John Deere ComfortGard Cab Recognized for Engineering Excellence

The new integrated tractor cab that has been delivering
state-of-the-art comfort and convenience to large property owners, farmers and
landscape professionals has now earned recognition from a group that knows a
thing or two about state-of-the-art engineering and design.

The ComfortGard cab — available on the John Deere 3000 TWENTY
and 4000 TWENTY Series compact utility tractors — has earned the prestigious
AE50 Award, presented each year by the American Society of Agricultural and
Biological Engineers (ASABE). The AE50 Award program recognizes companies for
introducing new technologies, or advancing existing technologies, that can have
a broad impact on areas or industries served by agricultural, food and
biological systems engineering.

The ComfortGard cab features an intuitive automotive-like
interior and has been thoughtfully designed to maximize operator comfort. An
unobstructed foot deck allows for comfortable entry, exit and operation. Cabs
are sealed and pressurized to maintain a comfortable dust-free operator
environment. The unique offset cab mounting system provides noise levels as low
as 78 to 80 decibels (measured at the ear), resulting in an ultra quiet ride.

A best-in-class high performance climate-control system keeps
operators comfortable, no matter how intense the outside elements may be.

Key in the development of the ComfortGard Cab was the
state-of-the-art virtual reality technology employed by John Deere engineers.
Virtual reality allowed design engineers to fully immerse themselves in a 3-D
computer-generated world to efficiently explore a variety of options to address
issues such as loader visibility, rear implement visibility, placement of
controls, headroom and entry and egress. John Deere engineers used VR to
evaluate 11 different design alternatives while examining operators whose size
ranged from the 5th to the 95th percentile.

“From 360-degree visibility to optimized ergonomics and
climate control, the ComfortGard cab has been designed to provide
industry-leading advantages in comfort, convenience and performance. And the use
of virtual reality systems played a huge role in delivering these attributes and
this cab to our customers in a greatly reduced time frame,” said E.J. Smith,
project manager, John Deere Commercial and Consumer Equipment Div.