A John Deere 5100M tractor recently marked a significant production milestone as the 1 millionth tractor produced at the company's Augusta, Georgia factory in the US.


Staff at John Deere's Augusta facility with the millionth tractor

Established in 1990, with the first tractor - a 55 Series model - coming off the line in 1991, the factory has specialised in the production of compact utility tractors and now supplies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Series models from 26 to 115hp to a wide variety of customers and international markets. These include farmers, smallholders and large property owners as well as local authorities, landscape contractors, groundsmen and greenkeepers.

John Deere's new 5M Series tractors from Augusta were launched in Europe in 2013. The range consists of four models from 75 to 115hp, powered by Stage IIIB compliant diesel-only engines featuring fuel efficient common rail technology.