Never buy a Korean Tractor!! Especially LS or whatever their name is this year.

[Diggin It]

On my wife's Deere x744 ID tag it says "Deere & Company Moline, Illinois Made in USA"

The tag may have been.

 

[ruffdog]

The tag may have been.

Which location do you think they make all them tags?

Where the Equipment's Made: John Deere Factory Locations in the United States

 

[nwut05]

Loaders are a totally different animal than tractors. I live 30 miles from the loader plant that builds about an estimated 75 percent of all loaders on all colors of tractors 75 hp or less with only a few exceptions and most of them being the south korean models that maintain their own brand name. No matter what the loader says the builder plate will tell you who made it. Now that plate may say A-lo, ansung, bush hog or kyorker, but same plant here in Northeast Tn. built it.

But the tractor, Well it's assembled in the USA but I would say confidently it came here in a crate unless it't at least 40 years old or more.

 

[ruffdog]

Here is a cool video of the Horicon Deere plant building lawn and garden products.....then crating them.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Nice Video. Too bad such a level of technology and refinement comes at such a high cost. No flipflops, barefeet or dirt floors!

I understood that my 770 was made there in the late 90s. The area rep said they simply called it their Yanmar, and indeed the engine was (I believe JD owned Yanmar at the time) but I wonder if they just put the wheels on there. Who knows? So much misinformation. Some people that don't own Deere like to insist that Deere doesn't make this and don't make that. Like people that still say Kubota and kioti are made under the same roof.

 

[ruffdog]

Horicon, WI celebrating building it's 5 millionth lawn and garden product article:

John Deere builds five millionth lawn & garden tractor at Wisconsin plant

 

[DK35vince]

I understood that my 770 was made there in the late 90s. The area rep said they simply called it their Yanmar, and indeed the engine was (I believe JD owned Yanmar at the time) but I wonder if they just put the wheels on there. Who knows? So much misinformation. Some people that don't own Deere like to insist that Deere doesn't make this and don't make that.

When did Deere ever own Yanmar.
News to me.
I owned a 1978 John Deere 850 for years. It was built by Yanmar and not just the engine.
Yanmar History - Who Is?

 

[Killer_B]

My 10 year old JD330 was "made" in Georgia with a Japanese (Yanmar) engine. The cast loader arm says "made in china." It's a global economy.

KB

 

[Trillium Farm]

Loaders are a totally different animal than tractors. I live 30 miles from the loader plant that builds about an estimated 75 percent of all loaders on all colors of tractors 75 hp or less with only a few exceptions and most of them being the south korean models that maintain their own brand name. No matter what the loader says the builder plate will tell you who made it. Now that plate may say A-lo, ansung, bush hog or kyorker, but same plant here in Northeast Tn. built it.
But the tractor, Well it's assembled in the USA but I would say confidently it came here in a crate unless it't at least 40 years old or more.

Thank you, exactly what I was saying.

 

[Industrial Toys]

No, I see nothing about JD owning Yanmar. But the area rep had told me that at the time. I see other reports on the net about dealers telling people the same thing. Could have been a small percentage of the company, but I don't see even that.

Kind of makes sense to me. Yanmar (typical Japanese quality) is just too good and practical to be owned and hence probably messed with by Deere.

I have to say, I am a little shocked that something I thought to be true since the 90s, aint!