Buying Advice nortrac 25xt fel

[Nortrac1]

Sorry, but you are mistaken. JD was at the Xinchi plant where the engines are made the same day I was there. They have some of there engines made there for them.
Xinchi has also partnered with SWTI in TX to design and build a new EPA 4 engine that JD is looking to use.

 

[greg_g]

Sorry, but you are mistaken. JD was at the Xinchi plant where the engines are made the same day I was there. They have some of there engines made there for them.
Xinchi has also partnered with SWTI in TX to design and build a new EPA 4 engine that JD is looking to use.

To be fair, the Chinese have created a rather incestuous relationship between/among what once were considered "American brands". In-country, they have business associations with DaeDong (Korean), Yanmar (Japanese), Foton (Chinese) and a shitpot full of other familiar names. But not all those relationships extend to products currently sold in the USA. Next week? Next year? Undoubtedly. But for the present, I think Martian is correct.

Plus, John Deere has had a presence in China for several years. I don't doubt you saw a JD rep during your visit. There are quite a few agricultural collaborations over there, on products that are not currently sold in the USA.

Welcome to the forum by the way!!

//greg//

 

[TTTTTT]

What I discovered when I was first looking at Chineese tractors. Someone tried to tell me that the tractor he was showing me used the same engines as John Deere's , even showed me a great 'JD' stamping on the engine block. Of course what it was was a stamping for Jiangsu Jiangdong engine company which uses the 'JD' stamp. Coincidence??????????. Maybe to mislead any unknowing souls. Although would not surprize me if JD (green) would be looking at Chineese engines.

Dave

 

[Martian]

Sorry, but you are mistaken. JD was at the Xinchi plant where the engines are made the same day I was there. They have some of there engines made there for them.
Xinchi has also partnered with SWTI in TX to design and build a new EPA 4 engine that JD is looking to use.

For the record, I do not care where my engine comes from, but from what I know, JD has their own assembly in Mexico or Waterloo where they build most all of their engines, except the ones made by Yanmar, which are made in Japan. My 110 and 3120 engines were made by Yanmar in Japan, the 5410's was made at Waterloo in the USA. I've never heard of a JD engine coming from China. The only JD engine coming from China I know of is the gas engine in the 825i Gator. Maybe that is what you are talking about.

 

[rlebruno]

Wish you all didn't stop this discussion. I was learning a lot about Nortrac tractors, the most bang for the buck I've found in my searching so far. They sound like generally stout work horses without the bells, whistles, and labels that jack up the prices on some of the "typically" respected and coveted tractors have. I may have found my tractor. Thanks :cool2: