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John Deere - Wikipedia

American agricultural and industrial auto manufacturing corporation

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Deere & Company, doing business as John Deere ( ), is an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment. It also provides financial services and other related activities.

Deere & Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DE.[3] The company's slogan is "Nothing Runs Like a Deere", and its logo is a leaping deer with the words "JOHN DEERE". It has used various logos incorporating a leaping deer for over 155 years. It is headquartered in Moline, Illinois.

It ranked No.'84 in the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations.[4] Its tractor series include D series, E series, Specialty Tractors, Super Heavy Duty Tractors, and JDLink.

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19th century

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Deere & Company began when John Deere, born in Rutland, Vermont, United States, on February 7, , moved to Grand Detour, Illinois, in ,[5] to escape bankruptcy in Vermont. Already an established blacksmith, Deere opened a 1,378-square-foot (128 m2) shop in Grand Detour in , which allowed him to serve as a general repairman in the village, as well as a manufacturer of tools such as pitchforks and shovels. Tools were just a start; the item that set him apart was the self-scouring steel plow, which was pioneered in when John Deere fashioned a Scottish steel saw blade into a plow.[6] Prior to Deere's steel plow, most farmers used iron or wooden plows to which the rich Midwestern soil stuck, so they had to be cleaned frequently. Deere created a highly polished steel surface that allowed the soil to slide easily.[7] This tool addressed the difficulty of tilling the Prairie State's soil[8] and greatly aided migration into the American Great Plains in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The traditional way of doing business was to make the product as and when it was ordered. This style was very slow. As Deere realized that this was not going to be a viable business model, he increased the rate of production by manufacturing plows before putting them up for sale; this allowed customers to not only see what they were buying beforehand but also allowed his customers to purchase his products straight away. Word of his products began to spread quickly.

John Deere plow c.

In early , Deere entered a business partnership with Leonard Andrus[9] and purchased land for the construction of a new, two-story factory along the Rock River in Illinois. It used water power to operate machineries.[10] This factory, named the "L. Andrus Plough Manufacturer", produced about 100 plows in , and around 400 plows during the next year. Deere's partnership with Andrus ended in , and Deere relocated to Moline, Illinois, to have access to the railroad and the Mississippi River. There, Deere formed a partnership with Robert Tate[11] and built a 1,440-square-foot (134 m2) factory the same year. John Gould was later brought in to manage the accounts.[11] Production rose quickly, and by , the Deere, Tate & Gould Company was producing over 200 plows a month. A two-story addition to the plant was built, allowing further production.

Company logo used between and

Deere bought out Tate and Gould's interests in the company in , and was joined in the business by his son Charles Deere. At that time, the company was manufacturing a variety of farm equipment products in addition to plows, including wagons, corn planters, and cultivators. In , the company's production totals reached almost 1,120 implements per month. In , a nationwide financial recession took a toll on the company. To prevent bankruptcy, the company was reorganized and Deere sold his interests in the business to his son-in-law, Christopher Webber, and his son, Charles Deere, who would take on most of his father's managerial roles. John Deere served as president of the company until his retirement in April , but died one month later in May . The company was reorganized again in when it was incorporated as Deere & Company.[7] While the company's original stockholders were Charles Deere, Stephen Velie, George Vinton, and John Deere, Charles effectively ran the company. In , Charles began to introduce marketing centers and independent retail dealers to advance the company's sales nationwide. This same year, Deere & Company won "Best and Greatest Display of Plows in Variety" at the 17th Annual Illinois State Fair, for which it won $10 and a silver medal.[12]

The core focus remained on the agricultural implements, but John Deere also made a few bicycles in the s.[13]

20th century

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John Deere Plow & Cultivators Co.'s New Orleans House,

Increased competition during the early s from the new International Harvester Company led the company to expand its offerings in the implement business, but the production of gasoline tractors came to define Deere & Company's operations during the 20th century.

Company logo used between and

In , Deere & Company president William Butterworth (Charles' son-in-law), who had replaced Charles Deere after his death in , began the company's expansion into the tractor business.[14] Deere & Company briefly experimented with its own tractor models, the most successful of which was the Dain All-Wheel-Drive, but in the end decided to continue its foray into the tractor business by purchasing the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company in , which manufactured the popular Waterloo Boy tractor at its facilities in Waterloo, Iowa. Deere & Company continued to sell tractors under the Waterloo Boy name until , when the John Deere Model D was introduced.[15] The company continues to manufacture a large percentage of its tractors in Waterloo, Iowa, namely the 7R, 8R, and 9R series.

The company produced its first combine harvester, the John Deere No. 2, in . This featured improvements and modifications to Model D such as higher power level due to increased cylinder bore.[16] A year later, this innovation was followed up by the introduction of John Deere No. 1, a smaller machine that was more popular with customers. By , the No. 1 and No. 2 were replaced by newer, lighter-weight harvesters. In the s, John Deere and other farm equipment manufacturers began developing hillside harvesting technology. Harvesters now had the ability to effectively use their combines to harvest grain on hillsides with up to a 50% slope gradient.[17]

On an episode of the Travel Channel series Made in America that profiled Deere & Company, host John Ratzenberger stated that the company never repossessed any equipment from American farmers during the Great Depression.[18]

During World War II, the great-grandson of John Deere, Charles Deere Wiman, was president of the company, but he accepted a commission as a colonel in the U.S. Army. Burton F. Peek was hired as president during this period. Before Wiman returned to work at the company in late , he directed the farm machinery and equipment division of the War Production Board.[19] In addition to farm machinery, John Deere manufactured military tractors, and transmissions for the M3 tank. They also made aircraft parts, ammunition, and mobile laundry units to support the war effort.[20]

In , John Deere introduced its first self-propelled combine, model 55. It was soon followed by the smaller models 40 and 45, the larger model 95, and an even larger model 105 was introduced in the s. In the mid-s, Deere introduced an attachable corn head, allowing corn producers to use their combine to pick, shell, and clean corn in one smooth operation.[17]

In , Deere & Company bought-out the German tractor manufacturer, Heinrich Lanz AG (see Lanz Bulldog).

A John Deere-Lanz 700 tractor John Deere used by a track construction company

In the last months of , John Deere constructed a factory in northern Rosario, Argentina.[21] In Argentina, the make was managed by Agar Cross & Co.[22] John Deere made the following models of tractors in Argentina: 445,[23] 730;[24] the models of the series 20 like ,[25] ,[26] , ;[27] the models of the serie 30 like ,[28] , ,[29] ,[30] ,[31] ;[32] the models of the serie 40 like ,[33] / DT, ,[34] [35] and the last made in Baigorria of the serie 50 like , , [36] until . Seventeen years later, (in ) the Argentinian plant returns the assembly of tractors with the following models: C, D (45 HP) Serie 5D, E (45 HP) Serie 5E, E (65 HP) Serie 5E, E (75 HP) Serie 5E, N (77 HP) Serie , (92 HP) Serie , HC (92 HP) Serie , E, EH, EF, J, J, J and J.

Plus, in , added in SKD/CKD format, the assembly of combine harvesters STS Serie 70, STS, STS and STS.[37]

Also, with the green line, the Argentinian facility made some backhoe loaders and motor graders like 570 A/B,[38] 544 A/B,[39] 507, 308, 200[40] and the 627, 727 model tractors.

On August 30, , John Deere dealers from around the world converged on Dallas, Texas, for an unprecedented product showcase. Deere Day in Dallas, as the event was called, introduced the world to the "New Generation of Power", the company's first modern four-cylinder and six-cylinder tractors, during a day packed with high-tech presentations, live demonstrations, and a parking lot full of brand-new green and yellow machines. The line of tractors introduced that day was five years in the making, and the event itself took months to plan. Deere chose Dallas to host the event partly because it was home to facilities large enough to accommodate the 6,000 guests and the equipment they were all there to see. The Dallas Memorial Auditorium, the Texas State Fairgrounds Coliseum, the Cotton Bowl, and the Cotton Bowl parking lot were each the site of part of the event. During the event, a new John Deere tractor with a diamond-covered nameplate was displayed for all to see inside Neiman-Marcus, a popular Dallas-based department store.

According to information released by the company at the time of the event, John Deere dealers and key employees came to Dallas via the "largest commercial airlift of its type ever attempted". During the 24 hours leading up to the event, 16 airlines brought Deere employees and salespeople from all over the United States and Canada to Love Field in Dallas. Bill Hewitt, then chairman and CEO of Deere & Company, welcomed the dealers and introduced the new tractors. Hewitt told the guests they were about to see "a line of entirely new tractors ' completely modern in every respect ' with outstanding features not duplicated in any other make of tractor".

Since entering the tractor business in , John Deere had focused on two-cylinder machines. The New Generation of Power introduced at Deere Day in Dallas was very different from anything Deere had built before. The new line of four- and six-cylinder tractors, the models , , , and , were far more powerful than Deere's two-cylinder models, and also easier and more comfortable to operate, with conveniently located controls, better visibility, and improved seat suspension. These new tractors were also easier to service.[41]

The was rated at 80 horsepower in , but tested at 84 horsepower during testing trials, making it one of the most powerful two-wheel-drive farm tractors at that time. The was the predecessor to the , which is widely regarded as the most popular tractor ever produced by John Deere, and perhaps any tractor manufacturer in the United States. Although the , which was available with Deere's optional Power Shift, enjoyed greater popularity, the moved John Deere into the modern era of farm tractor technology and design following its successful history as a tractor manufacturer that was by the late s experiencing waning market share due to its outdated technology.

In addition to the advanced engine technology, the "10" series tractors offered many other upgrades from the older two-cylinder models they replaced, including significantly higher horsepower-to-weight ratio, advanced hydraulics, more convenient and comfortable operator stations, and many other improvements. Of the "10" series John Deere tractors introduced in , the was by far the most popular, with more than 58,000 units sold from to . The success of the "10" series John Deere tractors, led by the , helped propel John Deere from a 23% market share in to 34% by when the was introduced, making it the top manufacturer of farm equipment in the United States.[42][43][44]

In , Deere introduced its new Generation II 'Sound Idea Tractors', the , , , and . While these tractors were mechanically similar to the New Generation tractors they replaced, and the , , and used a 404-cubic-inch displacement engine like the , they featured redesigned sheet metal and most importantly they were available with an optional completely integrated operator's cab that John Deere called the Sound Gard body. This insulated cab that included a roll-over protective structure had a distinctive rounded windshield and came equipped with heat and air conditioning, as well as speakers for an optional radio. An 8-track tape player was also available as an option. The was replaced by the very similar and continued in production with New Generation styling until when the 30 Series tractors were replaced by Deere's 'Iron Horses' series that included the 90-hp , 110-hp , 130-hp , 150-HP , and 180-hp . The , , , and featured a new 466-cubic-inch displacement engine, and improvements to the cab including an optional hydraulic seat for a smoother ride. The Sound Gard body and 8-speed Power Shift transmission were standard equipment on the .

In , Deere introduced the , , , , and . These tractors were essentially the same machines as the Iron Horses they replaced, but with significant upgrades. They offered a new 15-speed PowerShift transmission and were available with an optional mechanical front-wheel drive featuring caster action for better traction and a tighter turning radius. They also featured cosmetic upgrades, including a new light brown cab interior, instead of the black interior on previous models. These tractors were followed in the late 80s by the mechanically similar 55 and 60 series tractors before they were replaced by Deere's completely redesigned and series tractors in the early s.

In the Illinois Manufacturers Directory (50th-anniversary edition), John Deere, listed as Deere and Company, claimed a total workforce of 35,000, of which 9,000 were in Illinois. The corporate headquarters were located at Third Ave. in Moline, Illinois, with six manufacturing plants located around that city and a seventh plant in Hoopeston, Illinois. The six plants in Moline were listed as:

  • John Deere Harvester Works at - 13th Ave., East Moline, where 3,000 employees made agricultural implements
  • John Deere Industrial Equipment Works at 301 Third Ave., Moline, where 500 employees made earth-moving equipment
  • John Deere Malleable Works at -13th Street, East Moline, where 600 employees made malleable and nodular iron castings
  • John Deere Planter Works at 501 Third Ave., Moline, where 1,000 employees made agricultural implements
  • John Deere Plow Works at Third Ave., Moline, where 1,100 employees made agricultural implements
  • John Deere Spreader Works at -13th Ave., Moline where 800 employees made agricultural implements

The John Deere Vermilion Works was located at North Sixth Ave., Hoopeston, Illinois, where 140 employees were listed as making iron work and implement parts. Moline, with 42,705 residents in , had the local 7,000 employees of John Deere represent 16% of the city's entire population.[45]

In , John Deere followed its New Generation tractors of the s with a New Generation of combines. These included the , , , and . These models were also the first to come with Quik-Tatch header mounting capabilities as standard equipment. In the s, these combines were followed by the , , , and that were essentially updated and improved versions of the previous models with larger capacity, a better cab, and easier maintenance and service. The was discontinued in and replaced by the combines imported from Germany, and the , , and received the Titan II updates.

In , Deere replaced the , , and with a new line of completely redesigned 'Maximizer' combines that included the , , and walker combines. These combines featured a center-mounted cab, rear-mounted engine, and more comforts in the cab. Also in , Deere was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. In , Deere celebrated 50 years of self-propelled combine production, and the models featured a 50th-anniversary decal. In , the , , and were introduced. These were essentially the same machines, but with minor upgrades. Deere dealers offered '10 series' upgrades to owners of older series Maximizer combines. In , Deere introduced the 50 series Maximizer combines. These machines featured significant cosmetic upgrades including a more streamlined appearance, improved ergonomics in the cab, PTO shaft-style header hook-up, and the larger models were available as rotary machines which were a complete departure from the combines that Deere had built in the past.[46]

In the late s, International Harvester had pioneered rotary combines with their Axial flow machines and were soon followed by other manufacturers, but Deere continued to build only conventional walker combines through the s and s. In , John Deere introduced the Single-Tine Separation (STS) system on its , , and combines, representing a step forward in rotary combine technology. The STS system uses less horsepower and improves material handling.[17]

21st century

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As of , Deere & Company employed about 67,000 people worldwide, of which half are in the United States and Canada, and is the largest agriculture machinery company in the world. In August , the company announced it was indefinitely laying off 600 of its workers at plants in Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas due to less demand for its products.[47] Inside the United States, the company's primary locations are its administrative center in Moline, Illinois, and manufacturing factories in central and southeastern United States.[48] As of , the company experiments with an electric farm tractor.[49]

The logo of the leaping deer has been used by this company for over 155 years. Over the years, the logo has had minor changes and pieces removed. Some of the older style logos have the deer leaping over a log.[50][51] The company uses different logo colors for agricultural vs. construction products. The company's agricultural products are identifiable by a distinctive shade of green paint, with the inside border being yellow. By contrast, the construction products are identifiable by a shade of black with the deer being yellow, and the inside border also being yellow.

In September , Deere & Company signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue River Technology, which is based in Sunnyvale, California, and is applying machine learning to agriculture. Blue River has designed and integrated computer vision and machine learning technology that will enable growers to reduce the use of herbicides by spraying only where weeds are present.[52]

On August 29, ,[53] it was announced that Samuel R. Allen will step down as CEO and president of John Deere. John May, president of the Worldwide Agriculture and Turf and Integrated Solutions divisions will replace him in November .

In October , about 10,000 employees, unionized with the United Auto Workers, went on strike following an impasse in contract negotiations.[54]

In January , the company introduced a self-driving tractor at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, designed for large-scale farming as opposed to existing comparable tractors designed for small-scale agriculture. It was part of a larger effort to develop so-called smart machines to make farming faster and more efficient than it would be relying on human labor, including through software, which would mean higher margins. The company said it wanted to "connect 1.5 million machines in service and a half billion acres in use to its cloud-based John Deere Operations Center."[55][56]

In June , Deere announced it would cease production of its model moldboard plow but would continue to offer its model 995 reversible plow.

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Late model John Deere farm equipment has been criticized for being impossible to be serviced or repaired by owners or third parties; only John Deere has access to computer code required for this and to accept non-John-Deere replacement parts. Remote locking by the manufacturer may also be possible. This effectively makes the equipment unusable without the continued involvement of John Deere.[57] It was reported that during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian troops stole Ukrainian farm equipment and took it back to Russia, but that the dealers who owned the equipment locked it remotely.[58]

John Deere's license covering the internal software on tractor control computers does not allow users or independent mechanics to modify the software.[59][60] This prevents repairs by farmers and creates a monopoly for John Deere dealerships.[61] John Deere claims user repair is forbidden by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, through bypassing of digital rights management.[62] Groups including the Electronic Frontier Foundation have criticised this activity, being contrary to the right to repair.[63][64] Some farmers use Ukrainian versions of John Deere software to circumvent restrictions on repair.[65][66] In February , the US Senate introduced a bill to allow farmers to perform their own repairs.[67][68] As of April  , right-to-repair bills had been introduced in 26 states.[69]

In June , 13 lawsuits from farms and farmers, alleging that John Deere and its affiliated dealerships had unlawfully conspired to monopolize and restrain the market for repair and maintenance services of John Deere equipment, were consolidated in federal court in Illinois.[70] In February , the United States Department of Justice filed a "statement of interest" in the case opposing a motion by John Deere to dismiss the case, arguing that restrictions on repair can harm both consumers and the public.[71] In November , U.S. District Judge Iain Johnston denied John Deere's motion to dismiss the case, finding that the plaintiffs' complaint "is chock-full of factual allegations to support" the conclusion that "Deere has the ultimate control of the repair services market" for John Deere equipment.[72]

On January 9, , John Deere signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) in which the company agreed to allow farmers and independent repair shops to purchase access to John Deere software, manuals, and other information needed to fix John Deere equipment.[73] Walter Schweitzer, President of the Montana Farmers Union, however, expressed skepticism about the agreement, pointing out that the private-sector MOU lacks a legal enforcement mechanism and allows the company to pull out of the MOU if any right-to-repair legislation is enacted.[74] Moreover, as part of the MOU, the AFBF agreed to encourage state farm bureaus to "refrain from introducing, promoting, or supporting federal or state 'Right to Repair' legislation that imposes obligations beyond the commitments in this MOU."[74]

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John Deere manufactures a wide range of products, with several models of each in many cases.[75]

Agricultural equipment

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Agricultural products include, among others, tractors, combine harvesters, cotton harvesters, balers, planters/seeders, silage machines, and sprayers.

Construction equipment

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Construction equipment includes:

Forestry equipment

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John Deere manufactures a range of forestry machinery, among others, harvesters, forwarders, skidders, feller bunchers and log loaders. Timberjack was a subsidiary of John Deere from to .

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Other products the company manufactures include consumer and commercial equipment such as lawn mowers, compact utility tractors, snow throwers, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and StarFire (a wide-area differential GPS). It is also a supplier of diesel engines and powertrains (axles, transmissions, etc.) used especially in heavy equipment.[citation needed]

John Deere leasing has expanded to non-equipment loans. As of , this is the leading division of John Deere. With a loan portfolio of $2 billion, it accounts for a third of John Deere's income.[76]

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John Deere factory in Mannheim, Germany John Deere representatives at the Encuentro Empresarial Coparmex in Chihuahua, Mexico. New John Deere tractors on a barge, Mannheim Harbour

Major North American factories include:

Other important factories:

John Deere Combine harvesters being transported by railway on goods wagons in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in the United States

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John Deere tractor with Kinze planter

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  • John Deere Renewables, LLC, a wind energy plant manufacturing arm which represented John Deere's extension into the renewable energy industry ' under which it had successfully completed 36 projects in eight US states ' was sold to Exelon Energy in August .[82]

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Financial data in $ millions[83] Year Revenue 21,191 22,148 24,082 28,438 23,112 26,005 32,013 36,157 37,795 36,067 28,863 26,644 29,738 37,358 39,258 35,540 44,024 52,577 61,251 Net Income 1,447 1,694 1,822 2,053 874 1,864 2,800 3,065 3,537 3,162 1,940 1,524 2,159 2,368 3,253 2,751 5,963 7,130 10,166 Assets 33,637 34,720 38,576 38,735 41,133 43,267 48,207 56,266 59,521 61,336 57,948 57,919 65,786 70,108 73,011 75,091 84,114 90,030 104,087 Employees 51,300 55,700 61,300 66,900 67,000 59,623 57,200 56,800 60,500 74,000 73,500 69,600 75,600 82,200 83,000 Revenue by business unit ()[84] Business Revenue in billion $ share Production & Precision Agriculture 26.8 43.7% Construction and Forestry 14.8 24.2% Small Agriculture & Turf 14.0 22.8% Financial Services 4.7 7.7% Other 1.0 1.6% Revenue by region ()[84] Region Revenue in billion $ share United States 34.1 55.7% Latin America 8.2 13.4% Western Europe 7.3 12.0% Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Middle East 5.2 8.5% Canada 4.3 7.0% Central Europe and CIS 2.1 3.5%

John Deere reported total CO2e emissions (direct and indirect) for the twelve months ending 30 September at 766 Kt (-155 /-16.8% y-o-y)[85] and plans to reduce emissions 15% by from a base year.[85]

John Deere's annual Total CO2e Emissions - Market-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 (in kilotonnes) Sep Sep Sep 967[85] 921[85] 766[85] John Deere sponsorship on Chad Little's NASCAR car

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Green Magazine is a publication devoted to John Deere enthusiasts.[88][89] It was begun in November by Richard and Carol Hain of Bee, Nebraska.

The first issue was mailed in early November to 135 paid subscribers and had 10 black-and-white pages with features on tractors, letters from readers, and advertisements.[90] At the time, the magazine was published bimonthly. It was written in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it was mailed from the Bee post office.

The magazine grew rapidly, and in , bowing to public demand, it became a monthly. Circulation continued to increase, and currently hovers around 30,000. The magazine now generally contains 88 full-color pages and is perfect bound. It is now printed in Michigan and mailed from several post offices throughout the country.

Current content usually includes a "Tip of the Month" article covering New Generation restoration written by Dan Brotzman, a "Youngtimer" article written by Tyler Buchheit, "Shop Talk" by Ron and JoAnn O'Neill, "Saw It On eBay" by Adam Smith and Benjamin Hain, "Scale Models" by Bill Proft, "What's New and Old" by Greg Stephen, "Feature Model" by Benjamin Hain, "Do You Have One of These" by Richard Hain, and "Mr. Thinker", which is said to be written by "a variety of experts".

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Which Lawn Tractor is Best for Hills? | Koenig Equipment

Not all properties are level, which means most people have to mow on slight slopes or hills. While this might not be the first thought when looking to purchase a new mower, it should be. Not all mowers are created equal when it comes to mowing on slopes or hills, and safety should be a priority in those situations. Continue reading for tips, insights, and mower recommendations for mowing hills.

 

 

How to choose the best lawn tractor for hills

The first option that comes to mind when needing to mow a slope or hill is usually a push mower. While push mowers are the best options in some situations, that may not always be the case. The versatility of a John Deere lawn tractor or residential mower makes them the best mowers for hills. John Deere lawn tractors and residential mowers are built with durability in mind and can cover different terrain while maintaining a clean, even cut to keep your lawn looking its best.  

 

Tips for operating a riding mower on a hill

When operating a riding mower on a hillside or slope, it is important to make sure you do so safely. Here are a few tips for making sure you are safe while mowing a hill or slope.

  • Only mow when the grass is completely dry.

  • Turn around or change directions at the top or bottom of the hill where the ground is flat.

  • Operate at a slower speed for better traction and response time.

  • Mow vertically, not horizontally, to avoid rolling over.

  • Ensure the area is cleared from toys, rocks, wires,

    and other obstacles, so it doesn't get thrown by mower blades.

  • Add weights to the front of the lawn tractor.

  • Do not stop in the middle of the hill.

 

Best riding mowers for hills

John Deere offers a full lineup of lawn and garden tractors to help you tackle the hills on your property. The models within the X300 Series, X500 Series, and X700 Series mowers offer power and stability to get the job done. Some specific model recommendations include:

The larger wheels and tires on the John Deere X380 make it a great choice for varied terrains, including slopes. With a 54-in. Accel Deep' mower deck and 22 HP engine, the X380 is designed with maneuverability in mind. This model is for homeowners that mow up to 3.5 acres and is built to handle light-to-moderate duty tasks around the yard.

 

 

The John Deere X570 model comes with heavy-duty tires and a hydrostatic transaxle with traction assist, both of which provide safety and durability for mowing slopes. The X570 is perfect for helping you tackle various landscaping jobs with a steel frame, low-effort steering, and 24 HP engine.

 

 

When it comes to steeper mowing jobs, the John Deere X739 lineup reigns supreme with four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, electronic fuel injection, and heavy-duty tires. All of these features, along with 25.5 HP make the X739 mower a fit for some of the steepest slopes. With the addition of heavy-duty attachments, the John Deere X739 makes landscaping jobs throughout the year a breeze.

 

 

Where can I find riding mowers for hills around me?

At Koenig Equipment, our priority is making sure you have the right mower that works best for you and your terrain to ensure you can get the job done, all while being safe. Our trained sales staff will work with you to understand your needs and the terrain of your property to help you select the best mower for any slopes or hills you mow. Visit your local Koenig Equipment to learn more about the mowers we have to offer to help you mow your hills today!

 

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