Kern Machinery - Bakersfield, California

Alejandro C.

Staff is really professional and friendly, thay help you find what you need for the job , I want to recognize Cindy Caro Parts Specialist for she takes care of the business and us as clients, Thank you

Tina, L. B.

We Went In There Dressed As Normal People, & I Honestly Believe Because Of That, That's Why We Were Treated As If We Didn't Have Any Money, We Were There That Day To Buy A Tractor With A Backhoe. But Because Of The Salesmen's Attitude, He Brushed US Off Onto Someone Else First Of All, Then The Next Gentleman When We Told Him What We Were Looking For/Wanted His Attitude Was Damn Near The Same As The First Guy's, Well We Really Don't Have Anything Like That. Then When We Were Walking Around The Yard Just By Ourselves, We Had Found 4 Of Them. That's Fine, If Y'all Don't Want Our Frankie's They Will Spend The Same @ U're Competition. I'm Sure They Won't Give Us SUCH AN ATTITUDE, Y'all Should NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER. THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL DID WITH US. Y'ALL DIDN'T THINK WE HAD THE MONEY BECAUSE OF HOW WE WERE DRESSED. PERIOD

John C.

Well, I just bought a brand new John Deere 1023E. 2021 model. It delivered Wednesday 18 Nov. 2020 and I've been putting her to work ever since. Also got the John Deere R120 bucket loader, Frontier Box Scraper, and the iMatch John Deere three point hitch Quick Connect.
Yes, I'm as giddy as a school boy. I've dealt with John Deere and some other tractors since I was a child being born on the farm/cattle ranch, but it's been many a decade since I was back there. This brings back many a fond memory.

Sawyer Reifel is my salesman. Did a wonderful job setting things up the way I wanted them. He must have the patients of Job in just putting up with me anyway. At 60 years old, a bit crotchety, and permanently disabled, I couldn't afford to have anything go wrong. I needed to have everything just so in order to handle this due to my back being pretty much gone so anything that made the job easier was a major plus. Sawyer made sure it all happened perfectly.

Primary use is clearing brush, landscaping, and weed abatement. I have no need for a mower deck as you aren't going to have much for a lawn in the high desert mountains where sage brush, scorpions, and rattlesnakes are the common of the day. However, if you're looking to clear grease plant, the dry desert grass that creates a massive wildfire hazard each year, and groom your desert course sand into something that looks respectable, John Deere, Kern Machinery, and Sawyer Reifel has it all.
(That's me in the picture on the tractor with Sawyer next to me when they made delivery)
The other primary use is to run up a three point hitch mounted PTO driven 10KW generator for those times when the power goes out. Believe me, when the power goes out you don't want to mess around with manhandling a generator with a very bad back. That iMatch Quick Connect comes in mighty handy.

I'm also looking forward to putting her to work when I get ready to put in the new front porch and the west porch. The John Deere 1023E is perfect for carving things out when you get ready to pour cement. I can get the security and pleasure of having done the job myself and save on paying for someone else to do it at the same time. The prep that is. No, I'll not be doing the cement work. Leave that to the pros.

Anyway, my new tractor has been performing perfectly, just like I would expect from a John Deere. The hydrostatic drive is sweet. I'm used to good old fashion shifting and even the original hydrostatic drive from back in the International Harvester days of the late 1960's when we had a IH 1066. That hydrostatic drive has improved a lot over the years, but it's main claim to fame is the smoothness for which you can operate the tractor, comfort, and it's a whole lot easier on both the operator and whatever equipment you are using over the standard shift. John Deere made certain to capitalize on that and did so with flying colors. John Deere green. Even the tractor itself handles comfortably and with my back I can usually tell you whenever I run over an ant hill, but, surprisingly, this tractor is smooth to operate. It makes the work very comfortable.

Suffice it to say that I'm very pleased with John Deere, Kern Machinery, and Sawyer Reifel. They make a great team.
Nothing Runs Like A Deere.

PS. This wouldn't be complete without an honorable mention for Trent Goehring. Well done.

John Campbell
Weldon, Ca.

Cris R.

amazing place to your john deere parts and amazing customer service

Joseph H.

Bought a 3 series tractor from current machinery. They were awesome. Had large inventory, in-house JD financing for a reasonable rate, and the salesman David who helped me was awesome. He actually delivered the tractor to my house, himself. Great experience. Would buy from them again.

Doc S.

This place was easy to drop off and get right back on the road. I got here a little later than I would have liked for a Friday and thought that I may not be unloaded. But they got me in and out at 3pm, no problem!

dario M.

I stopped by just to have a better understanding of farming equipment. I was given a brief tour, and yes, this was an enjoyable experience. The facility is extremely clean, the people are friendly, the parts department was well stocked, and there's plenty of equipment to choose from. From lawnmowers to combines, and the service department was on point. Check it out for all of your farming needs !!!

ricardo G.

Good afternoon,
To those who are interested in purchasing a machine for construction stop by and talk to Sawyer. He made it possible for me to come home with my dream machine to start a company and he was very understanding throughout the whole process. He was able to answer all the questions I had with no issues. I get to begin my journey on changing my family’s future and starting my company because of Sawyer. If you guys are looking to purchase stop by here first customer satisfaction 100%. Huge fan for John Deere!