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I live in an extremely rural area. The Deere integrations are a huge reason. Another that's not talked about is Deere field service. It's just DAMN GOOD. I

I live in an extremely rural area. The Deere integrations are a huge reason. Another that's not talked about is Deere field service. It's just DAMN GOOD. If you're running a serious tractor(7-9 series ) and it's the middle of planting/harvest hours can be the difference between red and black margins. Deere will roll out a team with 30ft trailer of parts out in hours if you have an issue. CaseIH will sorta match this, kubota and New Holand will simply not.

taylodl 5y ago
Exactly, and at the moment in time you don't care about "right to repair" - you need to get back up and running now. Which has led me to believe "right to repair" is a ruse, but for what?
- Cerium 5y ago
  Right to repair tractors has become talking point because it is a use case that cannot be easily dismissed as "unimportant to real Americans" since many Americans value individualism, hard work, and their countries reputation for food production - all of which are idealized in the concept of the independent American farmer.
- supercheetah 5y ago
  A ruse to give people flexibility in how they want to repair their own equipment? What a terrible thing.
- selfhoster11 5y ago
  > Which has led me to believe "right to repair" is a ruse, but for what? You what? Being able to repair and control your hardware is good in itself. It doesn't need to be justified, except as a means to counteract the much stronger lobby that is trying to destroy it. Your point about this maybe being a ruse is like the one that maybe climate change is a ruse: so what if it is? The measures we introduced to combat the (perceived?) threat will result in a net benefit to society, the environment and individual freedoms. Boo, hoo I'm living in a better world unnecessarily. Very tragic.
- CogitoCogito 5y ago
  Nothing about "right to repair" would disallow you to use Deere field service if you want to.
- mikey_p 5y ago
  In one of my other comments I noted that disabling emissions controls would probably be top priority for most of the farmers complaining about not being able to modify how their tractors work.
8note 5y ago
In hours, aren't you already in the red? Is it tens of hours that makes the difference?

taylodl 5y ago

Exactly, and at the moment in time you don't care about "right to repair" - you need to get back up and running now. Which has led me to believe "right to repair" is a ruse, but for what?

Cerium 5y ago
Right to repair tractors has become talking point because it is a use case that cannot be easily dismissed as "unimportant to real Americans" since many Americans value individualism, hard work, and their countries reputation for food production - all of which are idealized in the concept of the independent American farmer.
supercheetah 5y ago
A ruse to give people flexibility in how they want to repair their own equipment? What a terrible thing.
selfhoster11 5y ago
> Which has led me to believe "right to repair" is a ruse, but for what? You what? Being able to repair and control your hardware is good in itself. It doesn't need to be justified, except as a means to counteract the much stronger lobby that is trying to destroy it. Your point about this maybe being a ruse is like the one that maybe climate change is a ruse: so what if it is? The measures we introduced to combat the (perceived?) threat will result in a net benefit to society, the environment and individual freedoms. Boo, hoo I'm living in a better world unnecessarily. Very tragic.
CogitoCogito 5y ago
Nothing about "right to repair" would disallow you to use Deere field service if you want to.
mikey_p 5y ago
In one of my other comments I noted that disabling emissions controls would probably be top priority for most of the farmers complaining about not being able to modify how their tractors work.

8note 5y ago

In hours, aren't you already in the red? Is it tens of hours that makes the difference?