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Business

John Deere reports record first quarter income of $650 million

John Deere released its first quarter earnings report this morning, announcing a record $650 million in income as of January 31. That’s a whopping 21 percent increase over profits for the same quarter last year. The big gains in income are largely due to a 16 percent sales increase in Deere’s Agriculture and Turf division. […]

February 13, 2013

Roadbuilding

Deere’s John Chesterman talks with Better Roads about its new 644K Hybrid wheel loader

LAS VEGAS–John Chesterman, product marketing manager for wheel loaders at John Deere Forestry and Construction, talks with Tina Grady Barbaccia, an editor with Randall-Reilly Construction Media (Aggregates Manager, Better Roads, Equipment World and Total Landscape Care publications), about the new 644K Hybrid wheel loader at World of Concrete 2013. To see the raw footage from […]

February 8, 2013

Equipment Experts

John Deere intros E Series skid steers, CTLs at World of Concrete

[youtube jkgZfFabheg nolink] During a World of Concrete press event Tuesday night, John Deere introduced its new E-Series line of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders (CTLs). The new line includes five skid steer models and four new compact track loaders, each with Interim Tier Four or Final Tier Four engines. “The E-Series skid […]

February 7, 2013

Gear

John Deere intros E Series skid steers, CTLs at World of Concrete

[youtube jkgZfFabheg nolink] During a World of Concrete press event Tuesday night, John Deere introduced its new E-Series line of skid steer loaders and compact track loaders (CTLs). The new line includes five skid steer models and four new compact track loaders, each with Interim Tier Four or Final Tier Four engines. “The E-Series skid […]

February 7, 2013

World of Concrete

Woman and Machine?

Man and Machine? I’m here, and I’m a fiesty Better Roads female editor. Watch out John Deere hybrid 644K wheel loader. It’s woman editor and machine. 🙂 You may run on part electric, part diesel. I run on coffee (espresso, that is!) and words with a little — O.K. a lot — of fun thrown […]

February 6, 2013

Business

John Deere’s Nortrax acquires Holt Equipment Company

Nortrax announced today that it has acquired fellow John Deere Construction and Forestry equipment dealer Holt Equipment Company and has begun leasing Holt’s dealerships. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Holt’s dealership footprint covers 78 counties across Kentucky and Indiana with locations in Louisville, Richmond, London and Bowling Green. Nortrax is based in Tampa, Florida and is […]

February 4, 2013

Equipment Experts

Get more from 3- to 4- cubic-yard wheel loaders by avoiding misuse and abuse

Call it what you will – multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, split personality – wheel loaders in the 3- to 4-cubic-yard reference bucket capacity size have it bad. While larger loaders typically focus on production, loaders in this size perform lots of different jobs. “These loaders find their way into almost all applications,” […]

February 1, 2013

Business

Get more from 3- to 4- cubic-yard wheel loaders by avoiding misuse and abuse

Call it what you will – multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, split personality – wheel loaders in the 3- to 4-cubic-yard reference bucket capacity size have it bad. While larger loaders typically focus on production, loaders in this size perform lots of different jobs. “These loaders find their way into almost all applications,” […]

February 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Hydraulic excavators top list of construction equipment types sold by Ritchie Bros. in 2012

Ritchie Bros. auctioneers has published five “Top 5” lists to its website that provide a pretty interesting look at equipment trends in 2012. Hydraulic excavators were popular among Ritchie Bros. customers this past year, coming in as the no. 1 type of construction equipment sold and the no. 1 search query at rbauctions.com at 1.1 […]

February 1, 2013

Gear

John Deere launches 605K crawler loader

John Deere today announced its new 605K crawler loader. The 605K is powered by a Deere PowerTech 4.5-liter Tier 4 interim Diesel engine with a net horsepower of 110 horsepower at 2,200 rpm. The 605K also features a hydrostatic transmission which provides infinite speed control, dynamic braking, power management, power turns and counter rotation while […]

January 16, 2013

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Product Focus: World of Concrete

A cracker/crusher jaw set, a concrete claw, a portable rebar cutter and a zero tail swing excavator are among the products featured.

January 1, 2013

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Market for crawler dozers over 210 horsepower recovers

The market for the 210-horsepower and above class of crawler dozers is rebounding, bolstered by fuel-efficient technologies and other advancements.

December 1, 2012