John Deere celebrates factory’s anniversary and one-millionth engine

Oct 3, 2007

John Deere Power Systems and John Deere Engine Works celebrated two milestones when the Waterloo, Iowa, factory had its 30th anniversary recently and also produced its one-millionth engine.

The one-millionth engine was a Tier 2/ Stage II PowerTech 8.1L engine that was installed in a John Deere 9996 cotton picker. A gold key was given to the customer who purchased the cotton picker with the landmark engine inside.

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