Latest issue of Wood Digest, May 2002:
“John Deere introduces power tools line”
“John Deere has announced the company is now offering a line of power tools. Included in these professional-grade John Deere power tools are battery-powered, cordless and corded models.
‘Our new power tools are backed by an exclusive two-year warranty against material and component defects. That’s unprecedented in an industry where six-month warranties are the norm,’ says Chris Spyrow, senior product manager, John Deere senior product manager, John Deere parts marketing. ‘These tools are designed and built for serious users: service technicians, contractors, farmers, and serious do-it-yourselfers.’
The new line of John Deere power tools includes impact wrenches with impact rate up to 3,000 ipm, two cordless driver drills (14.4-volt and 18.0-volt), heavy-duty disc grinders, circular saws, jig saws, compound miter saws, sanders and a 1/2-in variable-speed reversible hammer drill.”
P.T. Barnum is still alive!
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That's sick.
Really, really sick.
I guess they're like craftsman ? Buying everybody else's tools, and putting their name on them ?
Won't find either of those brands in my house.....
You tell'em Boss:
Talk about bait and switch, even one of my old JD crawlers doesn't have a johnny engine, it's got a GM! (at least they didn't try using Ford engines<G>. )
A former big box store out here (Pay'n'Pak) went belly up a few years back, my opinion of what trashed them is they were trying to sell China imports with fancy labels at 80% the price of PC/Milwaukee, etc., didn't take long for folks to catch on.