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Marine Engines

Experience the powerful reliability of a John Deere engine on the water. There’s no time for worrying about your propulsion or generator engine while you’re hard at work or relaxing on your vessel.
A John Deere marine engine means stress-free cruising.

6135S

PowerTech™ 13.5L Marine Engine If you have a high horsepower marine application you’ll definitely want to check out our new 13.5L engine. It delivers reliable and durable power up to 559 kW (750 hp) in a compact, heat exchanger cooled configuration with side or front service locations. More horses in the engine room aren’t the only things you’ll like about our new 13.5L. Like all John Deere marine engines, it also features low noise, low vibration, and excellent fuel economy. And with high torque at low RPM, you get excellent vessel control and manoeuvring. Enjoy all this, along with more power and flexibility, with our new 61 35SFM75 marine engine.

6090S

PowerTech™ 9.0L Marine Engine The 9.0L marine engine is cooled by sea water through a heat exchanger. It is turbocharged and aftercooled and has a water jacketed exhaust manifold and turbocharger housing. The propulsion engines feature constant power to 400 rpm below rated speed making these engines an excellent choice for patrol craft, launches, work boats, fishing boats, trawler yachts and sport fishing boats.

6068T

PowerTech™ 6068T Marine Engine Designed for efficiency, this 6-cylinder, 6.8L diesel engine delivers higher torque at a low-rated rpm to turn larger propellers at lower speeds.

6068S

PowerTech™ 6.8L Marine Engines The 6.8L six-cylinder engine is offered as either a propulsion or gen drive engine in either keel cooled or heat exchanger configurations. The engines are either turbocharged, non-aftercooled, turbocharged with jacket water aftercooling or turbocharged with seawater after cooling. The propulsion engines feature constant power to 400 rpm below rated speed, making these engines an excellent choice for launches, work boats, trawler yachts, and patrol craft.

6068A

PowerTech™ 6.8L Marine Engine The 6.8L six-cylinder engine is offered as either a propulsion or gen drive engine in either keel cooled or heat exchanger configurations. The engines are either turbocharged, non-aftercooled, turbocharged with jacket water aftercooling or turbocharged with seawater after cooling. The propulsion engines feature constant power to 400 rpm below rated speed, making these engines an excellent choice for launches, work boats, trawler yachts, and patrol craft.

4045T

PowerTech™ 4045T Marine Engine Smart and durable, this 4-cylinder, 4.5L diesel engine has a compact design for easy installation. Fewer external connections means fewer hoses or fittings that could leak or break. Internal balancers offer low noise and vibration for crew comfort.

4045D

PowerTech™ 4045D Marine Engine Smart and durable, this 4-cylinder, 4.5L diesel engine has a compact design for easy installation. Fewer external connections means fewer hoses or fittings that could leak or break. Internal balancers offer low noise and vibration for crew comfort.

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