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Construction Equipment

John Deere releases DPF retrofit kit for legacy loaders, backhoes, 670C grader

John Deere has announced a DPF retrofit kit to allow customers to bring legacy machines up to current emissions reduction requirements. The heavy equipment maker worked with Nett Technologies, a retrofit supplier based in Toronto, to develop an actively regenerated DPF solution for 13 “key” legacy Deere machines. Nett’s VorTEQ 100 DPF meets California Air […]

December 3, 2014

Business

John Deere makes huge gains in construction equipment sales during 2014, but ag slowdown brings full-year profit down 11%

After smashing earnings records in 2013, three straight down quarters due to a global farming slowdown resulted in an unfavorable fiscal 2014 for John Deere, and the company expects things to only get worse in 2015. The company announced a profit decrease of 11 percent to $3.162 billion during fiscal year 2014, which ended October […]

December 1, 2014

Technology

PHOTOS: A tour of Trimble’s connected jobsite: Network of dozers, workers and the office removes chaos from construction

[imagebrowser id=142] When Trimble president and CEO Steve Berglund opened the company’s 2014 Dimensions user conference Monday, he mentioned how, from a technology standpoint, not much has changed for the company over the last several years. On a slide he showed three categories the company offers solutions for: 1) Modeling, analytics and decisions support; 2) […]

November 6, 2014

Business

John Deere names Max Guinn next president of Construction & Forestry equipment

John Deere has named Max A. Guinn as the next president of its Worldwide Construction & Forestry equipment division. Guinn, who is currently the senior vice president of human relations, communications, public affairs and labor relations at Deere, was also named president of the company’s Labor Relations and Security division. The move comes as part […]

October 2, 2014

Business

John Deere cuts outlook as low demand for farm equipment drops profit 14% in 3Q

Despite improving performance from its construction and forestry equipment division, John Deere reported a second-straight quarter of declines in profit and sales as the company continues to deal with a lower demand for farm equipment. Construction and forestry equipment sales shot up 19 percent to $1.75 billion with operating profit soaring 81 percent to $194 […]

August 13, 2014

Business

PHOTOS: Tour John Deere world HQ; an engineering feat not unlike the company’s equipment

[imagebrowser id=117] In 1958 Deere & Company’s board of directors approving a radical and forward thinking design for it’s new Administrative Center, now the company’s world headquarters and one of the Midwest’s top architectural landmarks. The building, which opened in 1964, was the brainchild of William Hewitt, Deere’s president at the time, and the world-renowned […]

August 7, 2014

Equipment Experts

John Deere upgrades 250G LC, 350G LC and 380G LC excavators to Tier 4 Final; 15,000 hours before DPF ash removal (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=108] Three G-Series John Deere excavators—the 250G LC, the 350G LC and 380G LC—have advanced to Tier 4 Final engines that Deere says “maintain or reduce total fluid consumption,” figuring in both diesel fuel and diesel emission fluid. The 250G LC has a 188-horsepower John Deere PowerTech PVSv6.8L engine, while the 350G LC and […]

July 9, 2014

Home

John Deere upgrades 250G LC, 350G LC and 380G LC excavators to Tier 4 Final; 15,000 hours before DPF ash removal (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=108] Three G-Series John Deere excavators—the 250G LC, the 350G LC and 380G LC—have advanced to Tier 4 Final engines that Deere says “maintain or reduce total fluid consumption,” figuring in both diesel fuel and diesel emission fluid. The 250G LC has a 188-horsepower John Deere PowerTech PVSv6.8L engine, while the 350G LC and […]

July 9, 2014

Equipment Experts

DOZERS REDEFINED: How electronics and machine control made mid-size dozers smarter

There’s a direct correlation between power and fuel consumption; more power requires more fuel. Higher injection pressures, careful design of the piston and combustion chamber, turbocharging and other mechanical ploys improve combustion efficiency and help ensure maximum power is extracted from each unit of fuel, but they don’t change the fundamentals. More power still requires […]

July 1, 2014

Machine Matters

DOZERS REDEFINED: How electronics and machine control made mid-size dozers smarter

There’s a direct correlation between power and fuel consumption; more power requires more fuel. Higher injection pressures, careful design of the piston and combustion chamber, turbocharging and other mechanical ploys improve combustion efficiency and help ensure maximum power is extracted from each unit of fuel, but they don’t change the fundamentals. More power still requires […]

July 1, 2014

Workforce

Is a John Deere version of FarmVille on the way? Or could the brand establish construction simulators in a bigger way?

[youtube nE1Rx6jCptA nolink] Though this isn’t the company’s first foray into video games, John Deere appears to have a more focused idea on the type of success it hopes to achieve in that market. Citing the millions of players and Facebook users games such as FarmVille and Hay Day see on a daily basis, John […]

June 17, 2014

Telematics

John Deere showcases customizable Ultimate Uptime system, upgrades loaders to Tier 4 Final at ConExpo

“The number one thing our customers ask for is uptime,” says Mark Germain, director of customer and product support, John Deere Construction & Forestry. “If they’re not working, they’re not earning.” Which is the main impetus behind one of Deere’s primary thrusts at ConExpo 2014, its Ultimate Uptime customer support system. The new system offers […]

March 4, 2014