Canadian John Deere

My neighbor and he is in fact a former neighbor since we have each moved since retirement. This guy would compare favorably with the JD experts here at YT. He had heart problems later in life, had to have a pacemaker. He was always having problems with the pacemaker, always growling about the damn thing. A group of us were having a discussion one day, when my neighbors health came into the discussion. Amoung us the John Deere dealer, who suggested he may have to encourage John Deere to come out with line of pacemakers. We all agreed that such a happening would cure all our friend's health problems. So now you get the picture, re the type of JD expert, my neighbor was.

I was helping a guy with harvest, about 5 years ago. Blueberry harvesters on the east coast, these normally require 40 to 50 hp for level terrain, but most will have one larger tractor anyhow to do hills and for other heavy work. they use all 4x4 tractors for this. He had traded a Ford 4610 for a new 5xxx Deere. I was operating the large tractor a 90 hp Kubota. The oldest unit was a 45 hp IH. That new Deere was down 60% of the time, most of it transmission-rearend problems. The operator would put that tractor in park, and if much presure one way, he couldn't get it out of park. One of the other tractors would have to hook with chain to get him out of park. In an operation such as this each tractor harvester picks about 100 acres of berries per year. They have about 30 days to do this, thus they want no tractor sidelined, even for a half day. These harvesters are side mounted on tractor with platform on 3 point for cleaning and boxes of berries. You don't change these harvesters from one tractor to another very quickly. After the harvest was over he traded that Deere for another new Deere, same hp, but a lot more money.

You tell me, where does the name Yanmar come into this picture?

"Make sure you get a manual and parts book in English and not Canadian, eh?"

Canadians may be quaint and a bit eccentric, but we aren't illiterate. GRIN

I really have no problem with French Canadians, can't say I ever met a French Canadian I didn't like. Spent an entire winter at a camp years ago, 52 men, only 4 of them spoke any English and my French is basically Hello, Yes, No and Thankyou.
These boys found out I knew how to play Auction 45. I think I taught 60% of them to play auction that winter. I've seen me at card table with non English speaking French. We played card all evening and enjoyed it.

The problem lies with that handful of French intellectuals, etc. that couldn't give hoot about the economic well being of Canada. We are deprived selection in our stores as some companies feel it is just not worth the bother for bilingual labeling. We even have Canadian companies that market only in the US as a result of this. Nothing wrong with French label or manuals, but it doesn't need to be crammed down everyone's throat. Ever think what this costs the nation.

Just noticed a good one the other day at the Sarnia- Port Huron border crossing. Canadian Customs have some booths labeled Bilingual. My question, how did any French Canadian get into the US in the first place if he couldn't speak english.

I just think it's time we settled down and go with the flow across North America. Forget about all that heritage our ancestors came with. At least don't ask the public to pay for it.

I might add, I've been through most of New England States, Quebec and since I moved here to SW Ontario am getting into MI, IN and OH a bit. I must say in all cases, I've found the people friendly and genuine. Then the circle of friends I travel amoung tend to be old iron and farm guys. They are probably the finest kind in every State and Province. It's just that these bunch of intelectuals, college professors, think tank guys, etc. in Quebec, have been holding this country up for ransom, for far too many years. The Canadian Government don't have the balls to stand up to them.

I agree with you 100% on this one. The Hundreds of millions spend on Bilingual services across the country yearly for a small pocket of language Ludites in Quebec is a crime. No senior promotions in the armed forces for non French speakers. If applying you just about have to be French language 1st and with a French family name. Stores/businesses in Quebec cannot post signs in English. Then there is all the federal grants and gov't contracts that Quebec gets and the rest of the provinces don't. And how about the current "Ad-Scam. Let alone the 1 billion plus that evaporated into Quebec with the "Human Resources" fraud. Oh if we had ever called their bluff and said go ahead and separate in the 1970's. Every time they want more gov't treats they threaten to separate. Of course Quebec Prime Ministers leading the gov't of the country since the 1960's. They look after their own first. Any Federal Government exposure to the rest of the world suggests 95% of the country is French speaking. Try finding a gov't sponsored Olympic athlete that isn't French? It's just some highly placed opportunists maintaining a power base and cash cow pushing French here. There are far more Italian or Chinese speaking people that French in this country.

The local John Deere dealer in Grand Forks, ND was able to access all diagrams and part numbers in their parts locating system.

Get the parts manual, and be prepared when you go to the dealer, and there won't be the first problem.

Oh yeah....Anyone got a KPH to MPH conversion chart????

I Googled it, several links available.

Here's one:

Dug

I can go from here to Toronto 2-3 times per week, do quite a bit of local driving and never see and OPP officer. I go to Detroit once per week, 1-1/4 hour drive from Port Huron, I guarentee I will see at least 6 State Police, 4 Detroit city police and lord knows how many local Sherrifs.