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Snow Angel: Summering near the South Pole…p/3Contractors in love....p/7 772Ds cut the deck at an Oklahoma casino....p/10 Nothing breathes like a Deere....p/12
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Scenic overlook: Stately, majestic, and awe-inspiring.
And the Andes ain’t bad either.
Welcome to the end of the world. This is it,
pal, the end of the line. Ushuaia (you-shwi-
ya), Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, is the
southernmost civilization on earth. And
quite civilized it is, with mountains, snow,
quaint shops, the Atlantic Ocean, and a
European-style culture that attracts world-
traveler types in droves. The area’s growth
in population, businesses, and road building
is a testament to the fact that, when people
discover the end of civilization, they just
can’t seem to get enough. > > >
John Deere and the Angel at the end of the world
The Latin beatEven casual readers of this periodical might be asking, “Why the sudden love affair with stories from Latin America?” The short answer is: Explosive growth from loyal customers across 20 countries south of the border including the Caribbean. Having worked in our Overseas Division, it’s easy to tell you how gratifying it is to see the growing acceptance of John Deere construction equipment in all the Americas. I think it says a lot about the quality and added value of our products and the extra-ordinary support they get from our dealers down there. My favorite story was how our dealer in Costa Rica painted American fl ags on the booms of our backhoes. When I asked why they did that, the dealer said it was so his customers would know they were built at our factory in Dubuque, Iowa. Pretty humbling. Besides, it’s interesting to learn how people in other cultures solve a variety of problems with John Deere equipment. I mean, how else would we know that...— Rosario, Argentina, is probably the soy fl our capital of
the world?— Puerto Ricans call garbage “desperdicio” and use 744J
Waste Handlers to manage it?— Mexico has environmental regulations that would make
Al Gore blush?— Deere graders build logging roads in Tierra del Fuego,
South America?— The Costa Rican expression “pura vida” means “pure life”
and sugar harvesting means Deere loaders? And in this issue, we visit two of our best customers, Movimientis de Suelos way down in Ushuaia, Argentina, and Milicic Construcciones y Servicios, of the same country. Like our customers worldwide, they approach life, work, and Deere machines with “mucho gusto!”
Domenic G. RuccoloSenior Vice President, Sales and MarketingWorldwide Construction & Forestry Division
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So inspired were the conquistadors by Argentina, they
named it after argentum — Latin for “silver.” And this
glimmering land of silver has been inspiring ever since.
It inspired 21-year-old Angel Masciotra, for example, to
immigrate to Argentina from Italy. Skip forward three career
changes, 51 years, and a fl eet of John Deere equipment,
and you see Angel’s inspiration was absolutely inspired.
The family man
Starting out in Argentina, Angel Masciotra never forgot the
most important ingredient in making a living: a life. In a
single year, he was able to send home to Italy for his wife,
Elvita, and 4-year-old son, Juan. While discussing his new
624J Loader on this day with our Spanish interpreter, there
was one word we Yankees understood — familia. Angel used
the word repeatedly as he spoke of his successful business.
And there his family was — Juan, presidente of Movimientis
de Suelos, and grandson, Gastón, who is hauling dirt loaded
by the 624J.
“As for business, everything is little by little — you plant
a seed, and if you tend to it, it will grow. I went into construc-
tion in 1969 with an old Michigan 55 Loader. As the jobs
came, so did the pesos and better, more profi table equip-
ment. We could buy much less expensive machines, but I’d
rather invest in the equipment built by the innovators —
the leaders — in the U.S.A., like Caterpillar and John Deere.
Both are very good, so it all comes down to service after
the sale — and that’s just what we get from our John Deere
dealer. We cannot afford to shut down waiting for a part.
Remember, we are at the end of the world.”
Family affair
Juan Antonio Masciotra knows this business like his father
does. “In Tierra del Fuego, it all comes down to service and
parts delivery. We bought our fi rst Deere machine in 1993 —
a 544G Loader. It was good equipment, but back then the
service wasn’t great. So we ran Cat for a while until they
switched production from Illinois to Brazil, and quality suf-
fered. We could get parts, but needed them far too often.
Seaside productivity: Hilario Diaz likes his 160C LC.
“Much more powerful. I particularly like the joysticks in
this excavator — very smooth and responsive…comfortable.
Half a world away, Deere makes its markWay back when, John Deere had a plant in Rosario, Argentina, that built top-quality construction equipment for the South American market. And driving around Rosario, you see vintage equipment produced by the plant at work all over town. Apparently, the dura-bility of these machines has put a warm spot in local contractors’ hearts for all things Deere — of any vintage. One of these contractors owns Milicic Construcciones y Servi-cios, and we were driving down the narrow streets of Rosario and past all these “classic” backhoes, dozers, and motor graders to see some new Deere and meet the contractor. Carlos Milicic is a man who appreciates quality. One glance at spotless maintenance bays and neat-as-a-pin offi ces will tell you that. Being a gracious host, Carlos gave us a tour of his impressive offi ces and took us to a worksite where we saw his prized 770D Motor Grader, just one of many Deere in Milicic’s fl eet, fl atten the earth to make way for a new casino. “I prefer John Deere machines built in the U.S. compared to the Caterpillars built in Brazil,” Milicic explains. “The quality is so superior, and the reputation of these machines is so strong, they enjoy top resale value when it’s time to trade. And they have much lower operating costs. “I have many U.S.-built models, and I also have some old Rosario-built machines dating back to 1979, and a 570A Motor Grader that was cutting edge when I bought it many years ago. But as good as those old graders were, the new D-Series from John Deere are the absolute state of the art. For ease of use, durability, and machine availability (uptime), no other manu- facturer even comes close.”
Milicic Construcciones y Servicios is serviced by Palmero/Rosario.
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> > >
Quality fan: Carlos Milicic has been running Deere since 1979, and considers his new 770D to be the “absolute state of the art.”
Juan and Angel Masciotra have struck the perfect balance between making a living and living well.
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From 924 to 624
Just down the road in the shadows of the Andes Mountains,
Pedro Ivo Lopez is working in the company’s quarry. “This
Deere 624 has excellent traction and a higher dump height
than the 924 — it makes a difference. As a new operator,
I like features like auto-level…it goes deep into the pile, and
I can transport quickly without spilling. We receive great
service from the dealer, but I grease the machine myself. You
don’t have to climb all over a Deere to maintain it.” Okay,
Pedro, but do you prefer the 624 to the 924? “Times 1,000!”
Family hour
Now it’s 10:45 p.m., and the sun is fi nally setting between the
Andes in a toast of sorts to this most perfect day. As the dining
room fi lls, in walk Angel and Juan Masciotra to help us rest-
less Yanks relax and enjoy a typical evening out at the end of
the world. And while it didn’t involve talk about digging, pil-
ing, leveling, or even backhoe loaders, it was inspiring to see
a father and son who had their workdays in suffi cient order
to truly enjoy family life. ¡Salute! ■
Movimientis de Suelos is serviced by Palmero/Tierra del Fuego.
Then, Palmero started selling John Deere, and our equip-
ment, service, and parts situation have improved consider-
ably — they sell a great product, and they stand behind
the machines.”
By the beautiful sea
Next, we head seaside to meet 160C LC operator Hilario
Diaz, working by the postcard port of Ushuaia. Hilario is
busy dropping rock into the ocean for a foundation to build
another road for the town’s new main drag. “I started over
20 years ago on both Deere and Cat equipment, and I prefer
the Deere,” says Hilario. “Much more powerful. I particularly
like the joysticks in this 160 — very smooth and responsive.
And Juan has spec’d a new 310SJ with pilot controls, and as
senior operator I get elegir primero (fi rst dibs).”
Pedro Ivo Lopez prefers his 624 to a 924 “times 1,000!”
From 924 to 624
Out of their basement and into the black…
“The philosophy is pretty simple,” says Barry Schlouch, owner of Schlouch Incorporated, a site-
preparation contractor in southeastern Pennsylvania. “Get up in the morning and give it our best.
Excellence in safety, excellence in quality, excellence in production — if we do a good job that
day, it positions us to do a good job the next day.”
Schlouch used this mantra to start a husband-and-wife operation in his basement with just
$2,000. Their fi rm generated $495,000 that fi rst year, but 24 years later it has grown to 350
employees and $65-million in revenue. Along the way, his fi rm has been lauded by the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania as the number-one place to work among large fi rms and recognized by
OSHA with several prestigious safety awards.
Based on a 65-percent customer-retention rate, many of Schlouch’s customers consider his
company the number-one contractor in Pennsylvania as well. > > >
Contractor builds success with Deere at his side
Debi and Barry Schlouch
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Solutions-driven
When Schlouch Incorporated recently won a bid to prepare
a 25-acre building pad for a new Target store in their area,
they didn’t know that the owner’s closing and permit delays
would postpone the job for an entire month, which meant an
September start for a job that had to be completed on Novem-
ber 30. Scheduling for other pads in the retail complex had
to be accommodated, and winter weather was bearing down.
The bottom line: too much earth to move, too little time.
“We came up with a proposed solution where we would
work 24/7,” Schlouch explains. “The township didn’t permit
around-the-clock work, so we went to the township — on
our own — to present the benefi ts of getting this project
done while the weather was still good. We obtained approval,
and we’re going to make it on schedule for the customer.”
Lights, action, and a Deere 850J
Schlouch Incorporated marshaled its resources and brought
in lights for the type of around-the-clock job usually reserved
for urban interstates or other high-traffi c road projects. They
also brought a Deere 850J Crawler Dozer equipped with a
six-way PAT blade and a Trimble GPS system.
“I really enjoy running the 850J; it’s a strong, powerful,
well-balanced machine,” says Jamie Brown, an operator for
Schlouch. “The six-way blade is very versatile. It lets us fi ne-
grade and do bulk dozer work.”
It’s when fi ne-grading that the dozer’s GPS system makes
the most difference, according to Brown. “The Trimble GPS
system on the John Deere 850J is a very useful tool. It lets
us place material more effi ciently, anticipate problems,
and see where the infrastructure is going to be so we
can manage the job better.”
Barry Schlouch discovered Deere early on in the develop-
ment of his business and has been counting on the company
as a partner ever since.
“We bought our fi rst John Deere 850 about 10 years ago,
and now we have about 25 dozers and excavators,” Schlouch
says. “The versatility and the hydrostatic technology of the
dozers are still up with the best. We get excellent product
support through John Deere and our local dealer — the
people at John Deere get to know us and our needs, and they
deliver value. That’s what keeps us up and running.”
Business acumen
While a passion for safety and investing in his employees
fuels Schlouch’s work on a daily basis, good business sense
sustains and grows the company over the long haul. And
John Deere is also a big help in that regard.
“The owning and operating costs of John Deere equip-
ment are very competitive,” Schlouch says. “When we
purchase equipment, we look at owning and operating costs
upfront, and then we divide it by productivity. We’ll take all
the information from all the manufacturers, and then we’ll
do a productivity test by either demonstration or a look at
history, and that will give us the lowest unit cost. The pieces
we’ve acquired from John Deere give us the lowest unit cost,
and that’s why, along with reliability, we go with them.”
Schlouch also factors in fuel costs, more important than
ever to consider in today’s economy. “It has an amazing
effect when you calculate the life cycle of a piece of equip-
ment over seven years like we do,” he says.
“Many times the sale price of the machine can be higher,
but when you factor in the fuel consumption, it can actu-
ally lower it to a more competitive rate. The resale value
of John Deere equipment is also very good. When you add
residual value to fuel consumption, you see the key reasons
why Deere comes out on top.”
By doing his homework, Barry Schlouch has once again
achieved his goal of positioning his company for doing
“a good job the next day.” ■
Schlouch Incorporated is serviced by Plasterer Equipment
Company, Inc., Lewisberry, Pennsylvania.
Schlouch’s Jamie Brown runs a John Deere 850J Crawler Dozer equipped with a six-way PAT blade and a Trimble GPS system. “The cab on the 850J has great visibility — I can see the corners of the blade, which
is critical,” notes Brown. He uses the versatile dozer to do both fi ne-grading
and bulk earthwork.In addition to John Deere dozers, Schlouch runs Deere excavators, including a 350 operated by 23-year veteran Lee Doan. “I like the 350D’s speed, breakout power, and operator’s station,” he says. “The operator’s station has all kinds of nice creature comforts. The temperature control is very good, and the visibility is great.”
“Our experience with John Deere has been one of shared values,” says Don Swasing, director of site work services for Schlouch Incorporated. “They’re honest and genuine, with a real sense of urgency about helping us be successful.”
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“ John Deere knocked the ball out of the park with these graders,” says Chickasaw’s Darnell Williams before laying praise on the “awesome” D-Series’ smooth inching pedals.
Run the numbersand you’ll run with Deere.
PRODUCTIVITY | UPTIME | LOW DAILY OPERATING COST
A recent study between a 772D grader and a leading competitor showed you would spend 28 percent less for parts and fluids on the 772D during its first 4,500 hours of use. That’s a savings of $1,934, which buys a lot of engine oil, hydraulic fluid, and filters.
$1,934 less
For the casino expansion project, Chickasaw Enterprises’
Ken Fortner oversees his company’s two 772Ds and a pair of
aces in subcontractors Silver Star Construction Company and
Hammett Excavation. “We’ve gone from 35 acres of timber
to 35 acres of parking with the help of two subs, fi ve Deere
772Ds, and a 9420 Scraper Tractor. After the dozer cleared
it, the scraper and the 772Ds took 117,000 yards of cut out
of there, and did it with ease.
“I really appreciate the 772Ds. This land is Red River
Valley sand, and our old 140H couldn’t handle it — it would
spin out constantly. But the six-wheel-drive Deere just digs
in and gets it done just as quick and smooth as you please.
better machine, but nothing like the new D-Series. John
Deere knocked the ball out of the park with these graders.
“What makes these machines special is the six-wheel
drive, especially the way the front wheels balance the
machines, and the way you can adjust the speed of the front
wheels. Another great thing Deere did designing the D-Series
was these machines’ inching pedals — start the machine
in third gear, and it automatically and smoothly gets the
machine up to speed.”
After watching grader-wrangler Ryan Lynch of Hammett
Excavators cutting through the arid red dirt with ease, we
fl agged him down and coaxed him out of the cab to take fi ve
and discuss his favorite brand of grader.
“I was raised on John Deere as an Oklahoma farm boy,”
says the young blademan. “It didn’t take long to get the feel
of these 772Ds.” And although he’s a member of Genera-
tion Atari, he can cut dirt without the GPS when he needs
to. “These six-wheel-drive machines out-push our old 4WD
Cat 140H bigtime. The controls are great, especially for fi ne
blade work. We work out here up to 16 hours a day, but
with these comfortable cabs, clear visibility, and A/C, it’s a
pleasure to run them. That satellite radio the boss installed
helps, too!”
But as much as he enjoys operating the 772, there’s
someplace Ryan would rather be. “Our new 872D is out on
another job today, or I’d be running it. That’s a beautiful and
very powerful grader.”
Cutting to the chase
“You should have been here last week,” we were told. “We
had fi ve 772Ds out here.” And if we came next week? “None.
We’ll be done next week. Ahead of schedule.” The moral
here: If you want to catch a John Deere all-wheel-drive motor
grader at work, you’d better step lively — these are some of
the most productive machines in the industry today. ■
We’ve been running these two fl at-out 9 to 10 hours a day
for the past year with no trouble whatsoever. Just fi ll ’em
up, grease ’em up, and put ’em to work.”
Smooth operators
As a blade cowboy with two-decades’ experience, it’s fun
to hear Chickasaw’s Darnell Williams describe his alma
mater, the School of Hard Knocks. “First grader I ran was
a mechanical (no hydraulics!) Cat 12E, a ’60s or ’70s
machine so rough you’d end each day with swollen hands
and wrists. I was happy to get out of that grader and into
my next machine, a 1987 Deere 570B — it was a much
It’s a setup. “This is a terrifi c setup on a job like this,” said Chickasaw Enterprises’ Ken Fortner. “We’re thinking of going to the bigger 9630 Tractor with dual 21-yard pans.”
Chickasaw Enterprises, Hammett Excavation, and Silver Star
Construction Company are serviced by C.L. Boyd Company.
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Whether dialing in GPS coordinates or relying on pure skill and talent, operators everywhere are demanding the power and exacting control found in John Deere six-wheel-drive motor
graders. We headed into Oklahoma near the Texas border to see how a fl eet of 772Ds is grading Red River Valley dirt to make way for an expansion of the Chickasaw Nation’s
WinStar Casino. Turns out automatic blade control and the lost art of the blademan are making quick work of the rugged Sooner ground.
of the
LOST ART
“Our current John Deere D-Series Excavators work really
well in severe environments. We don’t have to stop working.
We haven’t had any problems, mostly due to their standard
cooling package that prescreens the air. We’d have to special
order a cooling package like that from other manufacturers.”
Choking conditions
Just what’s in the air at NER? The Taunton operation sees
an average of 450 tons of construction and demolition waste
dumped daily for sorting by two hydraulic John Deere 200D
LC Excavators outfi tted with Geith grapples. The waste is
housed in a steel building that sees temperatures reach a
stifl ing 110 degrees on the pile.
With bay doors on only one side of the structure and
a grinder constantly operating on the opposite side, dust
collects and swirls each time a truck dumps a load or an
“If you want a machine to die, you bring it in here,” says
Mark Lyons, an equipment operator at New England Recy-
cling (NER) in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Harsh words, but then you have to experience the condi-
tions in NER’s facility to truly appreciate the strain they put
on excavators, particularly the cooling systems. A mechanic’s
fi nal assessment might double as a coroner’s report: Victim
choked to death as a result of dust, moisture, and heat —
a classic case of a clogged cooling system.
“Our excavators work 10- to 12-hour shifts in extremely
diffi cult environments, with lots of dust and moisture,” says
Gil Lopes, vice president of G. Lopes Construction, Inc.,
which he and his brother Gary co-own with NER.
“We had a lot of cooling-system problems with our old
excavators, stopping every hour or so to clean the cooling
systems, and replacing air fi lters every other day,” Gil says.
Deere excavators thrive in dusty environmentexcavator works the pile. The Deere excavators orbit the
huge pile like bees circling a hive, catching the brunt of the
dust as they sort the material.
Because the dust is so severe, NER has a misting system on
the ceiling and a worker armed with a hose to try to keep the
particles down. While this reduces some of the dust clouds,
the water helps transform the dust into a dirt coating that
can stick to surfaces — and excavators. And it forms a sticky
mess on radiators.
Some radiators, that is.
Deere D-Series deals with dirt
John Deere D-Series Excavators have radiator doors that
feature side-by-side perforated shields with tiny three-micron
holes to keep dirt out. Any dirt that does get in is handled by
the hydraulically driven, cool-on-demand, variable-speed fan,
at the ideal temperature. Swing-open coolers reveal easy-
clean cores that operators have to wipe off only once or twice
a day if the dust is especially severe. An optional reversing fan
automatically blows debris out of the cooling cores, reduc-
ing build-up and increasing uptime, something that is very
important to Gil Lopes.
“The cooling system’s been great,” Gil says. “As far as
downtime needed for service, there hasn’t really been any.
With Deere, our needs have been very minimal. Our opera-
tors really like the Deere machines, too. They’re faster, more
comfortable, and more powerful than what we used to run.”
A family tradition
Gil and Gary Lopes learned the construction business from
their father, Gil, Sr., who started G. Lopes Construction in
1964. Gil, Jr. started as an equipment operator and > > >
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What’s a Deere dealer have that competitive dealers don’t? Parts on the shelf before the
first new machine model is sold. Smart systems keeping critical parts in inventory. And
a borderline obsession with having the right parts on hand.
Need parts now? We’re on it.™
“Oh! Sorry, must have dozed off. You see,
I’ve been sitting here, patiently, on your dealer’s
shelf since even before you bought your Deere.
Ready and waiting. Anticipating the moment when
there’s a problem and I’m whisked off to the
jobsite to save the day amid thunderous applause,
and… Hey, a filter can dream, can’t he?”
“Zzzzz...”
a mechanic in 1976, positions that taught him the value of
performance. Now that he’s out of the operator’s seat and in
the “big chair,” he has a different view of what constitutes a
good piece of iron.
“We do focus a lot on product uptime and reliability,”
Gil explains. “But we also look at resale value. I have to look
at all the factors and balance them now. When it’s time to
unload a piece of equipment, we’ve got to get a decent price
for it. I also think about my mechanics: Can we get parts fast
and not pay too much? There are a multitude of things we
think about.”
Gary Lopes oversees the construction side of the busi-
ness and is a fan of the 200D LC’s cab. “The comfort in the
operator’s compartment and the visibility are excellent,”
Gary says. “In the recycling environment, we fi nd out very
fast what works and what doesn’t work, and John Deere has
given us a far better air-fi ltration package.”
Operator Mark Lyons notices a difference when work-
ing the pile as well. “The John Deere machines cycle faster.
They’re quicker with the boom and grapple when you have to
multi-function. The pump doesn’t go out on you, and they’re
quieter and more effi cient. The precision is there.”
“The 200D puts up with a lot of abuse. It defi nitely makes
coming to work a lot easer,” Mark says.
Two successful businesses
G. Lopes Construction’s operations are evenly split between
site excavation and sand and gravel production. The company
also provides crushed stone and recycled aggregates to paving/
concrete companies. NER has found a regional niche recycling
construction debris and other materials. Some 20 NER trucks
pick up waste from towns as far away as Nantucket, bound
for the Taunton operation or an asphalt, brick, and concrete
operation in Raynham, Massachusetts. The trucks transport
the sorted materials for recycle markets as well.
New England Recycling started in 1986 with the purchase
of stump grinders. The operation evolved into handling C&D
waste in the early 1990s. “Half of the materials are from our
own roll-off business, and the rest comes from outside cus-
tomers,” Gil says.
According to Lopes, NER’s business is fairly steady and not
adversely affected by construction or housing market fl uctua-
tions. “If we’re not seeing newer materials coming in, we’re
seeing old materials from refurbishing coming in — there is
always a waste factor. The material we’re seeing now is com-
pletely different than what we saw two years ago. We’re not
seeing a lot of new construction waste.”
Together, the two divisions have achieved $60 million in
sales and employ 275 people, including a couple of very happy
excavator operators in the Taunton facility. ■
New England Recycling is serviced by Schmidt
Equipment Inc., Swansea, Massachusetts.
“We haven’t had any problems because their standard cooling package pre-screens the air. We don’t have to stop working every hour to clean the cooling system like we used to.”
— Gil Lopes, Vice-President,G. Lopes Construction
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Yeah, it’s a real nitpicker. Enhanced hydraulics on a new 160D, 200D, or 225D Excavator feature best-in-class
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throw controls make surgical maneuvers effortless. There’s even more swing torque, plus faster arm roll-in and
boom lowering. See us today to learn how a precise new D-Series Excavator can fi t – perfectly – into your operation.
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