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[butzkeg]

John,

Maybe not my momma, but my mother-in-law...you're so close on that, you may be right!

Oh no! Not the visual, block it out, block it out. Think happy thoughts.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Greg...

Don't tell a soul... but us <font color=green>green owners</font color=green> have to give J the impression theres some "in-fighting" among us green folk... I can see that big smile on his face now...(he's probably so happy, his face is glowing <font color=orange>orange</font color=orange>...) but just don't tell anyone... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[fishman]

Trescrows,
<font color=blue>Meanwhile the thread from Hades continues to grow--is this the largest ever? </font color=blue>

Nope, not yet. Harv's "Signatures" thread in "Forum Feedback" currently stands at 255 posts.

I really hope this thread doesn't hang around that long./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

 

[TresCrows]

Fishman, oh be a sport like John Miller III! Like, Doc holiday said-- "why your no Daisey at all"! /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Hey, how do you improve a pond, you said in your profile that you are improving your acerage and have a seasonal pond. Would a well keep it from going dry--maybe a windmill pump? I am wondering the same thing though my pond is very small there has been no water in it now for a year--heck it has not rained by my standards here in at least 2 years. The dry pond is like a great big sandbox for the 'bota to play in, I suppose that is a good thing. J

 

[fishman]

Trescrows,

Generally, when a pond won't hold water, the best thing to do is to seal it. Adding water is an option, but expensive, and you have to commit to doing it basically forever. Sealing can be accomplished with good clay fill, sodium bentonite, or by using a liner, kind of like a swimming pool. If you pond is small, any of these options should be reasonable in price, and you <font color=orange>might</font color=orange> even be able to accomplish it using the <font color=orange>mighty BX</font color=orange>!/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Check on the web using keywords like pond leak, pond seal, bentonite, pond liner, etc, and you'll get plenty of information.

 

[oombala]

from what ive discovered in my shopping, john deere only has 1 thats one tractor completely made in the usa. all the others are made overseas and shipped her to be put togethor.

 

[TerryinMD]

oombala,

I own a JD and the compacts are Yanmar manufactured but assembled in the US. Now as far as the Utility and larger tractors, some of the that may be true.

Terry

 

[Anonymous Poster]

THE FINAL WORD ON JD COMPACTS - enough already... I have numerous JD tractors and JD items including a JD4100 I use to mow, and have about every JD attachment made for it. I do my research and am amazed about the misconceptions continuously spewed at dealers and on this message board: ALL JD COMPACT TRACTORS have engines and drive lines manufactured by Yanmar to JD specs for JD. THEY ARE NOT COPIES OF OR GREEN PAINTED YANMAR TRACTORS! The 4100, as are the 790 and 990, is mostly assembled by Yanmar and shipped with finish assembly and prep done in Georgia. the 4200 to 4700 are Yanmar drivelines and engines with most assembly and other parts from other suppliers done in Georgia. If you want the straight story - do what I did - call Augusta , GA, schedule a plant tour and ask questions. We had a personal tour for my family last summer and JD was excellent, answering questions and providing a personal tour guide. We even got a glimpse of the "10"series in prototype form.

HEY CHAMP - my two cents worth - by from a dealer that will take care of you - check the reputations and then pick one of their tractors. The tractors are a toss-up - get the best dealer. I personally think that if you line up the BX2200 and the JD455 (don't ya'll yap back 'till you look at the specs -loaders, mowers and all - side-by-side), except for the ROPS, you'll find them almost identical in specs. (sure the BX has a cat 1 3pt and the 455 has a cat O, but as low to the ground as both are - you can't lift things very high anyway! The 4100, NH21 and B2700 will work with a post hole digger - try that with a 455 or BX. I do like the looks of that NH21, but our dealer in this area isn't that reputable.

 

[Nuru]

BiggDann, you are correct! Good points, good info, and good recommendation about the dealer selection. That is what I did and it came down to going 25 minutes to a good JD dealer or 3 hours to a Good Kubota/Deere Dealer. I chose the shorter trip (even though I bought my tractor at a dealer 45 minutes away). i have a dealer within 15 minutes of my location but I do not do business with this dealer any longer as his attitude was never that good and it really soured drastically when he found out I was shopping around for the best price instead of just dealing with him. I guess he doesn't realize that I was still willing to get parts from him because he is so close. Oh well, another sale lost due to bad "dealer-tude"

Nuru

 

[Nuru]

oombala, so even if this is true, is JD somehow misrepresenting something? If so I hope that you realize that Chrysler, Ford and GM all are making cars with a lot of internationally manufactured parts, so JD appears to be keeping instep with the current practices of other manufacturers, and is ahead of others. In another thread individuals mentioned seeing the demonstration of GPS augmented tractor, that was being controlled remotely or in a preprogrammed fashion. i believe it was cutting grass in one case and spraying a field in another. It was also avoiding obstacles to - without a driver in the cab.

Sounds pretty leading edge to me.

Nuru