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These Deere machines are excellent – first
thing everybody notices when they get in them
storage space.
Noted by Mitch McGill, McGill
Timber Company: “These Deere
machines are excellent – first thing
everybody notices when they
get in them is the comfort, which
when you’re riding and bouncing
around 10 or 12 hours a day on
these machines, operator comfort
is of the utmost importance. That’s
probably what the operators harp
on the most, is the comfort of the
machines.”
The M- and L-Series feller
bunchers incorporate the John
Deere ForestSight suite of
technology solutions, with JDLink
enabling unsurpassed levels
of connectivity. Now standard
in the base price for five years,
JDLink enables remote machine
monitoring and sends alerts to the
operators with the ability to put
the weight of the trees over the top
of the machine, keeping the rear
wheels on the ground for better
traction when backing up on hills.
The large best-in-class cab
features a larger front window and
is quieter than previous models,
keeping loggers comfortable and
in control. It also boasts a more
efficient HVAC system, operator-
configurable controls and ample
is the comfort, which when you’re riding and
bouncing around 10 or 12 hours a day on these
machines, operator comfort is of the utmost
importance
Mitch McGill, McGill Timber Company
office, mobile device or dealer to
inform them of immediate machine
issues.
If downtime does occur,
exclusive remote diagnostics and
programming enable the John
Deere dealer to quickly identify
the issue at hand. The newest
ForestSight offering is TimberNavi,
a jobsite mapping solution that
increases the operator’s spatial
understanding of the jobsite. Key
features include the integration
of internet-enabled wireless data
transfer, remote display access
capabilities, and location history
viewing of other JDLink-enabled
machines.
Operator comfort is a priority in the John Deere L and M-Series machines
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