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I genuinely wonder how it can compete against any existing tractors. You can order a brand new tractor for 5 grand [1]. Is this going to cost less or come with

• namdnay 5y ago
  Not only can you get a very cheap new one, but your village mechanic will know how to repair it because they’ll already have worked on dozens. I know this project is really cool as an engineer, but engines and vehicles in all forms are pretty much a solved problem in the third world. Those guys can squeeze 50 extra years out of a van that we would take to the scrap, building new open source models really isn’t a priority
• voakbasda 5y ago
  I started looking at this class of imported machines recently. What is the shipping cost/time on such units? What about availability of spare parts? Or the quality of the service/parts manuals? These questions are not easily answered on Alibaba, but a properly-done open source design that uses off-the-shelf parts should make them almost entirely moot.