john deere 310j backhoe

Used equipment plays a significant role – both its acquisition and disposal – in the business strategies of contractors. When it comes to selling used equipment, auctions are usually the most popular method, but most companies use a mix of strategies.

John Deere has refreshed its two-year-old L-Series lineup of backhoe loaders with updates the company says make operation of the machines simpler and more productive. Brian Hennings, Deere's product marketing manager for backhoes, says the L-Series 

Typical applications that favor backhoes are stockpiling, loading trucks, trenching and lifting, according to Brian Hennings, product market manager with John Deere. In addition, larger backhoes are not easily replaced with compact equipment. “Compact 

Three years ago, after commodity prices had plunged, large planters were selling for record-low prices. At a Sullivan Auctioneer sale in November 2014 in western Illinois, a fully loaded 1-year-old Deere 1790 (16/31 split rows) with less than 2,600

This was divided between a 7,300 lb Big Tex gooseneck trailer, and a whopping 14,669 lb John Deere 310 backhoe loader. Which, if you can believe it, is the smallest and lightest backhoe John Deere makes. And it also goes to show just how large the

John Deere's 310L EP, for example, has 70 horsepower in standard configuration, but replacing the standard belt-drive fan with a viscous-drive unit bumps that to 73 horsepower. The 310L EP has a tandem gear pump with one circuit for the front and one

PROFIT SEASON: The spring quarter is typically Deere's best of the year as farmers purchase equipment or replacement parts in advance of the spring planting season. Industrywide retail sales of high-horsepower, two-wheel-drive tractors are showing

We based these calculations on a John Deere 310, model year 2008, with a purchase price of $75,000. That's the bare-bones model. Deere told us the price could go $10,000 higher with enclosed cab and auxiliary hydraulics (which is something you may 

When looking at just the sewer/water segment of contractors, not only is the backhoe the second most popular machine purchased in terms of number of units, the John Deere 310 K backhoe was the most popular new model sold in the past five years.

with Topcon Millimeter GPS. Asphalt Paving equipment has included a Caterpillar AP1055E track asphalt paver, a Hamm HD 140 VO double drum vibratory roller, a Hamm HD 120 VO double drum vibratory roller and a John Deere 310 J loader backhoe.