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Machine control

Deere debuts industry’s first mast-free motor grader GPS system, adds new automation suite to reduce complexity

Get all the details about John Deere's first mast-free SmartGrade GPS control for its G-series motor grader line on Equipment World.

August 20, 2018

Dealers

1Q financed full-size excavator sales rise 9% over 2017

Full-size excavator sales started off strong in 2018 with a 9% increase compared to 2017. Get the details about new & used excavator sales on Equipment World.

August 20, 2018

Dealers

Financed new wheel loader sales up 10% in 1Q. These are the top sellers

The number of new wheel loaders financed in the first quarter of 2018 tracked 10 percent above the same period last year, according to an Equipment World analysis of EDA data. Used financed wheel loader sales during the quarter, however, were 7 percent below the number of units sold in the first quarter of 2017.   Who […]

July 24, 2018

Dealers

EDA names winners of its 2018 Dealer’s Choice Awards

Awards are given to the top manufacturers in EDA’s membership categories as a result of the data derived from the 2018 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey.

June 25, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Ford unveils 2019 Raptor; Deere intros Grade Guidance amid slew of excavator updates; Roush unveils its first F-250; Volvo ActiveCare Direct takes “noise out of telematics”; Remembering the electric Chevy S-10; Milwaukee drill dust box cleans extractor filters with touch of a button

Ford unveils 2019 F-150 Raptor, Deere intros Grade Guidance for 210G LC, updates to 190G W, Roush unveils its first F-250 Super Duty and more on Equipment World.

June 4, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Volvo, Skanska to test electric site quarry; Deere-Hitachi unveil new excavators; OSHA removes crane capacity from operator certification; Volvo developing remote control mining loader; Chevy adds 2.7L I4 to Silverado engine options

This week Chevy adds new 2.7L Turbo I4 to 2019 Silverado, Deere-Hitachi unveils reduced tail swing excavators, and much more. Check out our Equipment Roundup.

May 28, 2018

Construction Equipment

Deere-Hitachi unveil 345G LC, ZX345USLC-6 reduced tail swing excavators as partnership celebrates 30th anniversary

John Deere and Hitachi celebrate their 30 year partnership by announcing their newest joint venture excavators, the Deere 345G LC and Hitachi ZX345USLC-6.

May 24, 2018

Dealers

Deere 2Q equipment sales leap 34% as construction sees ‘sharp’ improvement

Deere's equipment operations reported profit of over $1 billion for the quarter, while agricultural & construction equipment show broad-based improvement.

May 21, 2018

Dealers

Deere subsidiary Nortrax sells seven Midwest stores to Iowa-based McCoy Group

The sold dealerships will do business as McCoy Construction & Forestry. Nortrax is now focusing on its existing 38 John Deere dealerships in the northeast and Canada. More here.

May 14, 2018

Construction Equipment

Deere rolls out new plate compactors for backhoes, compact excavators

John Deere’s new plate compactor attachments enable compact excavators and backhoes to compact soil at high vibratory and impulse forces. The PC4, PC7 and PC10 each deliver 2,000 revolutions per minute at regulated flow and are geared toward trench, slope and excavation compaction. The compactors are designed with a large eccentric rotating weight positioned farther […]

April 24, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Chevy teases 2020 Silverado HD ; Deere adds integrated machine control to 950K PAT; ASV intros RT-40 CTL; Cat unveils new thermal imaging smartphone; Case dozers get universal machine control compatibility

Case dozers get universal machine control compatibility as factory option Case Construction Equipment will now install a universal machine control kit at the factory as an available option on its production class M-Series dozers. The kit includes a harness for blade guidance systems, brackets and mounts, and universal jumpers. The kit works with systems from […]

April 16, 2018

Machine control

Deere adds integrated SmartGrade machine control to 950K with Power Angle Tilt blade

John Deere is now offering its 950K PAT model with fully integrated machine control from the factory. Introduced last year, the 950K PAT features an 8.6-cubic yard Power Angle Tilt blade. The machine allows operators to place material with greater precision thanks to the cutting angles the six-way blade provides. Deere says the PAT blade […]

April 13, 2018