oldspark said:
MasterMech-who builds the JD tractors you are talking about?
Deere builds every thing from the 3x20 tractors on up. The little ones, 2000 series, and I
believe, but cannot confirm, the new 1000 series subcompacts are upgraded Yanmar machines. I do not know for sure where final Deere-ification is performed (Augusta GA?, According to the serials that start with LV.) The engines on the 3x20 series are Yanmars, Kanzaki Transmissions for the hydros, The 4x20 series are Deere engines and Kanzaki trans there too I think. 5000 Series are all Deere as far as I know. 3's, 4's, 5's are built in Augusta GA, 6's are Mannheim Germany, and 7's 8's & 9's are Waterloo IA to the best of my knowledge. Factory Cabs for the 3x20 and 4x20 series CUTs are built in Waterloo (Same plant they build the Ag tractor cabs in.) and shipped to Augusta. At least that's how they started doing it. Attachments like Loaders, Backhoes, Front-mount snowblowers, and all other Deere built attachments are built in Wisconsin at Horicon Works. Most of their 3pt attachments are supplied by Frontier (a subsidiary of Deere) and those are built by various vendors including but not limited to Harley, Danuser?, Landpride, and Woods. You can figure it out via the model # of the attachment but I don't have the list/breakdown anymore. If you're still with me, D100 series tractors are built in Greeneville TN BY DEERE
(as all Lightning platform tractors have since introduced in 2003 as Sabre/Scotts, believe '04 was the first year for Deere branding.) X300 thru X700 :coolgrin: machines are built in Horicon Works as are most if not all of their commercial mowing equipment models. Deere does still do some private labeling, their snowblowers are built by Briggs And Stratton Power Products (as are Snapper and some Simplicity units), the residential (not the W models) walk-mowers are Snappers, and Briggs supplies pressure washers that you see at HD and Lowes. An excellent company called Mi-T-M (Mighty M) builds the rest of Deere's small equipment line, including water/trash pumps, more pressure washers, and generators as well. They also supply a lot of John Deere branded toolboxes, tools, air compressors, BBQ grills, heaters, pellet stoves, and wet/dry vacs.
BTW: 2012 is the last year for Deere walk-mowers and snowblowers. Starting this year Deere dealers were given the option to carry Honda Power Equipment.
Most of what you see/buy/use here is built in the USA but John Deere is a global company that manufactures/markets their products in several different countries around the world.
If anybody spots errors in my info then please let me know as this was rattled off the top of my head!