wow, thats a lot of tractors

[unbidden]

With all those choices, how would any one decide on a color!:laughing:

 

[grsthegreat]

Supposedly Deere is now making their CUT tractors in Augusta. I don't know this for sure though.

nope..according to my local JD dealer, unless i buy a tractor greater than 200HP....they are made in japan (Yanmar) and painted green

i also found this quote in an industry link...not sure why it states india....


.To expand its global presence in Ag equipment, John Deere established a green field project in 1999 under a 50:50 joint venture with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) — An engineering company of repute from India. A state of the art tractor manufacturing plant for 5000 series John Deere tractors was set up at Sanaswadi, near Pune, in the state of Maharashtra. These tractors were introduced in India in early 2000.

In 2005, Deere & Company acquired nearly all the remaining shares in this joint venture. The new enterprise, John Deere Equipment Private Limited, Sanaswadi, Pune, india, operates through a network of 15 area offices, 4 zonal offices and 270 authorized dealers spread across the country.

The factory currently produces modern tractors of 35, 40, 42, 47, 50, 55 and 70 Hp capacities for domestic markets. Tractors manufactured in Sanaswadi are also exported to the USA, Mexico, Turkey, North and South Africa, and South East Asia. The company has received awards for export excellence in 2005 and 2006 from the Engineering Export Promotion Councle

hmmm. india??

 

[Agrantina]

I caught this picture of the grounds keeper cleaning up? she's not on a JD...:laughing:

AndyG

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

That picture is REALLY interesting. Any kind of modern manufacturing is "just in time" where your not sitting on gobs of tractors like that. Deere is paying for all that inventory, its a horribly wasteful process, They are also all sitting out in the weather, they are on tires so you can only ship a handful at a time... far less than when you skid them and send them in a container. I'm shocked, I would think Deere of all companies would be using more modern processes.

This KMA/KIE who is cranking out several magnitude more tractors than Deere does in Agusta (and actually building some, rather than just putting tires on)... notice the total lack of inventory sitting outside.

Bing Maps

 

[Duffster]

nope..according to my local JD dealer, unless i buy a tractor greater than 200HP....they are made in japan (Yanmar) and painted green

Your dealer is an idiot and obviously never been to Waterloo, IA.

 

[Duffster]

That picture is REALLY interesting. Any kind of modern manufacturing is "just in time" where your not sitting on gobs of tractors like that. Deere is paying for all that inventory, its a horribly wasteful process, They are also all sitting out in the weather, they are on tires so you can only ship a handful at a time... far less than when you skid them and send them in a container. I'm stocked, I would think Deere of all companies would be using more modern processes.

This KMA/KIE who is cranking out several magnitude more tractors than Deere does in Agusta (and actually building some, rather than just putting tires on)... notice the total lack of inventory sitting outside.

Bing Maps

What is your point? That it is all under roof?

 

[Dutch445]

Deere, as well as every other global manufacturer today,
has plants all over the world. this is from an independent
site, and is somewhat incomplete, but it does show a general
idea of what JD tractor are/were built where.
notice the 2210/2305 show in the unknown section,
but you can bet those were japan. also in that section
are more of the 3020 series, but they are built in GA
with the 3520 that is listed in Augusta.

TractorData.com - John Deere tractors sorted by factory

 

[Markcuda]

Your dealer is an idiot

I was going to say the same thing but you put it much more eloquently than I would of

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

What is your point? That it is all under roof?

No. Without writing a long disertation on business practices, modern manufacturing does not look like that... it looks like KMA.

Deere, as well as every other global manufacturer today,
has plants all over the world. this is from an independent
site, and is somewhat incomplete, but it does show a general
idea of what JD tractor are/were built where.
Deere, as well as every other global manufacturer today,
has plants all over the world. this is from an independent
site, and is somewhat incomplete, but it does show a general
idea of what JD tractor are/were built where.

This whole conversation about what is built where really depends on what your defenition of "Made in the USA" is. Most of these companies will souce tractors from Japan, bolt on tires here and call it "made in GA". Its all in the details.

 

[Duffster]

No. Without writing a long disertation on business practices, modern manufacturing does not look like that... it looks like KMA.

lol......

 

[Glen Watkins]

John Deere agricultural tractors are built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA. Lawn mower tractors are built in Horicon, Wisconsin. Utility tractors are built in Grovetown, Georgia, USA. Other utility tractors sold in countries other than the US are built in Pune, India. Larger European tractors are built in Mannheim, Germany. And finally, other smaller foreign to the US tractors are built in Zona Centro, Saltillo, Coah. C.P., Mexico.

Read more: Answers.com - Where are john deer tractors made


Answers.com - Where are john deer tractors made

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

...I find this really interesting... here is another for comparision.

Bing Maps

Ths is CNH's primary hay equipment plant (its 20 minutes from me)... huge place.
Upper right is R&D fab. South East is corporate offices, South West is R&D offices. North is the training center.

This picture is pretty old, you can see the steal from the new paint line they just put in.

 

[Heywood Jannockitov]

...I find this really interesting... here is another for comparision.

Bing Maps

Ths is CNH's primary hay equipment plant (its 20 minutes from me)... huge place.

Funny, I see a cemetery

 

[smstonypoint]

I caught this picture of the grounds keeper cleaning up? she's not on a JD...:laughing:

AndyG

:laughing:

Andy,

You've posted three really good zingers in this thread, but you haven't had any response from the JD fans.

I have two competing hypotheses.
1. The JD fans are above this sort of thing and will not respond in kind.
2. The JD fans are slow on the uptake and don't realize they are being poked.

I will not comment on which of the two I think best describes the situation.

Steve

 

[Markcuda]

1. The JD fans are above this sort of thing and will not respond in kind.

Well, at least I didn't buy some thing that was built/assembled/made in China

 

[Dutch445]

I love Bing maps/birds eye view,
here's a link (i hope) to someplace else
in PA, zoom all the way in, then
back out,

Bing Maps





(should be manheim auto auctions)

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

I love Bing maps/birds eye view,
here's a link (i hope) to someplace else
in PA, zoom all the way in, then
back out,

(should be manheim auto auctions)

Crazy isn't it! Thats about 20 min from me. Largest auto auction in the world. I've been in during the auction before. Its amazing. I saw Hertz sell 40-50 rental cars in 2-4 seconds each.

They've been trying to expand that for awhile too.

 

[TractorTidy]

It's funny, they have all those tractors sitting there but dealers can hardly get! That is Augusta where all of the deluxe 3000's and 4000's are assembled.

The guy that said everything under 200 hp is from Japan is definitely wrong.

 

[soulasphil]

John Deere agricultural tractors are built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA. Lawn mower tractors are built in Horicon, Wisconsin. Utility tractors are built in Grovetown, Georgia, USA. Other utility tractors sold in countries other than the US are built in Pune, India. Larger European tractors are built in Mannheim, Germany. And finally, other smaller foreign to the US tractors are built in Zona Centro, Saltillo, Coah. C.P., Mexico.
/QUOTE]

My own 3520 was built with parts from all over the world in Augusta, Georgia, and shipped from there to France which made it very expensive and not totally compatible with local safety regulations. Pity they don't produce them in Germany with the big ones.

 

[WM75Guy]

The Bing maps images are at least 4 years old. I looked at my property. The house next to me was started in 2007 and does not show on the images. It still shows bare property.