They are in the process of buying Cat from Textron.   Recently Deeres social media pages have been advertising that they used to make snowmobiles, they also came out with a line of retro JD snowmobile appeal.  They are creating buzz and excitement around the nostalgia of the brand before announcing they are getting back into the sport by acquiring Cat

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1 hour ago, krom said:

First wrenching I ever got paid for was on those things..  Starters/bendixes/carbs part time in the summer.  I needed beer money, no one else was willing to work on them

My dealer is one of the few shops that work on them if they are over 5 years in the area. He charges an obnoxious labor fee but they usually pay it as no one else in the area will touch them 

On 6/2/2024 at 6:07 AM, Palu49 said:

Well Honda (somehow) made absolute shit piles for jet skis. Speaking of jet skis I think they’re useless but I want an all red Daytona 1000 bad

First jet ski I ever rode. My now brother in law worked at TSS and brought home a couple jet skis for us goons to ride, probably not the best starter for my tippy ass. The other one was a Monte Carlo or montego, better for a newbie. 

Have a couple of last good ones Polaris made!

46 minutes ago, X2700 said:

Have a couple of last good ones Polaris made!

The slx was the one to have of that era. I wanted one when I was younger. Really nice ski. Now that I am old and haggard I could care less to own any boat or jetski. 

As a kid we had a 93 Polaris SL 750 that was a constant headache. After that we went to Yamaha for PWC and never looked back.

Gunner pushing the rumor on the podcast this week after giving some solid confirming info last week with the textron CEO in TRF

2 hours ago, Palu49 said:

Gunner pushing the rumor on the podcast this week after giving some solid confirming info last week with the textron CEO in TRF

Maybe textron ceo is helping JD fix their new pile crap mega combine that puts more crop on the ground than it collects 

12 minutes ago, Not greg b said:

Maybe textron ceo is helping JD fix their new pile crap mega combine that puts more crop on the ground than it collects 

Maybe its strategic because silage is worth more than the actual grain

22 minutes ago, Not greg b said:

Maybe textron ceo is helping JD fix their new pile crap mega combine that puts more crop on the ground than it collects 

 

8 minutes ago, Palu49 said:

Maybe its strategic because silage is worth more than the actual grain

How do you think our new high speed planter really works?

26 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

 

How do you think our new high speed planter really works?

Plants quickly every fall saving you millions in fuel costs since you just need a planter/combine now 

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/maa7SbEG8W5NpqQ7/?mibextid=oFDknk

1 hour ago, krom said:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/maa7SbEG8W5NpqQ7/?mibextid=oFDknk

Have you been hearing anything from your side? The dealer ship for JD in that whole region is true north. I asked a few people and they don’t think jd is buying cat. 

This is why I think if JD is buying cat it’s not for the cat. They are buying the whole division because of textron’s tech they have been doing for 20 years now 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/7540784019323527?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

 

Jd also got burnt when case bought out raven that jd was working with for an automis drive system. Textron had a greens king 5 that could do that but never brought it to market as it was so stupidly expensive back in the early 2000s 

7 hours ago, Not greg b said:

Have you been hearing anything from your side? The dealer ship for JD in that whole region is true north. I asked a few people and they don’t think jd is buying cat. 

The guys I've spoken to are saying no, but I doubt anyone at cat would know anyway. 

The whole division would be TSV:
Arctic Cat
Cushman (golf carts for industrial use) https://cushman.txtsv.com/
Ezgo (golf carts) https://ezgo.txtsv.com/
Textron GSE (tug, airport equipment) https://textrongse.txtsv.com/
Jacobson (turf equipment) https://www.jacobsen.com/
Kautex (fuel systems, diesel emissions stuff, clear vision for automous driving)  https://www.kautex.com/en

35 minutes ago, krom said:

The guys I've spoken to are saying no, but I doubt anyone at cat would know anyway. 

The whole division would be TSV:
Arctic Cat
Cushman (golf carts for industrial use) https://cushman.txtsv.com/
Ezgo (golf carts) https://ezgo.txtsv.com/
Textron GSE (tug, airport equipment) https://textrongse.txtsv.com/
Jacobson (turf equipment) https://www.jacobsen.com/
Kautex (fuel systems, diesel emissions stuff, clear vision for automous driving)  https://www.kautex.com/en

Notice what kautex offers. Jd was balls deep in a automus program with raven until cnh bought them out and screwed over jd. 

If JD is buying the whole TSV division, I gotta imagine they'll still do a better job with Cat than Textron has. Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but the sudden appearance of sled apparel on the JD website at least suggests they may be willing to invest in snowmobiles.

Me….still waiting on the Cat SX…..

1 hour ago, Zambroski said:

Me….still waiting on the Cat SX…..

so is Schuering 

 

10 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

so is Schuering 

 

The great thing for me is, even when they first come out, the “quirks” they face on the track won’t really matter and I should have my pick.  The 17 SX had all kinds of “issues” that didn’t have any consequence for me.  That was still the best trail beast I’ve ever ridden.  Course, it did melt down on me so…..damn Arctic Cat!!!!!!  

 

24 minutes ago, Zambroski said:

The great thing for me is, even when they first come out, the “quirks” they face on the track won’t really matter and I should have my pick.  The 17 SX had all kinds of “issues” that didn’t have any consequence for me.  That was still the best trail beast I’ve ever ridden.  Course, it did melt down on me so…..damn Arctic Cat!!!!!!  

 

everytime I consider picking up a used SX sled to trail convert, common sense takes over.  but at times I can see the amusement factor being high. 

have you tried ordering a John Deere pit coat yet?  

 

what if JD and TextronCat are joining forces to replace Yamaha?  

has that been floated yet?  

8 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

everytime I consider picking up a used SX sled to trail convert, common sense takes over.  but at times I can see the amusement factor being high. 

have you tried ordering a John Deere pit coat yet?  

 

I don’t do much conversion at all.  I get the rears off to Carver and that’s about it now.  Even running race fuel now.  Haven’t even done that for my 23 yet.  Course….not enough seat time on it to really decide what needs to be done.

45 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

everytime I consider picking up a used SX sled to trail convert, common sense takes over.  but at times I can see the amusement factor being high. 

have you tried ordering a John Deere pit coat yet?  

 

By the time you truly trail convert a SX sled, you are miles ahead just buying a XC sled and changing the gearing.  

4 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

By the time you truly trail convert a SX sled, you are miles ahead just buying a XC sled and changing the gearing.  

ikr, but the SX sleds make more power, they don't make adult windshields for them and unlike an XC sled there's always the looming engine burn down... and premixing the fuel.