270 backhoe

megaboz · Mar 15, 2012

handymanCT said:
Anyone hear anything else about this? Is there going to be a formal announcement?

I actually talked to my dealer yesterday, they have no idea. Half the sale people never even heard of it, the parts/maintenance department has no clue what the 270 is either.

So I emailed the company, now I am waiting for a supervisor to call/email me back about it.

handymanCT · Mar 16, 2012

It is indeed the best kept secret of all time. But my sales guy say's he's seen it and actually went to class on it back in November. Release date then was February, last I heard was now June. Lets see what they tell you.

jd670 · Mar 16, 2012

I'll ask my dealer when I go there tomorrow. Drove by one of his stores earlier in the week and they had about 25 1000series on the lot. Only saw loaders on a couple, no backhoes. Most looked like they had just belly mowers.

megaboz · Mar 16, 2012

John Deere customer service called me back, they claimed they never heard of the 270 backhoe. LOL

Dealer is calling his local rep to find out.

cttractor · Mar 17, 2012

Based on the five or so rescheduled releases we already know about (and maybe some we don't know about), it wouldn't surprise me that they've done it again. It'd be interesting to know why this keeps occurring what the reason was each time.

megaboz · Mar 17, 2012

cttractor said:
Based on the five or so rescheduled releases we already know about (and maybe some we don't know about), it wouldn't surprise me that they've done it again. It'd be interesting to know why this keeps occurring what the reason was each time.

Actually it would be interesting if they could learn to meet deadlines.

cttractor · Mar 18, 2012

megaboz said:
Actually it would be interesting if they could learn to meet deadlines.

How could anyone disagree with that?

jc21 · Mar 18, 2012

It almost sounds like the compact tractor world's version of vaporware ......

Bill MacKay · Mar 19, 2012

I was talking to my JD sales guy this morning and I ask him when the 270 would be available. He said that the same question was asked when he was in Georgia on course last week. Looks like Fall at the earliest!!!