SEE WHAT'S NEW IN USED

One of the unique sales methods John Deere dealers have at their disposal is to sell their used equipment in an online auction format leveraging IronPlanet.com.  The first event of this kind will occur Friday, August 28th, at 11:00 AM EDT!

This event is an absolute auction.  What does this mean if you’re not familiar with the term “absolute auction”?  An absolute auction means that the highest bid received on a unit will be sold to the bidder who placed the highest bid.  The other type of auction is a “reserve auction”.  In a reserve auction format, the seller will specify a dollar amount that the bidding prices much reach before the unit can be sold to the highest bidder.

We just returned from John Deere’s Product Introduction in Omaha, Nebraska and what we have to say is… wow, what a show! John Deere is putting out a ton of new, impressive equipment for model year 2010, and all of it is definitely on the cutting edge of innovation and technology.

Everyone seemed to enjoy our “John Deere: An HDR Gallery” post so much that we decided another collection of John Deere images was in order. More befitting of our heritage and modest roots, these black & white photographs lend a certain sense of nostalgia to the John Deere name. Many of the photos aren’t simply of our equipment, but of the people who owned them, who maintained them and who likely passed on their affinity for everything John Deere. If you, our readers and loyal fans, have any black & white photographs in your possession featuring John Deere equipment, perhaps even your grandfather sitting astride it, please drop us a line and we’d be happy to include it.

Safety on the farm is the most important aspect of working in agriculture. It is not only in a farmer’s benefit, but it is the top responsibility of him or her to take precautions and measures to prevent any accidents. Even the smallest distraction or moment off focus can mean certain disaster if farm equipment is not used in the proper, safe manner. Assuredly, most of you already know how to safely operate the equipment you use daily. We’re just going to go over some relevant statistics and measures to make the hard work you do even safer.

172 years of manufacturing the industry’s best agriculture and farm equipment has left John Deere with no shortage of loyal customers. John Deere fans worldwide have an unmatched affection for their tractors and our other products. As a result, a simple Google image search can provide you with countless images of John Deere related material. Some of the most impressive are of the HDR (High Dynamic Range Imaging) variety and we here at MachineFinder have amassed a small collection of them for our most rabid fans’ viewing pleasure. If these images don’t make you want to escape the confines of your couch, taste the fresh air and give your old John Deere tractor a much-needed crank, they should at least inspire you to snap some shots of your favorite John Deere equipment. Enjoy!

For generations, families in agriculture have passed on their own legacy through the land, and through the tools they’ve used to work that land. John Deere tractors and farming equipment have been there with them, and we’d like to thank the farmers for making us a part of their family.

This is the start of a new series on the MachineFinder blog – Driving Down Memory Lane in a John Deere.

Spotlight #1: John Larson

One of the biggest challenges when shopping for equipment online is the fact that the equipment you’re searching for could be located all over the country. Depending on what you’re looking for, the perfect machine to meet your needs could be found several states away. The question then becomes, “How do I get it here?” Knowing where to even begin can be quite a challenge.

In January, with the launch of our new website, we set out to answer that question for our customers.

Ladies and gentlemen, John Deere is now social! You’ve made us a part of your work and lives for the past 172 years, and now we’re making you a part of ours by connecting with you online:

Twitter, FriendFeed, and Plurk

On Twitter, you can follow us @MachineFinder. We’re answering your questions in 140 characters or less, and bringing you useful links and updates/news relating to agriculture. We participate in #agchat every Tuesday from 8-10pm EDT with the rest of the crowd on great agricultural and farming topics.

Thanks to the social web, we now have solutions for everyday components available to us online. While those in agriculture are often seen by our city counterparts as uncivilized and unconnected, the truth is proving to be far from that.

AG Chat, or #agchat as it’s more commonly known, brings in a new era that provides AG working folk with a mechanism to communicate with each other in a more round-table discussion. The chat session is conducted via Twitter, the revolutionary social networking communication service. To participate in the conversation, all you need to do is write your question, thought, or greeting and mark as a Twitter status update, followed by the hashtag #agchat.

John Deere Reman is proud to announce the launch of the “New” customer website enabling customers to gain information on John Deere Reman products and process. Customers can now access the following information:

• Products & Equipment
• Services & Support
• Finance Solutions
• Core
• Additional Resources
• Info Center

What is John Deere Reman? John Deere Reman is a remanufacturer of John Deere components that are value base priced at 60-70% the cost of new. These products are built with Genuine John Deere Parts and are backed by a better than new warranty. All of the Reman parts are tested to ensure they meet the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s specifications. The Reman products include fuel components, rotating electric, engines, engine components, hydraulic components, drive-train components, and electronic components. John Deere Reman is the Green solution.