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Not that hard, but it wouldn't have anywhere near the capabilities of modern combines and tractors. If you wanted to build an "open source", state of the art c
by jaggederest 4y ago
Not that hard, but it wouldn't have anywhere near the capabilities of modern combines and tractors.
If you wanted to build an "open source", state of the art circa 1970, should be totally doable. Modern tractors are kind of absurd - they are basically teleinformatic devices with an engine and attachments. All the problems of modern cars and modern industrial machines (e.g. CNC milling machine), combined.
It's a bit like the change in telephony over the period - anyone with a soldering iron, machine tools and some knowhow could build a rotary phone on their own, but imagine trying to even assemble the components of an iPhone at home.
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoYep. I used to work for a company that provided HW & SW development services to an agricultural implement manufacturer -- the stuff that is towed by tractors. It wasn't unusual for some weird "happens only once in every 100 starts of the system" glitches to pop up that required hours in the field with diagnostic equipment trying to troubleshoot the thing. Cuz, of course it only happened on the tractor, not back in the lab! And then, "it only happens with this particular type of tablet or version of Android" to boot!