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The x55 were originally designed and built in Horicon, Wisconsin at the garden tractor factory. Then when JD built a new factory in Augusta, GA to manufacture their new 52/53/5400 tractors they also moved the x55 production to there.
Some stuff from a previous thread: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/john-deere-buying-pricing/166372-rotary-cutter.html
A couple clips from JD announcements in 2006 regarding the 500,000th tractor (a 4720 cab) from the Augusta plant:
"The John Deere Augusta facility is home to the John Deere 2000 TWENTY Series, 3000 TWENTY Series and 4000 TWENTY Series compact utility tractors, as well as the 5000 Series utility tractors. In 2001, 10 years after the factory was first opened, the company dedicated a new 206,000-sq ft facility specifically for the production of the 5000 Series Tractors. In sum, Augusta now encompasses 413,000 sq ft of production and shipping space on slightly more than 200 acres."
Since the first John Deere 855 Tractor was built in 1991, John Deere-Augusta has been the linchpin-facility for the production of our high-quality compact utility tractors, says John Jenkins, president, John Deere Worldwide Commercial and Consumer Equipment. Over the past 15 years the products in the under 60-horsepower category have evolved tremendously. But our goal today remains as singular as when that first John Deere 855 came off the line in 1991: To provide our customers with products that deliver the quality and value they have come to expect from John Deere.
Note about the 4000 series. While most were built in Augusta, the model 4100 was built in Japan. It was introduced about a year prior to the rest of the line. That's why the advertisement refers to 4200 through 4600.
Some stuff from a previous thread: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/john-deere-buying-pricing/166372-rotary-cutter.html
A couple clips from JD announcements in 2006 regarding the 500,000th tractor (a 4720 cab) from the Augusta plant:
"The John Deere Augusta facility is home to the John Deere 2000 TWENTY Series, 3000 TWENTY Series and 4000 TWENTY Series compact utility tractors, as well as the 5000 Series utility tractors. In 2001, 10 years after the factory was first opened, the company dedicated a new 206,000-sq ft facility specifically for the production of the 5000 Series Tractors. In sum, Augusta now encompasses 413,000 sq ft of production and shipping space on slightly more than 200 acres."
Since the first John Deere 855 Tractor was built in 1991, John Deere-Augusta has been the linchpin-facility for the production of our high-quality compact utility tractors, says John Jenkins, president, John Deere Worldwide Commercial and Consumer Equipment. Over the past 15 years the products in the under 60-horsepower category have evolved tremendously. But our goal today remains as singular as when that first John Deere 855 came off the line in 1991: To provide our customers with products that deliver the quality and value they have come to expect from John Deere.
Note about the 4000 series. While most were built in Augusta, the model 4100 was built in Japan. It was introduced about a year prior to the rest of the line. That's why the advertisement refers to 4200 through 4600.
