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John Deere Utility ATV winch kit recall

  • Posted by rt
  • December 29, 2006

John Deere Co. in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled certain Winch Kits containing 8 post contactors. The 8 post contactor may fail resulting in excessive heat within the contactor. Under rare circumstances, the contactor could potentially create a fire hazard.

Model                               

Buck EX Utility ATV

Serial Number Ranges       
M0FKTA5010000-020645*

Trail Buck 650 EX Utility ATV

M0GKVC5010000-020960*

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Diversify or not, that is the question

  • Posted by rt
  • December 10, 2006

There are two dealers in this industry. Dealers that have added power sports products to their whole goods and those that have not. The seasonality of the power equipment business oftens leads dealers to look into diversification of their product lineup. I have been thinking about this more frequently.
It seems to be a natural fit […]