John Deere Gator HPX vs XUV: Which Series Fits Your Property
If you have spent any time on the Gator section of our site, you have probably noticed something. There are two main families of John Deere Gators, and they live in very different places on the lot. The HPX series sits in the Work series row,...
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Frontier Attachments: A Buyer's Guide for John Deere Compact and Utility Tractor Owners
Most compact and utility tractor buyers in our service area end up running Frontier attachments without ever thinking hard about why. The dealer carries them, the salesperson recommends them, the implement bolts on cleanly, and the implement just...
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Best Riding Lawn Mower 2026: Why John Deere Took 9 of 10 Consumer Reports Spots
If you are searching for the best riding lawn mower of 2026, Consumer Reports has already done most of the heavy lifting. In its 2026 riding mower ratings, John Deere took nine of the top ten lawn tractor spots, the X354 finished first among lawn...
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Your Zero Turn Mower Made It Through Memorial Day. Here's the Tune-Up Before June Mowing Gets Serious
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of mowing season in Indiana and Ohio. By the time the holiday is over, your zero turn has logged its first real workout of the year. The grass came in fast this spring, the rain has been generous, and...
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John Deere 5055E: Specs, Price, and Who It Fits Best
The John Deere 5055E is a 55 engine horsepower utility tractor with roughly 47 PTO horsepower, a 2.9 liter three-cylinder Yanmar diesel that runs without DEF, and a frame built for a 540M loader and 7- to 9-foot three-point implements. A new one...
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The Honest Priority Order for John Deere Attachments: What to Buy First, Second, and Never
A 1025R or 2025R without attachments is a tractor that mostly drives in circles. Every customer who buys a compact knows that going in. What is harder is figuring out which attachments to spend money on first, second, and which ones to never bother...
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Watching a Ventrac 45 RC Get Delivered: What the First Week Actually Looks Like on Steep Slopes
A Ventrac 45RC left our shop the other week, and one of our Commercial Account Managers, Brittany Walford, rode along to deliver it. The customer had demoed one at the National Farm Machinery Show, come back to talk numbers, and was finally getting...
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OEM vs Aftermarket John Deere Parts: What You Need to Know Before You Buy
When something on your John Deere needs replacing, you have a choice to make: original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts straight from John Deere, or aftermarket parts from a third-party supplier. The price difference can be significant, and the...
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2026 John Deere Gator Buyer's Guide: Every Model and Price Range Explained
John Deere's 2026 Gator lineup breaks into four families: Work Series (TX 4x2, HPX, TH 6x4), Mid-Size Crossover (XUV 560E and 590M), Full-Size Crossover (XUV 835, 845, 865 and 875) and Electric (GX and TE 4x2). Pricing runs from a simple...
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