Michael – Thanks for your feedback. It sounds like you’ve got a real issue, and we’re listening. Can you tell us what Deere product you’re using when you run into this challenge? Let us know and we’ll take this request directly to the design teams.

Thanks for your comments. We have heard this feedback from customers just like you and we’re doing more research to better understand the level of compatibility you need from Deere-provided attachments. You can be sure that anything that makes your job faster, easier and more productive is definitely something we want to learn more about!

Appreciate the feedback on batteries! They are an easy item to overlook, but very important. First, batteries have to be placed next to the starter to provide maximum current. Also, customers have told us over the years that the batteries typically only need to be be accessed at periodic maintenance intervals and we think they’re in the right spot to address that need. However, we’re always looking for ways to improve our single-side ground-level serviceability while also recognizing the potential for theft — so we’ll continue to monitor the situation and customer input.

Thanks Joel. We hear you, and a built-in cooler is one of the many features we’re looking at to help make a long day on the job site easier and more productive. Let us know what type of equipment you work with and we’ll pass your feedback along to the product teams.

Steve – Thanks for the idea! John Deere fans have often asked us for limited edition equipment. But here’s the real question: What equipment would you like to see in limited edition form? Tell us your favorite.

KMDI – We hear you. There has been a lot of conversation on this site about ways to improve the 35D and other mini excavators. We’ve passed all of these ideas along to our design teams, but we want to hear more! We’ve set up a new forum on the site for excavator operators to give their feedback. Visit the new forum at http://bit.ly/lgIp6K and keep those ideas coming. Thanks so much!

Nathan – We hear you. There has been a lot of conversation on this site about ways to improve the 35D and other mini excavators. We’ve passed all of these ideas along to our design teams, but we want to hear more! We’ve set up a new forum on the site for excavator operators to give their feedback. Visit the new forum at http://bit.ly/moUYVb and keep those ideas coming. Thanks so much!

Sam, Clayton and Allyson, these are great comments, particularly your detailed thoughts for cab features and special attachments. We continue to look at every suggestion and the market for this size of backhoe. Thanks again for the excellent ideas!

Great Feedback, Thad! We’re very committed to improving our Electro-hydraulic (EH) Joystick controls in all the areas you described. Today, we do offer an EH Performance Package that has a setting to allow the operator to adjust variable boom and bucket speeds to improve controllability. Also included in this package is a creeper mode setting to adjust wheel speed and travel aggressiveness levels independently of engine RPM.

Thanks to customer input like yours we’re looking at new dampened joystick technology to help eliminate the situation you described, where the machine may feel a bit too aggressive or difficult to control at high RPM. We’re also working on other specific features to give you even more control over response times and certain operations. Stay tuned!

Thanks for your suggestion, Jeff! The grader team at John Deere is already looking at adding climate control. We truly believe that a more comfortable operator is a more productive operator. Thanks for the feedback, and please keep it coming. Ideas like yours helped us launch the new G-Series Graders, and they’ll help us design the next generation as well. Watch the G-Series Graders story here and let us know if any other ideas come to you http://bit.ly/oMkmsy.

Dustin – Thanks for your feedback. We’re always looking for ways to make our equipment more comfortable for customers. Comfortable operators are productive operators, and we know that higher productivity means higher profits for our customers. We’re taking your feedback to our teams that are working on the next generation of backhoes. Stay tuned for what they come up with, and please keep the feedback coming.