02/26/08 Specialized Deere

Specialized Deere. I'm Greg Martin with today's Line On Agriculture. Let's play a little game. I'll start and you finish&like this my bologna has a first name it's- you finish it&right o-s-c-a-r. Here's another spelling one. N-e-s-t-l-e-s, now you. And you probably did the chocolate part too right? How about this slogan, nothing runs like a&right Deere. John Deere has been making quality tractors since 1837 and that tradition continues with a new series of specialty tractors designed for use in orchards and vineyards. Owen Frederic is Product Manager for the F-Series Specialty Tractor who has recently introduced three new models of the popular F-Series. FREDERIC: They are shipping to dealers, there's the 76F model, an 85F and 100F; and the 76F is 76 horsepower, the 85F is 83 horsepower and the 100F is 96 horsepower. The new tractors are perfect for your orchard or vineyard operation with plenty of power for your applications. The three new models join an already popular series. FREDERIC: Currently and for the last 10 or so years we've made 3 models of the narrow tractor that we still make; 5325 Narrow, 5425 Narrow and a 5525 Narrow and it was great for vineyard applications if you did not have a height limitation but when you start talking about apples and pears and cherries and everything else you know the height becomes just as critical feature as the width of the machine. Frederic says the new models have several options available. FREDERIC: The two main ones - they're all open station or in a low profile cab. And the low profile height on the cab is 74 inches which is probably the most important factor on the machine itself in term of dimensions. Our 5525 is about 110 inches tall. We're proud of that reduction in height. John Deere is known for listening to their dealers and customers and that is one reason this series of tractors was brought to the market. FREDERIC: At least the last 5 to 10 years there's been a call for more of this type of machine. We stuck to our narrow tractor but frankly we want to listen to our customers and our dealer network and that's the reason these machines are being brought to market. We value any feedback we get from customers, from our dealers on changes whether it's light packages, whether it's configuration, whether it's different options that are on there they don't need if it's something we can take off, we're open to that. If it's something we can add obviously we're always looking to improve the product in anyway that's going to help the customer complete their job. For more information on the 3 new F-Series tractors visit the John Deere web site or your local John Deere dealer. That's today's Line On Agriculture. I'm Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.