John Deere

[mg4cy]

Case IH in Racine, WI is a much better company. JD is way overrated. Ask any successful farmer in Iowa.

Many of those successful farmers you ask will be JD loyal customers.

Case-IH-New Holland (CNH) is owned by Fiat of Italy. Fiat is looking to "demerge" CNH this year from its auto business, what ever that means for its future, factories, including Racine.

to that I say: Solid. Stable. Still John Deere.

 

[besserheimerphat]

My JD riding mower has been a $4000 steaming POS since the first year I bought it. I think they only made that model for like 18 months. I bought it in 2004, and I've had to replace the transmission (first broke at the end of 2007 season with less than 200 hours, drove it until it totally died early in 2008) and one (soon to be two) front spindles this summer. Thank goodness I found a place online that sells the transmissions for cheap. The dealer wanted about $1000 for the part; I bought it for about $250 shipped. It took me about 30 minutes to install it myself - it is a hydro unit, so it's just a belt, linkage and about 6 bolts once the tires are off. The Kohler engine is the best part of the whole thing. I've had multiple bad experiences with the dealer as well.

My grandfather who farmed only drove Deere, and my other grandfather work at the engineworks in Waterloo. I really wanted to like my little green mower, but I just can't do it anymore. Maybe their ag tractors are higher quality, but I'd be very hesitant to buy another green machine especially if it cost $100k+ and my livelyhood depended on it.

 

[agcy68]

Case IH in Racine, WI is a much better company. JD is way overrated. Ask any successful farmer in Iowa.

Not so fast.

I have family that drives both and most successfull farmers I know drive green. Well, actually my in-law would like to drive red, but likes the reliability, features, and resale value of John Deere.

While Case IH has some valid competition for John Deere, it is hard to argue with market share and revenues of the ag products of Deere & Co.

 

[CyForPresident]

We still use a John Deere B, 530, 630, 2020, 4030, and 4230 with the oldest being from 1945. That is dependability.

 

[CYKOFAN]

I'd like to hear from a Deere factory worker that he makes $100,000 per year. I'd find that hard to believe unless he's working about 60 hours per week. I just talked to one the other day and will see him again and ask him. He did say they are working their ***** off in Ankeny making a new kind of bail style cotton picker. He says they can't keep up with the demand and are hiring a lot of part time workers.

 

[jammons4]

Work it, love it, live it. Not a better company to work for in my opinion.

 

[ripvdub]

I'd like to hear from a Deere factory worker that he makes $100,000 per year. I'd find that hard to believe unless he's working about 60 hours per week. I just talked to one the other day and will see him again and ask him. He did say they are working their ***** off in Ankeny making a new kind of bail style cotton picker. He says they can't keep up with the demand and are hiring a lot of part time workers.

If you talk to onemake sure he was there before 1997. Aftet that contract wages were lowered for any new hires and the ones already employed got a "factor". It multiplies their salary. So some of them make $30-40 an hour. And we work 50-60 hours aweek 8 months of the year.
Your buddy probably makes anywhere from 40-60k maybe a lil more depending on what dept.

 

[mramseyISU]

I hear good and bad out of deere. The New Products Mfg Engineers are working manditory 60 or 70 hr weeks for the next year or so from what my wife tells me.

 

[GrindingAway]

I'd like to hear from a Deere factory worker that he makes $100,000 per year. I'd find that hard to believe unless he's working about 60 hours per week. I just talked to one the other day and will see him again and ask him. He did say they are working their ***** off in Ankeny making a new kind of bail style cotton picker. He says they can't keep up with the demand and are hiring a lot of part time workers.

It's actually pretty common for guys on the old contract. New contract guys don't make even close to what the old guys. Big cause of resentment amongst some of them.

 

[Erik4Cy]

I know a lot of people who work at Deere's here in Waterloo area. Never hardly hear a bad thing about them. Must be a great place to work (at least from word of mouth standpoint.)

 

[clone52]

Insight on employment at John Deere likes,dislikes etc.How are the benefits.reason I am asking is I will be interviewing there next week.Any Info will be greatly appreciated.:yes:

I hope your resume uses a bit better grammar.

 

[woodie]

great company to work for if you are an engineer.go to cedar falls and become a design engineer in their r and d group.

 

[jamesfnb]

Deere is a GREAT GREAT GREAT company to work for.

What other company do you see so many people wearing proudly on their hats, t-shirts, etc.....?

Case IH has the resale value of an Iraq vacation home.

 

[mustangcy]

I love how lots of guys like this "hate it" but make 100k with no education and having a job they leave at the door after 8 hours for the most part. Plus when they retire they basically keep making the same amount.

Yet the company is some evil entity.

First off, he's been there since the late 70's. He doesn't make 100K but more along the lines of 70-80K depending on the year. Also, it's not like he complains all day about his job but you try climbing into a hot painting suit for 30 years day after day doing nothing but painting crap green and tell me you would be ready to get the heck out of there.