John Deere Rolls Out 2014 Offerings:Dealers see new tractors, combines, sprayers and more.Tier 4 Final engines are key

摘要

John Deere offered a lot of new iron to dealers recently at its annual dealer meetings in Columbus, Ohio. At the heart of much of it were new Tier 4 Final engines, which will use a combination of technologies to meet EPA emissions standards that takeeffect in 2014.They may be technological marvels, but there is nothing sexy about engines that produce less pollution. So Deere and other manufacturers who introduced new products this summer offered their dealers upgrades and improvements to entice customers onto dealers' lots. For Deere, that meant a new line of its workhorse7R and 8R Series tractors, additions to the S Series combines, two new self-propelled sprayers, some FarmSight telematic innovations and more.