Mike Culbreath of McKinney, Texas, Wins Deere Utility ATV in Nationwide John Deere Credit Drawing
September 2004

	Winner Mike Culbreath is pictured with John Deere Landscapes Account Manager Nikki Hawkins. Nikki presented Mike Culbreath the UATV on behalf of John Deere Credit and John Deere Landscapes

John Mike Culbreath, owner of Acme Sprinklers in McKinney, Texas, has won a sporty new John Deere Buck Utility ATV in a random drawing sponsored by John Deere Credit.

The announcement was made by Dan Gundacker, manager, product market development at John Deere Credit in Madison, Wisconsin. Culbreath's name was chosen from thousands of entries in a national contractor promotion that ran from February to June 2004. Participants were required to submit copies of actual landscape and irrigation bids that included financing options available with John Deere Credit.

Culbreath's bids, for example, included John Deere Credit monthly payments; 180 days same as cash options; and 6.9% low rate programs.

"We've been offering John Deere Credit financing for three years," says Culbreath. "I appreciate the way it helps pull in the business, but I never expected it to help me win an UATV. It'll be perfect for use around my ranch." Culbreath specializes in residential irrigation systems and has been in business for 10 years.

John Deere Buck Utility ATV

John Deere Credit financing is available to homeowners, and it is offered by landscape and irrigation contractors who participate in the John Deere Landscapes Partners Program. "The overwhelming response to this promotion demonstrates the growth in the number of landscape contractors who are successfully offering John Deere Credit to homeowners," said Gundacker.

"Contractors have found that homeowners are willing to move ahead on larger, more profitable landscape projects when financing programs are available," he said.

John Deere Credit and John Deere Landscapes are divisions of Deere & Company in Moline, Illinois. John Deere Landscapes is the nation's leading wholesale distributor of irrigation equipment, landscape supplies, outdoor lighting and nursery products.

For more information on John Deere Landscapes or John Deere Credit, see the Web site at www.JohnDeereLandscapes.com.