[USMA:37307] RE: Metric Week '06: Let's say thanks as well.

[King, Mark D.]

 A couple of weeks back I rented a John Deere excavator.  While discussing my options with the rental shop manager, he directed me to the John Deere web site.

 

http://www.deere.com/en_US/cfd/construction/deere_const/excavators/deere_excavator_selection.html

 

The excavators come in 3 classes, based on their operating weight in metric tons.  Additionally, the individual model numbers are also based on the operating weight in metric tons.  I rented the entry level 17ZTS, which tips the scales at a svelte 1730 kg.  The reference label inside the cab (digging depth, swing radius, etc) was also in meters, with inches in parentheses.

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Remek Kocz
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 10:42
To: U.S. Metric Association
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:37305] Metric Week '06: Let's say thanks as well.

This is the time of the year when many of us write our legislators or various companies urging them to support our metric cause.  Let's also take the time to say thanks to many companies that have decided to move towards metric.  Whether we're saying 'thanks' for hard metric sizes of juice bottles and carafes or roofing shingles, let's take the time to give these companies a pat on the back.  My favorites are of course P&G and Tropicana, both of which are clearly steering their product lines in the metric direction.  Check out Tropicana's latest offerings in their PURE line of juices: 1 L sizes.

Remek