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Roadbuilding

National Purchasing Partners Government Division awards contract to John Deere

The National Purchasing Partners Government Division (NPPGov) has awarded John Deere Construction & Forestry a three-year construction equipment contract. It is the only OEM awarded such a contract in NPPGov’s most recent round of contract awards. NPPGov works with non-profit and public entities as a “cooperative purchasing organization” to provide access to RFP-process contracts. It […]

July 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere updates 135G, 245G LC excavators with engine, hydraulic improvements

John Deere has updated two of its reduced-tail-swing excavator models, bundling several customer-requested improvements with an update to the machines’ engines. The new 135G and 245G LC are powered by a new Tier 4 Final diesel engine that requires no diesel particulate filter (DPF) and produces 101 and 159 horsepower in the 135 and 245, respectively. Designed for […]

July 12, 2016

Dealers

How Tier 4 Final impacted the skid steer segment and how manufacturers are responding

Why did Tier 4 Final have so much impact on skid steers? Three reasons. First, emissions standards for machines less than 75 horsepower are different than the standards for those with 75 horsepower and above. Skid steer models fall on both sides of this rating. Second, skid steer customers are price sensitive, and Tier 4 […]

July 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

870G LC, John Deere’s largest excavator, gets upgraded engine, hydraulics

Not long after announcing similar upgrades to its second-largest excavator, John Deere has introduced engine and hydraulics upgrades in its largest excavator, the 870G LC. Powered by a new Tier 4 Final, 512-horsepower engine, this production-class machine features more hydraulic flow than its predecessor, says Deere excavator product manager Mark Wall, who adds that it is […]

June 28, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere updates 670G LC excavator with improved hydraulics

A production-class model designed for big highway jobs, underground and deeper water and sewer projects, John Deere has introduced a newly updated model of its 670G LC excavator. The machine weighs in at 154,103 pounds, has a max digging depth of 30 feet and an arm digging force between 50,357 and 51,931 pounds. In addition to receiving a new […]

June 22, 2016

Equipment Experts

John Deere 850K, 1050K dozers win Red Dot design award

John Deere’s two largest dozers have been recognized for their design by one of the world’s foremost authorities. The 850K and 1050K took home a 2016 Red Dot, awarded by a jury of independent design specialists hailing from 41 countries. “We are incredibly humbled to receive such prestigious recognition from these experts in the industrial […]

June 15, 2016

Dealers

John Deere 850K, 1050K dozers win Red Dot design award

John Deere’s two largest dozers have been recognized for their design by one of the world’s foremost authorities. The 850K and 1050K took home a 2016 Red Dot, awarded by a jury of independent design specialists hailing from 41 countries. “We are incredibly humbled to receive such prestigious recognition from these experts in the industrial […]

June 15, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere throws in extra year of powertrain/hydraulics coverage on compact equipment through October

For a limited time John Deere is bolstering the factory warranty offered on all of its compact construction equipment to include a second-year powertrain and hydraulics warranty. The new warranty will be automatically applied to all Deere compact track loaders, skid steers, compact wheel loaders and compact excavators through October 2016 and includes a one-year, unlimited-hour warranty on […]

June 3, 2016

Construction Equipment

More Than Small: The renaissance of the compact excavator

Compact excavators also have experienced bracket creep; the category was once capped at machines weighing 6 tons, then went up to 8 tons, and currently includes units weighing 10 tons and lower. The range is now broad enough that some in the industry are defining subsets as micro, mini, midi, and compact with no adjective […]

May 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

How dozers are leading the way toward smarter, more productive heavy equipment of the future

Electronics continue to lead the dozer technology parade, but there have been two big shifts in the way electronics are used. First, nearly all machines offer electronics packages as standard or optional equipment, where these features were once restricted to high-end models. Second, electronics packages come in lots of sizes to fit a variety of […]

May 24, 2016

Technology

John Deere launches app for tracking maintenance intervals, repairs and more

John Deere has released a new app for the iPhone and Android devices that helps owners, operators and fleet managers keep up with machine maintenance schedules and repairs. The MyMaintenance app allows users to quickly view and document maintenance intervals, by date or by engine hours, along with the following: View equipment on a map and […]

May 16, 2016

Construction Equipment

The new 710L: John Deere’s largest backhoe gets a power boost

In bringing its largest backhoe into the L Series fold, John Deere has implemented several updates into the new 710, including a sizable boost in power. The 710L is the latest backhoe to join the L Series, introduced in April 2015, and is powered by a Tier 4 Final Deere PowerTech Plus engine providing 148 […]

May 9, 2016