Those of you saying that the JD stuff sold at Home Depot / Lowe's / etc aren't "real" JD equipment... You could not be more wrong.
A JD E100 lawn tractor from Home depot is the exact same thing as an E100 from a JD dealer.
The 100 series and the EZtrak zero-turns are made in Greenville, Tennessee. The "premium" models are made in Horicon, Wisconsin.