JD 3520 PRODUCTION FACILITY

[Acolar]

Buying a JD 3520 series machine. One of my coworkers gave me a hard time about not buying New Holland as we get a discount with them. He said the JD and NEw Holland tractors come down the same assembly line.

I an not sure where JD manufactures their 3000 series tractors but I find it hard ot believe that JD and NH share any assembly line.

Anyone know where the respective compamies build their compact tractors?

Thanks

Tony

 

[RogerH]

The 3520 is manufactured in Augusta, Georgia.

New Holland does manufacture some of the Boomer tractors in Dublin, Georgia.

Perhaps the Georgia connection is what makes your friend think they are assembled on the same line???

 

[jca47]

not the same facility;
JD 3000 series is manufactured in Augusta, GA but not w/ NH.

 

[Johndeere3720]

I did find that hard to beleve.

 

[Rob-D]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Manufacturers have something called tolerances. John Deere's are very high.

Sears used to have high tolerances at one time but I don't know about now. Let's say Sears sells a blender and Wally World sells the same blender but a lot cheaper. What you get is a better blender from Sears that lasts longer even though both blenders come from the same plant because the Sears has tighter criteria and sometimes better parts and they make the manufacturer hold to them.

I've been inside my John Deere tractors. They are top shelf and I know a lot about machines. New Holland may be great I don't know the tractor but most times you get what you pay for. John Deere costs more because it delivers more. They don't hype their stats and in most cases they low ball them. They're known to under rate HP for instance.
My advice, if you can afford a Deere then buy one. We have farmers around here running these things for years with very few problems. John Deere isn't suffering even with the economy in trouble, they have a reputation and they're smart enough to keep public opinion high by keeping quality high.

That's my two cents.

 

[Acolar]

Thanks guys. I'll share that info with my co-worker.

I did buy an 09 Deere 3520 Enclosed cab, MMM, 300cx, front blade, balast box.

Should take delivery by mid month. Looking forward to the green machine.

Thanks

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

This stuff is ASSEMBLED in GA, its Manufactured in Japan.

 

[smithrngr]

if you looked at a n/h and a case i/h they are the same maching.when i worked at a case i/h dealer the parts came with cnh on the packages, which is case new holland they merged a few years ago.

 

[Johndeere3720]

Then how come Case and Newholland arent sold at the same dealer? Around here, Newholland and branson are partners, case is alone, johndeere and jcb are partners, and kubota and asv are partners.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

Then how come Case and Newholland arent sold at the same dealer? Around here, Newholland and branson are partners, case is alone, johndeere and jcb are partners, and kubota and asv are partners.

I know of a dealer that sells JD and Kubota, they used to sell Case also but I don't know if they still do.