John Deere US built?

yarg · Feb 26, 2005

Hello JD people.

Tonight I heard some good news in my book. A past student of mine is working as a JD engineer in south central Wisconsin told me as we talked of his work that JD is phasing out building the 4000 to 6000 series cuts over seas. He said after years of trouble dealing with the currancy markets and quality control issues they are even starting to build there own engines in the US. Yanmar will see less and less of their work. He has always been a very capable and straight forward young man. JD has a good engineer working for them.

I am a kubota owner and had to tell him that but he had no issue with it or the quality they offer. I was happy to hear of the move back to US manufacturing by JD.

BTW- he rebuilt my 442 W30 olds engine for me while he was a college student and did a fine job of it.

Good luck to all you JD owners.

Cactus · Feb 27, 2005

The John Deere 4000 series cuts are assembled in Augusta Georgia....the engines are Yamnar . The JD 4100 was made in Japan,but the rest of the 4000 series were assembled in the states.
I am not aware of a JD 6000 series cut.

cowboydoc · Feb 27, 2005

Yarg,

Yes Deere is moving alot of the 4000 series back to here. The 6000 series is currently built in Germany. I haven't heard that it was being moved back. The reason it is made over there is because 70% of the sales of 6000 series are in Europe.

Cactus,
You are wrong about most of the 4000 series. The new 20 series is built in the US with a Deere engine, drivetrain, and most of the parts. The older 4000 series were just assembled here.

yarg · Feb 27, 2005

I just wanted to pass on the good news he offered up. I think it is good that JD is looking at producing and assembling more of it's lines in the US. He did not say all of every line is scheduled to do this, just a general statment that more of this is coming. He specializes in engine design at this time. He said he likes working for JD.

I do not know alot about JD production but have read a few posts about the production and design work.

Produced, assembled and sold in the US is a good thing!

Cactus · Feb 27, 2005

( Cactus,
You are wrong about most of the 4000 series. )

I was referring to the older 4000 series IE: such as the: the 4400 are assembled in Augusta with a Yamnar engine and the same for the 4410 .I know that the 4020 have the John Deere power tech engine the same engine that goes in the skid steer. Other than the Power tech engine is the rest of the tractor anymore American made than the older 4000 series ???
Where are the fenders hood seat and stuff made at here in the states,the drive train etc? Other than the Power tech engine going into the the 4020 series is everything else stamped made in the USA ? I do not know. I do have a bearing out of my JD 4400 that went around the PTO shaft that was stamped made in Russia...

Ledgemere Farm · Feb 27, 2005

I know allot of their loaders are built in Canada and it seems their backhoes are built right here in the US of A.

Cactus · Feb 27, 2005

( Produced, assembled and sold in the US is a good thing! )

I agree !!

VTer · Feb 27, 2005

I was disappointed to see my brand new 300CX loader embossed with "Made in China".

MikeB2005 · Feb 28, 2005

(
I do have a bearing out of my JD 4400 that went around the PTO shaft that was stamped made in Russia... )

This is unfortunately unavoidable. The last ball-bearing plant in the USA closed around 10 years ago. We do not make ANY ball bearings in this country anymore /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif.

Mike

turbo36 · Feb 28, 2005

( I was disappointed to see my brand new 300CX loader embossed with "Made in China". )

Is this true??? If so I'm sticking with my 4410 and the 430 loader made in the good ol' upper USA (Canada) /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif