A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 6, 1999 Course Offers Tractor Renovation Tips, Special Financing MOLINE, 111 For many farmers, the months between harvest and planting offer time to service equipment and make any necessary repairs or upgrades. This year, the task is made easier through an innovative new program. Now through 2000, John Deere dealers will host trac tor renovation clinics The clinics include courses on pre ventative maintenance and upgrading older tractors to current standards of comfort, convenience and reliability. The “Dress Up a Deere Friend™” clinics include information useful for any row crop tractor but focus on John Deere 30, 40 and 50 Series models. “More than 400,000 of these models were produced from the early 1970 s to the mid-1980s,” said Jerry Burau, manager, after market sales for John Deere. “Thousands of older tractors still provide reliable service. These clinics help owners bring older models up to mod ern standards for perfor mance, safety and conve- nience.” Features improved over the last two decades include lighting, electrical systems, air conditioning, cab comfort, and safety features such as convenient handles and steps, Burau explained. The clinics include pro grams on preventative main tenance and detailed demon strations on rejuvenating older model tractors with upgrades such as; • New lighting • Safety handles • Front fenders • Larger, better steps • Modern air conditioning •New air-suspension seat ing k * Visitors react to equipment demonstrations by John Deere at Husker Harvest conducted in Grand Island, Neb. ADVERTISEMENT Fall Harvest Wrap-Up •Electrical systems, including power strip conve nience outlets and 7 pin con- nectors • Inside mirrors • Rear windshield wiper •Improved sound system, including stereo radio and new speakers •Hydraulic control valves compatible with modern equipment •New cab upholstery kits “Many comfort, conve nience and safety upgrades can be made by tractor own ers themselves,” Burau said. “The clinics provide a detailed explanation of improvements, ranging from upgraded lighting and mir rors up to ozone friendly RI34A air conditioning replacement.” If extensive engine repairs are needed, dealers are able to overhaul the engine or install a RemanSelect™ engine. RemanSelect engines are com pletely remanufactured to exact specifications using genuine John Deere replace ment parts and manufactur ing processes. RemanSelect engines carry a one-year, unlimited-hour warranty and are available through John Deere dealers. Owners who take part in the clinics are eligible for spe cial tractor renovation financing from dealers who offer Farm Plan™ or AgLine™ financing plans. This special financing includes no payments and no interest through March 2000 on purchases of tractor parts. “With the current farm economy, we offer our cus tomers several choices depending on their opera tional needs,” Burau said. “John Deere dealers not only , Vi : vz • w *- ♦ ’ i •; - > Special Financing A » * Now through the year 2000, John Deere dealers will host tractor renovation clinics. The machines demonstrated st Husker Harvest are designed to provide more comfort and control. provide a complete line of new and used tractors but also help farmers renovate their older tractors with trac tor renovation kits. We want customers to be as happy with their older tractors now as they were the day they purchased them.” Just The Facts As harvest winds down, the numbers begin to roll in. Here’s a few statistics and projections taken from recent reports released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service and the Economic Research Service. • Soybean production is forecast to reach a record level for the second straight year at nearly 2.8 billion bushels. •Corn yields are forecast to be the third highest on To receive more details on the “Dress Up a Deere Friend” clinics, contact your local John Deere dealer, check out the new website on www.deere.com or look directly at www.deere.com/ parts/deerefriend/index.htm. record, • Winter wheat yields averaged over 47 bushels per acre, a new record. •Old crop corn stocks September 1 were up 37 per cent from 1998. •Old crop soybean stocks September 1 were up 74 per cent from 1998. , • Stored wheat September 1 was at its highest level since the 1987-88 marketing year. (Turn to Pago A2l) ><y I, ’
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