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Kinze, Case IH, New Holland, Massey Ferguson... yeah, there are many competitors to John Deere in the tractor industry. Sort of like how there are many competit

• mattlondon 5y ago
  I would have thought that repairable was a huge competitive selling point for agriculture. From what little I know of farming, these machines work very hard and are indispensable. Often it appears there are very tight deadlines (harvest, weather etc) where you have like a 24-72 hour window to get something done otherwise the whole year's work is wasted. If a machine can't be easily fixed, then you are up shit creek and your entire livelihood could be on the line.
  • sowbug 5y ago
    The issue is whether you can repair your machinery yourself, not whether it can be repaired.
  • mindslight 5y ago
    Speaking as someone who has no farming experience, but lots of general DIY experience, I would guess the two are seen as dichotomous. If you're buying older equipment, then repairability is very important (it's probably already got broken bits, which is why it's being sold). Whereas if you're buying a new extremely expensive John Deere, you want something that "just works" and the upkeep you're planning for is the financing. You're not looking down the line planning to repair it yourself, because if you were going to do that you would just buy an older machine and repair it today.