C&B Operations
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1988
- HeadquartersGettysburg, United States
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
C&B Operations firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- C&B Operations
- Legal name
- C & B Operations, LLC
- Website
- https://deerequipment.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1988
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
C&B Operations industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agricultural Equipment Dealership
- NAICS
- Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42382), Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers (4442), Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing (333112)
- SIC
- Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Lawn & Garden Tractors & Home Lawn & Gardens Equip (3524), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Livestock & Dairy Equipment (IMAHACAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Hay & Forage Machinery (Mowers, Rakes, Tedders, Balers, Wrappers) (AFAAAAAE), Lawn & Garden Equipment Retail (Mowers, Trimmers, Snow Blowers) (CRAIADAG)
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Where C&B Operations is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Gettysburg
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices37 records
Markets served
C&B Operations business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Equipment Sales: Sale of new and used agricultural equipment including tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, tillage equipment, hay and forage equipment, and compact construction equipment. Equipment sales represent the primary revenue stream.
- Parts Sales: Sale of replacement parts and components through Shop.Deere.com, C&B Central parts portal, and all-makes parts program. Parts drop boxes available for customer convenience across multiple states.
- Service and Repair: Service department providing repairs, maintenance, and support for agricultural equipment. C&B EZCare Protection Plans and PowerGard Protection Plans available for extended coverage.
- Precision Ag Services: Precision agriculture support services including installation, calibration, and data management services for GPS systems, automated steering, and precision farming technology.
- Financing: Equipment financing available to customers within the C&B trade area, facilitating equipment purchases through installment payment arrangements.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Compact Tractors (Under 100 HP) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Mid-Range Tractors (100-299 HP) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | High-Horsepower Tractors (300+ HP) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Combines and Harvest Equipment |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
C&B Operations product offering
Product offeringCore offering
C&B Operations is an authorized John Deere agricultural equipment dealership operating 39 retail locations across the Midwest and Mountain West. The company sells new and used tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, tillage, hay and forage, compact construction, and turf equipment, and provides parts, service/repair, equipment financing, and precision agriculture technology integration and support to farmers, ranchers, contractors, and commercial turf customers.
Product overview
C&B Operations is The Midwest's Premier John Deere Dealership, operating as a single-location agricultural equipment dealership with multiple branch locations across the Midwest. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of John Deere agricultural equipment and related products organized into distinct product categories: tractors (spanning compact utility under 40 HP to high-horsepower row-crop tractors over 300 HP), harvest equipment including combines and headers, planting and seeding equipment, precision agriculture technology (displays, receivers, GPS steering systems, and Operations Center integration), hay and forage equipment, tillage equipment, sprayers and spreaders, compact construction equipment, and turf and utility equipment. The product portfolio is complemented by parts and service operations including C&B Central parts portal, service departments, and protection plans. The company operates 41 locations across South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
Differentiator
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Products and services
- John Deere Tractors Sales of new and used John Deere agricultural tractors across all horsepower categories, from sub-40 HP compact utility models to 300+ HP row-crop tractors for farmers, ranchers, and large-acreage operations.
- Combines and Harvest Equipment Sales of John Deere combines and header attachments for grain and forage harvesting, including S-series combines, X9 1100 combines, combine platforms, corn heads, and header attachments for row-crop and large-acreage grain operations.
- Planting and Seeding Equipment Sales of John Deere planters, air seeders, air carts, grain drills, and related attachments for row-crop planting and small-grain seeding operations.
- Hay and Forage Equipment Sales of John Deere hay and forage equipment including mower conditioners, disc mowers, raking equipment, square and round balers, windrowers, bale movers, and forage harvesters for hay and livestock operations.
- Tillage Equipment Sales of John Deere tillage implements including chisel plows, disks, vertical tillage, strip-till, field cultivators, harrows, mulch finishers, moldboard plows, and rippers for seedbed preparation and residue management.
- Sprayers, Spreaders and Floaters Sales of John Deere self-propelled and pull-type chemical sprayers, fertilizer spreaders, floaters, and related attachments for crop input application.
- Compact Construction Equipment Sales of John Deere compact construction equipment including wheel loaders, wheel and track skid steers, mini excavators, and construction attachments for contractors and material handling operators.
- Turf and Utility Equipment Sales of compact utility tractors, lawn tractors, zero-turn mowers, walk-behind and stand-on mowers, utility vehicles, Ariens/Gravely turf equipment, and turf attachments for residential and commercial grounds care.
- Precision Agriculture Technology Sales and support of John Deere precision agriculture hardware including GPS displays, receivers, activations, and retrofit precision upgrade kits for tractors, planters, air-seeders, sprayers, and combines; integrated with John Deere Operations Center for cloud-based farm data management.
- Parts and Service Aftermarket parts ordering through Shop.Deere.com and C&B Central portals, an All-Makes Parts program, in-house service departments at each location, C&B EZCare and PowerGard Protection Plans, and a multi-state parts drop-box network supporting existing equipment owners.
- Equipment Financing In-house equipment financing offered to customers within the C&B trade area, enabling installment payment arrangements for new and used equipment purchases.
Companies that use C&B Operations
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
C&B Operations technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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Feature3 records
C&B Operations partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- John DeerecoreC&B Operations is an authorized John Deere dealership, reselling John Deere agricultural equipment including tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, tillage equipment, precision ag technology, and compact construction equipment. The partnership provides access to the full John Deere product line, factory support, and John Deere Operations Center technology platform.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
C&B Operations competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- RDO Equipment Co. RDO Equipment is one of the largest John Deere dealer groups in North America, operating across multiple states in the Midwest, Mountain West, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest. It sells new and used ag, construction, and turf equipment, parts, service, and precision ag technology — directly comparable to C&B's business model, customer base, and product portfolio.
- Stotz Equipment: Stotz Equipment is a multi-state John Deere dealer group operating across the Mountain West and Western US. It offers the same full-line John Deere ag, turf, and compact construction equipment plus parts, service, and precision ag — directly comparable in product breadth and dealership model.
- Greenmark Equipment: GreenMark Equipment is a John Deere dealer group serving Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky with full-line agricultural equipment, parts, service, and precision agriculture. Comparable multi-location dealership structure with the same manufacturer relationship and customer mix.
- Ag-Pro Companies: Ag-Pro is one of the largest John Deere dealer groups in the Southeast and Midwest US, operating a multi-state network of dealerships. Its scale, full-line John Deere offering, parts and service infrastructure, and precision ag services closely parallel C&B's business.
- Heritage Tractor: Heritage Tractor is a multi-state John Deere dealer group operating across Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. It offers the same full-line ag equipment, parts, service, and precision agriculture offerings as C&B, with comparable dealership footprint and customer base.
- Koenig Equipment: Koenig Equipment is a John Deere dealer group with multiple locations across Indiana and Ohio offering full-line agricultural equipment, parts, service, and precision ag. Comparable regional dealership model and product portfolio to C&B.
- 21st Century Equipment: 21st Century Equipment is a multi-store John Deere dealer group operating across Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. It offers the same John Deere ag equipment, parts, service, and precision ag as C&B, with directly overlapping trade areas in Wyoming and adjacent Mountain West regions.
Emerging players
- Plains Ag Supply: Plains Ag Supply is a smaller ag equipment dealer operating in parts of the Great Plains, including territories overlapping C&B's South Dakota and Nebraska trade areas. It offers ag and specialty equipment, parts, and service — a smaller-scale but comparable dealer model.
Broad incumbents
- Pape' Machinery: Pape' Machinery is a large multi-state dealer of both agricultural and heavy construction equipment across the Western US. While it competes in compact construction and ag equipment categories with C&B, it is broader in scope and not exclusively a John Deere dealer.
- Brandt Industries: Brandt (formerly Cervus Equipment) is a major North American John Deere dealer group across Western Canada and the US Midwest, plus a broader equipment manufacturer and supplier. Comparable dealership operations but with a wider industrial portfolio and Canadian presence.
Market position
Strengths3 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Frequently asked questions about C&B Operations
What does C&B Operations do?
C&B Operations is an authorized John Deere agricultural equipment dealership operating 39 retail locations across the Midwest and Mountain West. The company sells new and used tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, tillage, hay and forage, compact construction, and turf equipment, and provides parts, service/repair, equipment financing, and precision agriculture technology integration and support to farmers, ranchers, contractors, and commercial turf customers.
Is C&B Operations a public or private company?
C&B Operations is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was C&B Operations founded?
C&B Operations was founded in 1988. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is C&B Operations based?
C&B Operations is headquartered in Gettysburg, United States, in the North America region.
How does C&B Operations make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are parts Sales, service and Repair, precision Ag Services and financing.
Who are C&B Operations's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are RDO Equipment Co., Stotz Equipment, Greenmark Equipment, Ag-Pro Companies, Heritage Tractor, Koenig Equipment and 21st Century Equipment. Plains Ag Supply is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Pape' Machinery and Brandt Industries.
Does C&B Operations have an API?
No public API is recorded for C&B Operations.
What industry is C&B Operations in?
C&B Operations's product category is Agricultural Equipment Dealership. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHACAG, Livestock & Dairy Equipment, with a secondary code of AFAAAAAE, Hay & Forage Machinery (Mowers, Rakes, Tedders, Balers, Wrappers). Its NAICS code is 42382 and its SIC code is 3523.