Tag: John Deere bulldozers

Construction Equipment

Deere launches 1050K pipelayer crawler in two configurations

Responding to customer requests for “a purpose-built pipelayer,” John Deere has launched two new pipelaying configurations based on its 1050K dozer platform. The 1050K pipelayer will be available in configurations for 170,000 pounds (model PL170) and 220,000 pounds (model PL220) of maximum lift capacity. Both pipelayers are are powered by a 350-horsepower engine paired with […]

August 28, 2017

Equipment Experts

John Deere launches 550K, 650K, 700K dozers with control, engine upgrades (PHOTOS)

John Deere has implemented several upgrades to its 550K, 650K and 700K dozers, including power, control, fuel, blade and lighting updates. Deere says the machines now boast many of the same features as the larger 850K and 1050K. The first of these updates is a move to Tier 4 Final PowerTech engines for the machines. The […]

June 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

John Deere launches 550K, 650K, 700K dozers with control, engine upgrades (PHOTOS)

John Deere has implemented several upgrades to its 550K, 650K and 700K dozers, including power, control, fuel, blade and lighting updates. Deere says the machines now boast many of the same features as the larger 850K and 1050K. The first of these updates is a move to Tier 4 Final PowerTech engines for the machines. The […]

June 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

John Deere details development of the 1050K, its largest dozer yet, in walkaround (PHOTOS)

After debuting its 1050K dozer earlier this year, John Deere recently gave editors a detailed walkaround of its largest, most powerful dozer. RELATED >> Software on John Deere, all other heavy equipment only “destroys” an antiquated idea of ownership “We needed to prove to customers the 1050K could move more material than what they’re used to […]

May 18, 2015

Construction Equipment

The Hydrostatic Revolution: How crawler dozers became infinitely more versatile when stripped of their gears

Once known as one of the more difficult earthmoving machines to master, the crawler dozer­­, with the right technology, has become one of the easiest to run. The difference? In just 10 years, hydrostatic transmissions have come to dominate dozers in the under-130 horsepower class. That combined with GPS machine control have turned what was […]

October 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

Excavator operator puts on clinic, rescues 2 bogged down dozers from a flooded ditch

Thanks to YouTube uploader Adam Petroff we’re able to share with you a pretty awesome example of excavator operation this morning. In the video’s description, Petroff explains that he and his crew were finish grading the slopes along a new highway when their John Deere 650H slid into the “canal” below and got stuck. And […]

October 25, 2013