They keep rolling down the assembly line.

[Reb]

Some photo's I took at work a few days ago. The new 2015 M-series tracked feller bunchers. We've been building since October. At this point, it has been a long process of getting the bugs worked out on the manufacturing end. Sheet metal parts not fitting up correctly, refining assembly processes, etc.

Release video on John Deere's website
http://www.deere.com/en_US/industry/forestry/forestry.page

Undercarriage marriage station




859M, includes leveling system table


Paint Booth


Some views from the captains chair








Larger 953M with enclosure open


The remaining 700J series units that have been discontinued awaiting pickup...


New M-series units that have been completed awaiting pickup.


The other piece of forestry equipment biult on the adjacent assembly line, 437D Knuckleboom loaders. We sell a lot of these in the southern states to pulp mills.


Heard the feller that sits here is one of them worthless engineers

[Serk]

Very cool! My older son (3.5) would be in heaven just getting to sit on one of those (He LOVES tractors, ESPECIALLY green ones!)

Thanks for posting!

[Jopson]

Cool pics Reb! I've always enjoyed touring factories... Especially ones where they build big-ass stuff!!

[Reb]

Very cool! My older son (3.5) would be in heaven just getting to sit on one of those (He LOVES tractors, ESPECIALLY green ones!)

Thanks for posting!

If you ever find your way up this area, I can get you on a gold key tour of the factory. JD Dubuque works builds a majority of construction and forestry equipment.
-Dozers, Deere and Hitachi excavators, skid steers and backhoes. A perfect paradise for a 3.5 year old.

[Reb]

Few pics of the first one that shipped out... Looks like a perfect load for SmokinJoe to pick up...

[Challenger]

Impressive machines, I have a FB and a couple of Skidders in my area that I work on. The electronics on these machines are getting ridiculous. Even the new J.D. round balers have to have a controller and display screen just to operate. There are 9 controllers on the new Combines. Have been on a couple of gold key tours with customers at the harvester works and Waterloo. Very cool! Hard to keep up with all the new technology.  Getting time to think about retirement.

[hubcapsc]

Good God, No! A cube! Joe won't be your pal anymore!

-Mike 

[Reb]

Impressive machines, I have a FB and a couple of Skidders in my area that I work on. The electronics on these machines are getting ridiculous. Even the new J.D. round balers have to have a controller and display screen just to operate. There are 9 controllers on the new Combines. Have been on a couple of gold key tours with customers at the harvester works and Waterloo. Very cool! Hard to keep up with all the new technology.  Getting time to think about retirement.

Agree with you 100%, the new tear 4 emissions crap gives me headaches 

[santa]

It won't stay that shinny for long:)

Santa

[Momz]

JOHN DEERE 

Gotta love those "Made in the USA" machines.

[..]

Up on a low loader REALLY shows the size of the machine   

[..]

Is it lifted on or does it drive on?

Got video?

[Reb]

Is it lifted on or does it drive on?

Got video?

It's drove on, I don't have a video of one being loaded.

[..]

Is it lifted on or does it drive on?

Got video?

It's drove on, I don't have a video of one being loaded.

Your mission should you decide to accept it   

[wiggydotcom]

Cool stuff, Reb....from a 40 yr Cat worker.

[Reb]

Is it lifted on or does it drive on?

Got video?

It's drove on, I don't have a video of one being loaded.

Your mission should you decide to accept it   

I'll take it if i can catch one in the act

[Tal/IL]

I spent a day at Davenport recently:
http://stories.illinoisstate.edu/colleges/college-of-applied-science-technology/school-of-information-technology/isu-students-visit-john-deere/

[ricoman]

very cool pics
anyone who gets a chance should watch one in action-incredible to see what they can do

[old2soon]

When I drove for Keen Transport hauled a lot of Cat equipment. Also some J C B. Drove most of the equipment on the trailers either from a load dock or with the removable goose neck as the trailer front set on the ground. THEN after getting the piece on the trailer tieing it down correctly and safely. Not bragging but there is an art to chaining and strapping something down and going 10 miles or 3000 miles or more. And more than once some equipment was broken down to multiple trailer loads. I cringe when I see a small dozer or a small tractor with one tiny strap on it going down the highway!  Reb-gonna have to get up there and partake of a tour.  Dad took us to an equipment show in Chicago a LONG time ago. I remember walking under a wheeled loader and not ducking. Been hooked on big equipment since. Reb-not sayin you got a good job fer a gear head-BUT you got a good job fer a gear head!  RIDE SAFE.

[Reb]

When I drove for Keen Transport hauled a lot of Cat equipment. Also some J C B. Drove most of the equipment on the trailers either from a load dock or with the removable goose neck as the trailer front set on the ground. THEN after getting the piece on the trailer tieing it down correctly and safely. Not bragging but there is an art to chaining and strapping something down and going 10 miles or 3000 miles or more. And more than once some equipment was broken down to multiple trailer loads. I cringe when I see a small dozer or a small tractor with one tiny strap on it going down the highway!  Reb-gonna have to get up there and partake of a tour.  Dad took us to an equipment show in Chicago a LONG time ago. I remember walking under a wheeled loader and not ducking. Been hooked on big equipment since. Reb-not sayin you got a good job fer a gear head-BUT you got a good job fer a gear head!  RIDE SAFE.

It's still that young child in me... nothing more fun than playing with not contruction, but destruction machines