable-width tracks and a new backfill blade with foldable end sections. When the tracks are retracted and the blades’ end sections folded, the machine fits through a 40-in....
Thu July 19, 2007
Seventeen-Year-Old Deere Loader Keeps on Ticking
Equipment owners expect their machines to last a long time, but a 1990 John Deere 544E wheel loader owned by American Crystal Sugar Company in East Grand Forks, Minn., has gone above and beyond the call of duty, with more than 72,000 productive hours under its beefy belt....
Wed July 04, 2007
Industrial Tractor Co. Unveils Deere’s J Series Backhoes
Industrial Tractor Co. recently hosted an open house at its Jacksonville office to introduce John Deere’s new J Series backhoes and the new Total Machine Control (TMC) system. The TMC system is a major upgrade to the control systems on John Deere’s line of backhoes....
Fri June 22, 2007
Jesco to Offer JDLink System Installation on Deere Equipment
Jesco is now an official QUALCOMM distributor offering John Deere equipment ready for JDLink System installation. The JDLink system automatically collects, transmits and manages information about where and how construction and forestry equipment is being used and records critical machine data for superior equipment performance and utilization....
