Who actually makes the tractor and whose engine and transmission does it carry?

[SamO]

LG the appliance MFG....or LG the electronic MFG?

See how complicated things can be.

He said the same company that makes appliances, but who knows they may have the same parent as the electronics folks.

 

[kenmac]

I have no idea what the relationship is these days, but at one time, yanmar built tractors for JD.
I owned a 3110 yanmar and it was the same as the JD 950 yanmar 3810 was the same tractor as JD 1050, there were also other yanmars that had a JD twin

 

[Williy]

I shun LG products especially kitchen
appliances they don't have a very long
life. When the pc board dies cost to replace
it is $500 to $600 approx and it takes 5 to 6
months to get a new replacement

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willy

 

[BnRidge]

if subcontractors price is cheaper or they are the only ones that can deliver as needed then everyone ignores the quality until the customer complains

Of all the OEM customers that I've had contact with regarding sub-contract work, Caterpillar and Deere were by far more thorough at every step. Initial products would be presented, with meetings involving engineering and sales on both sides, a comprehensive quoting process, qc benchmarks set, delivery demands were set. The latter two were graded. We were audited on a routine basis also. The sum of all of that determined whether we could continue as a contractor. To remain in contention meant lucrative contracts and high volume. The remaining OEM customers, and there were hundreds - the requirements, demands and interaction dropped off very much so to what you describe. We had no contact with the other companies that are mostly talked about here - Massey, Kubota, TYM, AgCo, Kioti, LS. It would be interesting to find out a little more about them.

 

[dodge man]

Right now Yanmar does not build complete tractors for John Deere as far as I know. This would be the 1 series and larger tractors. Depending on the tractor series Yanmar stopped building complete tractors for JD a few years back. I’m not sure about their riding lawn mowers. Yanmar engines are used in all the smaller tractors. Up to the 5 series? John Deere does build a lot of tractors in the US but have plants all over the world. There is nothing wrong with the Yanmar built JD tractors, they look similar to the newer JD built ones.

I bought my first tractor a Kubota BX about 13 years ago, it was built in Georgia but I understand the drivetrain came from Japan.

 

[Torvy]

My cousin worked at a welding shop, and approached his supervisor about a change which would save time and money. His boss implemented the changes and got a significant bonus for it. Keith got nothing, and left his job shortly afterwards.

That's rough. Some bosses and some companies are like that. Back in the 80s, the company for which I worked had a program where if you submitted a suggestion to save money and it was implemented, , you got something like 5% of the annual savings. One of my awards was $1300. My annual salary was around 10k at the time...it was my first FT job. No unions involved.

 

[Torvy]

He said the same company that makes appliances, but who knows they may have the same parent as the electronics folks.

Yes it is the same company. Those are subsidiaries of the same LG corp.

LS was spun off as a different company but is majority owned by the same family.

 

[Reddogs]

I think that is about as close to the right answer as you are going to get on every Compact tractor made.

Well, lets look at the basics at least. Who makes the engines, anyone got a list..

 

[Torvy]

We can sure start one....current models?

TYM uses Kukje (which they own) and some Yanmar. The biggest 110 HP is a Doosan (parent company of Bobcat)
Branson uses exclusively Kukje (Branson is Kukje's brand)
Next...

 

[jyoutz]

I spent some time with an LS Salesman a couple of months back and he told me that the parent company is LG, the appliance manufacturer. Knowing that you can't get service on LG products easily I decided against the tractor and kept my pos Massey.

IDK about LS tractors, but my experience with a front loader LG washing machine was horrible. The computer fried and none of the local appliance repair shops could get the parts for weeks. Then I was quoted almost the price of a new machine to repair it. I told the repair shop to junk it and bought a genuine US made speed queen washer. Completely made in Wisconsin.