JOHN DEERE IS NOT BUYING DIXIE CHOPPER

[mowrite]

JOHN DEERE COMPANY IS IN PROSESS OF BUYING DIXIE CHOPPER THATS WHAT DIXIE DEALER TOLD ME TODAY NEAT HUH. SHOULD MAKE CHOPPERS MUCH BETTER MOWERS MAYBE AS GOOD AS BUNTONS

[guntruck]

If this is true, at the rate Deere is going (Scag, Dane, now Chopper) we will have only one guy to purchase from. There going to monopolize the market lol!!

[Runner]

Originally posted by mowrite
[SHOULD MAKE CHOPPERS MUCH BETTER MOWERS MAYBE AS GOOD AS BUNTONS [/B]

Huh? Is that kind of like saying that "one day Chevy trucks may be as good as Datsuns?" That's not to knock Buntons baecause they have always been a good mower. (I have one myself) But I never thought of DC as being that far under Buntons. I have heard they're slow on parts, though.

[Eric ELM]

I'll believe that when I see green stainless steel, YUK

[Vibe Ray]

that certainly is a shocker!!! Maybe Deere will start making start mass producing them! And make them more known to the public! You guys know what I mean....they are not really tring to grow. At least that's the impression I get....

[danlawnser]

Does anyone know for sure?

[lee b]

Maybe I should hold off a little longer on buying a new ztr, this could be interesting. Hey Eric, green stainless steel might look pretty good!!!!

[danlawnser]

What about yellow also in the stainless steel for Dane?

[lawnboyil]

y buy something that competes with the same type of product they alredy have????? personally cant stand the dealer for deere or really deere in general so i hope not


alex

[BUSHMASTER]

Hers a wild thought......since deere is sold at home depot now ......uhmmm...

[Vibe Ray]

Well, you guys know how this kinda stuff works. TORO acquired eXmark a while back, yet they are not really inetfering with them at all. They seem to be letting them do their own thing. Just makin' the profit off 'em instead of the previous owners. Granted, they certainly will have the right to do whatever they want with the DC's, But typically they keep it the same. Why change something that is selling??? Now I think they will probably start mass producing them and hyping them up, but that's probably it. They may or may not change much about the design much, but who knows.....

[Guido]

Dixie Choppers aren't going to be as pretty, and maybe not as fast either anymore ;) !!!!

Sorry Eric, but I'll send you some green camo paint so you don't feel left out!!

[mowingmachine]

If this is true and Deere is really buying up DC then you DC lovers better buy up a butt load now because once Deere gets it it won't be the same. Deere already has a mid-mount and they always feel they have the best thing made. I think it will be just one of those big company buying out the little guy to eliminate competition. We'll see but I doubt Deere will produce it. Just a thought.
mowingmachine

[awm]

Im not real high on deer.But they may have looked
at dixie as a good machine with potential for lg
volume sales that they can tap w there huge advertising
program.If thats the case it may be a smart move.
The way Eric and others talk it may have an edge
on competition.If so then service an dealer
availability wont be aproblem anymore.I expect
there may be a lot more dixies around here.
UNLESS THEY GO JOHN DEERE CRAZY W THE PRICE

[Skookum]

If it is True, watch the price of a DC go through the roof.

Deere is good equipment, in my opinion, but they want about 10-25% more than any other comparable company.

[jrblawncare]

"Nothing Runs Like A Chopper"...not sure if that works?

[MOW ED]

Its gonna be funny to drive by the cornfields seeing the stainless steel combines going 40 mph making zero turns. ;)

[KirbysLawn]

Originally posted by Eric ELM
I'll believe that when I see green stainless steel, YUK

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=681893&a=4967154&p=40658335&Sequence=0&res=high

http://www.unionturf.com/3dbiggrin.gif

[Edited by KirbysLawn on 02-11-2001 at 10:56 AM]

[John DiMartino]

Skookum,Dc has already priced themselves almost out of the market with their gas motors-the diesels are priced so high that no one is buying them,although they are good machines,the market will only pay so much for a 60" mower,and the quote I got when i first went to buy a 60" diesel was 12,500.Thats one of the reasons i bought the gas,I could have gotten an Exmark,Toro,or ransomes for over 1K less,but the Dixi dealer is only 4 miles away and no one had anything bad to say about theirs.I just figured you get what you pay for.

[SKDCO]

guntruck,
Deere has NOT bought Scag mowers! They have in fact purchased GreatDane mowers from Dane Scag,but not the Scag brand from Metalcraft of Mayville.They have also purchased McGinis(sp?)Farms,a semi nation wide landscaping nursery. They will probably start selling the GreatDane mowers at the nursery and force the local Deere dealer to do the warranty work on them, just like they do the Sabre and Scott's brand mowers they they manufacture for other retailers. As for Dixie Chopper,My source has not yet heard of such a move, but it sounds like Deere has decided to once again try out the commercial mower industry.

[Eric ELM]

http://elms.bizland.com/dieseldc.jpg

[KirbysLawn]

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=681893&a=4967154&p=40660223&Sequence=0&res=high

[Eric ELM]

I got ill looking at that.

[John DiMartino]

Ray-your too much!Very creative

[kutnkru]

So Ray,

Doesnt that pic remind you of the green machines put out by Greenline Distributors in the early 90's???

LOL
Kris

[guntruck]

I only said that SKDCO because i read that on a former post here at lawnsite. Maybe the person read some false information but im not sure, heres the post.

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?threadid=8929

[lee b]

That's pretty neat work Kirby's lawn. You know that green is kinda growing on me,{ don't tell Eric but I sorta thought stainless steel was a little tacky}. JUST JOKING!

[cclllc]

I remember not long ago when deere said they would never produce a mid mt. mower.Please if there is a God in heaven don't let this happen :)

[thelawnguy]

mercedes bought Chrysler, and a Dodge Neon is still a Dodge Peon...

I think all JD would do is supply needed capital, and collect the profits for its shareholders. Not necessarily change the product lineup.

[Eric ELM]

I forgot to mention, the original Choppers were green.

[Eric ELM]

I emailed a High Up guy at Dixie Chopper and I just got an email from him, this is all a bunch of BS. John Deere is NOT and I repeat NOT buying Dixie Chopper so you can all forget about this and put it to rest. :D :D :D

[Vibe Ray]

Denial, is not a pretty thing, Eric!!!!

[turfman99]

Some reasons Deere may want to buy DC:

Bring DC's patents in to JD's house, and then intergrate with current JD products. ( RE: Toro X Exmark).

Because there is too damn many producers building mowers in the commercial market today. There will be more mergers, aqquistions, and failures.

JD needs more models for the super store concept model.

Manufacturing facilities in different areas of the country, lowering distribution costs.

JD parts may be higher in price, but they have THE best parts distribution network in any of the equipment manufacuring business's to day. No exceptions.

Arrrrr, matey's, there will be more blood spilled before it's all over with, we know there will be green and red, but who else??

Dale Wiley
Landscape Business Systems

[jrblawncare]

Well....I guess we had are "fun for a day".I still like that green stainless.

[Vibe Ray]

Hey Eric, did you change the name of this thread.....That's funny, I remember it being different!.......LOL

[Guido]

That just grabbed my eye too, thought it was a new post!

[Eric ELM]

"WHY RUN LIKE A DEERE, WHEN YOU CAN FLY WITH A CHOPPER"

[Vibe Ray]

Good question Eric! But here's a better one.......Why fly like a Choppa' when you can whizz by on a Lazer???

[kutnkru]

Eric,

Will you be getting commission for their new ad campaign??
I like that too. I would love to see that sign in the local dealers lot.

LOL
Kris

[kutnkru]

Hey vibe aint that illegal - Whizzin from a z???

Kris

[Vibe Ray]

You forget Kutnkru, when you are on a Lazer, you are unbeatable and more importantly, uncatchable!!!! Gotta catch me first.....until then I will continue to whizz from my Lazer!

[lee b]

Well, I'm kinda disappointed. Theres plenty of Deere dealers around; but no Dixie Chopper dealers. I thought it would've been a real nice combination. Who knows, sometimes rumors turn out to have some truth in them.

[kutnkru]

Hey Vibe,

LMAO
Kris

[bob]

Theres lots of Deere dealers close by, but no DC dealers. Hey Ray, how about posting a picture of a stainless JD ZTR!

[LWNMWRMN]

I always liked the saying "nothing runs like a deere, but nothing smells like a john"

[lakegastonla]

No offense, but the Dixie Choppers look like a Frankenstein creation. Looks like they are made of spare parts. They must really be good mowers, though, cause a lot of the members here love them. I still think they would look better Lesco-green.

[Eric ELM]

You can laugh at mine all you want. They are paid for and I got them to make me money, not to look at them. If they make me money, make the lawns look good and have a great longevity, who cares what they look like. :)

[bridges]

I may be a john deere fan, Eric is right. The choppers may not look good but they sure do cut good and thats all that counts.