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Business

John Deere to call back some laid off workers to Waterloo plant

John Deere has announced that it will ask between 50 and 60 workers laid off earlier this year at its Waterloo, Iowa, plant  back to work. According to a report from the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, the callbacks will be made based on seniority and many of the workers receiving calls are likely working at other Deere […]

June 25, 2015

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

Business

John Deere sees slight uptick in construction sales but profits fall 30% as ag slowdown continues

Construction and forestry equipment sales are the only bright spot for John Deere, albeit a dim one, as the heavy equipment manufacturer continues to see profit and sales declines due to the global slowdown in agricultural equipment demand. The manufacturer reported an 18-percent decline in sales during the second quarter to $8.171 billion. Profit fell […]

May 26, 2015

Construction Equipment

John Deere overhauls, expands tractor scraper systems lineup as use grows in highway, residential (PHOTOS)

John Deere has made the most extensive changes to its scraper system since 2008, says Scott Bayless, scraper product consultant. “It’s the broadest lineup we’ve had since we started building scraper special tractors,” he says, “and we’re the only manufacturer that builds the entire system,” meaning both the tractors and the pull-behind scrapers. As before, […]

May 20, 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

John Deere launches 6 new L Series backhoes, 2 with lifting power boosted up to 40% (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=233] The new John Deere L Series backhoes, ranging from the 70-horsepower Tier 4 Interim 310L EP to the 113-horsepower Tier 4 Final 410L, include two Heavy Lift models that boost backhoe lift by up to 40 percent. (See QuickSpec chart below for an at-a-glance overview of the new models.) The 310SL HL and […]

April 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

John Deere unveils 26G compact excavator: less weight, more lift (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=202] In a continuation of the G-Series upgrades that started in 2013, John Deere has released the 26G and 17G compact excavators, showing off the 26G at The Rental Show this week. Deere will start production of new units in March. While directed toward the rental market, the straightforward machine, which is the second […]

February 24, 2015

Business

John Deere 1Q profit plummets 43% as ag slowdown continues; further declines expected

In recent years, as the effects of the recession were hammering the construction industry and the profit margins of heavy equipment manufacturers, John Deere posted 15 straight quarters of record earnings on the strength of its farm equipment sales. And now, as construction is fighting its way back, a global slowdown in the agricultural sector […]

February 22, 2015

Construction Equipment

John Deere launches redesigned 1050K: its largest, most powerful dozer ever (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=177] Opting instead to completely reimagine its largest crawler dozer rather than simply update it, John Deere has launched the 1050K, a machine the company calls its largest and most powerful dozer yet. Deere redesigned the 1050K from the ground up and leaned heavily upon customer feedback throughout the years-long development of the machine. It’s being […]

January 30, 2015

Construction Equipment

John Deere’s 244K and 324K compact wheel loaders deliver tight turning radius, increased hydraulic flow (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=166] John Deere’s newest compact machines, the 244K and 324K compact wheel loaders, deliver features specifically requested by the company’s customers, says Doug Laufenberg, product marketing manager for compact wheel loaders. The loaders, which offer a range of improvements when compared to their predecessors, the J-Series models, feature tight turning, standard shift on fly […]

January 8, 2015

Construction Equipment

John Deere’s new 300G LC excavator cranks up the power and adds numerous new features

[imagebrowser id=158] By EPA mandate, almost every new machine introduced today includes a Tier 4 final emissions reduction system. So what really sets a machine apart from the competition is everything else they throw into the package, which for the new Deere 300G LC excavator, is a lot. For starters, the 300G LC boasts an […]

December 18, 2014