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Jacques Bédard, St. Benoît-Mirabel, Quebec
In addition to running a 200-head dairy operation, Jacques Bédard produces his own feed, does custom planting, baling, and forage harvesting, and has 9,000 maple syrup taps. The third generation to work the farm, Jacques wants to double in size, and just recently completed construction of a new free-stall barn
That’s why he made the shift to a John Deere 7920 Tractor with Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT™). “Our biggest challenge today is to be more efficient so we can be profitable,” says Jacques Bédard. “We can use the tractor and the implement to the maximum. We reduce operating costs. And we can do more acres per day. I figure IVT saved us 20 percent in fuel costs this past year.”
IVT combines the seamless speed variation of a hydrostatic drive with the efficiency of a field-proven John Deere planetary transmission. Speed changes are instant, automatic, and seamless.
Equally important to Jacques is the ease-of-use, especially during transport. “We haul a 6,000-gallon manure tank, and have to climb a large hill each time. With IVT, we don’t have to struggle to find the right gear. Even on the road, it’s a marvelous tractor to drive.”
John Deere IVT is available on select 6020 and all 7020 Series Tractors. Talk to your dealer today to learn how you can make the shift to IVT.
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