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John Deere: Don’t let the heat compromise mowing safety

Message to landscaping professionals across the country, John Deere spokesman talks about safety while operating your mower in tricky landscapes.

July 13, 2015

John Deere offers advice on mowing safely when the heat gets downright distracting. Photo: John Deere

Manufacturer of off-road tires, tracks becomes Camso

Camoplast Solideal, the Canadian manufacturer of tires, tracks and track systems for off-road vehicles, has changed its name to Camso. The fast-growing company, which has seen sales rise from about $95 million to more than $1 billion in the past seven years, says it’s now the second-largest maker of specialty tires and tracks for off-road […]

July 9, 2015

Deere won’t extend product alliance with Wright Manufacturing

John Deere announced this week it will not extend its current commercial mower design and manufacturing arrangement with Wright Manufacturing beyond May 2016. The alliance began in August 2012, enabling Deere to bring industry-leading technology and designs to the market and allowing Wright Manufacturing to enhance its manufacturing and quality processes. Deere said it remains […]

July 2, 2015

Wright Manufacturing’s Stander ZK is among the company’s popular commercial stand-on mowers.

Outlook for lawn-care equipment market assessed in new report

An Irish market research firm has just added a new market report for 2015-2019, highlighting landscaping powerhouses like John Deere, Husqvarna, MTD Products.

June 25, 2015

The new research report looks out to 2019 in assessing the U.S. market for lawn and garden equipment. The United States dominated the world market last year, with a nearly 50-percent share. Pictured here is an XE Series mower from Greenbush, Minnesota-based Altoz. Photo: www.altoz.com.

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Deere’s 210L/EP tractor loaders feature control, cab improvements

Following the release of the company’s six latest backhoes in April, John Deere has expanded the L-Series lineup with two tractor loaders. And though the new 210L and 210L EP share quite a bit in common with the L-Series backhoes, Deere’s marketing manager for backhoes and tractor loaders, Brian Hennings, says “these machines aren’t just […]

June 24, 2015

Deere launches TractorPlus app for compact utility tractor operators

John Deere has introduced the “TractorPlus” application to provide customers with easy access to information about Deere’s 3E, 3R, 4M and 4R compact utility tractors. Intended to serve as a quick reference tool, the TractorPlus application offers a variety of features for convenience while working: Tractor Setup – provides a step-by-step guide for setting up […]

June 17, 2015

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Pass it on: John Deere scientist shares tips on lawn care

As a professional landscaper, you know turf care is about much more than mowing. In fact, you may have clients who enjoy mowing their own grass but opt to hire your company to take care of more specialized work. If that’s the case, do them a favor and share these lawn-care tips from Mark Schmidt, […]

June 2, 2015

Never cut more than one-third of the blades of grass at one time. Photo: John Deere

Nortrax names two military vets as GMs

Nortrax, a John Deere dealer with construction and forestry locations throughout the United States and Canada, has named two new general managers. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Michael “Mike” Sullivan, the new general manager at Nortrax’s Westbrook, Maine, store, is a United States Navy veteran with more than 20 years of experience in the heavy equipment industry. Sullivan will […]

May 25, 2015

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John Deere’s 210L and 210L EP feature customer-inspired improvements

The 210L EP and 210L are the newest members of the John Deere L-Series lineup. Joining their backhoe brethren, which were introduced last month, the company says its new tractor loaders boast several customer-inspired improvements useful for earthwork, roadwork, land clearing and landscaping operations. “These machines aren’t just modified backhoes. The 210L EP and 210L are […]

May 18, 2015

Meade Tractor acquires eight John Deere branches from Nortrax

Meade Tractor, a family owned company based in Bristol, Tennessee, has acquired eight John Deere Construction and Forestry branches from Nortrax. The purchase included locations in Bowling Green, Louisville, London and Richmond, Kentucky; as well as Chattanooga, Kingsport, Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to the purchase from Nortrax, Meade operated seven John Deere Agriculture and Turf […]

May 15, 2015

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The new John Deere 3E series features a foldable ROPS, higher back seat

John Deere has updated their 3E Series compact utility tractor line – the 3032E and 3038E. The major update for these machines is the Tier 4 Final compliant engines, delivering 31.1 and 37.3 horsepower, respectively. The four-wheel-drive machines feature hydrostatic transmission. The exhaust has been moved from the top of the compact utility tractor to a location parallel to the ground. […]

March 18, 2015

John Deere’s three new crawler dozers feature upgrades including blade shake

The John Deere 550K, 650K and 700K crawler dozers have been upgraded to meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards. Other features have been upgraded as well, including the electro-hydraulic control feature A larger hydraulic pump is standard with the 550K and 650K. The motors have been upgraded to a variable displacement design for pushing power and […]

March 16, 2015

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