John Deere Tractor
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John Deere is arguably THE iconic American tractor brand. It's owned by parent Deere & Company, which is 87th and 329th on the Fortune 500 lists of US and global companies respectively. They employ 67,000 people as of 2018 and are the largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world.

The company was started by a blacksmith by the name of John Deere who moved to Grand Detour, IL in 1804 to start a new life in the west. He began by making simple hand tools like pitchforks and shovels. However, he soon created a new kind of smooth-sided steel plow that didn't need to be often cleaned of the sticky midwest dirt like the iron and wooden plows in common use. Furthermore, he took the first steps toward the assembly line and uniform product revolutions by creating his plows ahead of time instead of taking custom orders as was the habit of blacksmiths in his day. This upped his production efficiency greatly and allowed him to showcase the exact product to his customers, which was a great sales point.

In 1912, the 3rd generation of the Deere family began manufacturing tractors, first with their own design. In 1918, they purchased the Iowa-based Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company, adopting their design and brand. In 1923, they began branding their tractors as John Deere again with the Model D.

In 1927, they produced their first tractor-pulled combine harvester. And in 1947, their first self-propelled combine.

To this day, John Deere produces a wide range of tractors, mowers, and other equipment.

Residential Lawn & Garden

• Tractor-style mowers: S240, 100, X300, X500, X700 series
• Zero-turn mowers: Z300, Z500, Z700 series
• Gator UTVs: Work Series, Mid-Size Crossover XUV, Full-Size Crossover XUV

Commercial Lawn & Maintenance

• Zero-turn mowers: ZTrak, QuikTrak
• Walk-behind mowers: M & R series
• Front Mowers & Wide-Area Mowers
• Pull-behind Rotary Cutters for roadside mowing and other heavy-duty mowing
• Pull-behind Grooming Mowers with "finish cuts" for golf courses, sporting fields, and lawns
• Low Profile Specialty tractors such as the 5000 series
• Compact Tractors such as the 1, 2, 3, and 4 series

Agriculture

• Front End Loaders
• 4WD/Track Tractors
• Compact Tractors
• Scraper Systems
• Row Crop Tractors
• Specialty Tractors
• Utility Tractors
• Cutters and Shredders
• Harvesting Equipment
• Hay and Forage Equipment
• Planting Equipment
• Seeding Equipment
• Sprayers & Applicators
• Tillage Equipment

Construction

• Articulated Dump Trucks
• Backhoes
• Compact Track Loaders
• Crawler Loaders
• Dozers
• Excavators
• Motor Graders
• Scraper Systems
• Skid Steers
• Tractor Loaders
• Wheel Loaders

If you are interested in buying a John Deere tractor or piece of equipment, you can find your local John Deere dealer here.  

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Here are several recent reviews from customers who purchased John Deere equipment (reviews are from Consumer Affairs):

"I love my John Deere. It is comfortable and easy to maneuver. It's easy to add oil, which it doesn't use much and it's easy to add gas. It might be more expensive but worth the extra. It has 540 hours on it and will be having to add a new starter."

"When we purchased our first John Deere riding mower, we had no idea it would last for 29 years! For about the first 8 years it did commercial mowing, then it became our personal mower. Hoped to get it to 30 years - but we finally had to buy a new one. I forget the exact age, but this 'new' one is at least 10 years old and still going strong! As they truthfully say, 'John Deere is built to last!'"

"I have had this equipment for 5 years without any problems. I have tuned the machine myself with the package I purchased from John Deere. I have been able to convert the machine from a bagger to a mulcher with on problem."