Well, I just bought a brand new John Deere 1023E. 2021 model. It delivered Wednesday 18 Nov. 2020 and I've been putting her to work ever since. Also got the John Deere R120 bucket loader, Frontier Box Scraper, and the iMatch John Deere three point hitch Quick Connect. Yes, I'm as giddy as a school boy. I've dealt with John Deere and some other tractors since I was a child being born on the farm/cattle ranch, but it's been many a decade since I was back there. This brings back many a fond memory. Sawyer Reifel is my salesman. Did a wonderful job setting things up the way I wanted them. He must have the patients of Job in just putting up with me anyway. At 60 years old, a bit crotchety, and permanently disabled, I couldn't afford to have anything go wrong. I needed to have everything just so in order to handle this due to my back being pretty much gone so anything that made the job easier was a major plus. Sawyer made sure it all happened perfectly. Primary use is clearing brush, landscaping, and weed abatement. I have no need for a mower deck as you aren't going to have much for a lawn in the high desert mountains where sage brush, scorpions, and rattlesnakes are the common of the day. However, if you're looking to clear grease plant, the dry desert grass that creates a massive wildfire hazard each year, and groom your desert course sand into something that looks respectable, John Deere, Kern Machinery, and Sawyer Reifel has it all. (That's me in the picture on the tractor with Sawyer next to me when they made delivery) The other primary use is to run up a three point hitch mounted PTO driven 10KW generator for those times when the power goes out. Believe me, when the power goes out you don't want to mess around with manhandling a generator with a very bad back. That iMatch Quick Connect comes in mighty handy. I'm also looking forward to putting her to work when I get ready to put in the new front porch and the west porch. The John Deere 1023E is perfect for carving things out when you get ready to pour cement. I can get the security and pleasure of having done the job myself and save on paying for someone else to do it at the same time. The prep that is. No, I'll not be doing the cement work. Leave that to the pros. Anyway, my new tractor has been performing perfectly, just like I would expect from a John Deere. The hydrostatic drive is sweet. I'm used to good old fashion shifting and even the original hydrostatic drive from back in the International Harvester days of the late 1960's when we had a IH 1266. That hydrostatic drive has improved a lot over the years, but it's main claim to fame is the smoothness for which you can operate the tractor, comfort, and it's a whole lot easier on both the operator and whatever equipment you are using over the standard shift. John Deere made certain to capitalize on that and did so with flying colors. John Deere green. Even the tractor itself handles comfortably and with my back I can usually tell you whenever I run over an ant hill, but, surprisingly, this tractor is smooth to operate. It makes the work very comfortable. Suffice it to say that I'm very pleased with John Deere, Kern Machinery, and Sawyer Reifel. They make a great team. Nothing Runs Like A Deere. PS. This wouldn't be complete without an honorable mention for Trent Goehring. Well done. John Campbell Weldon, Ca. read more

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If you're in the market for John Deere tractors or other John Deere equipment this is the place to go. We came just to ask a question and found a very welcoming response. One of the sales associates, Eddie, explained to us thoroughly what we had questioned and was more than willing to be helpful. Thank you for your kindness. read more

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My experiences here are for personal/household use only as they also sell and service farm equipment. I have now purchased high end chainsaws and a nice tru-cut mower from them. Service is great. They stock alot of power equipment to maintain your property and all of the staff is knowledgeable and friendly. read more