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This is great news. One of my children’s father in law is a farmer. He always repaired his own equipment. The companies building farm equipment have made it extremely difficult work on equipment. He couldn’t even replace a busted radio with out voiding the warranty. . Car companies made it difficult for independent repair companies to fix cars. Certain diagnostic codes were proprietary. Court forced car companies to sell the rights to those codes. Having to drag a large tractor etc to the repair shop isn’t always feasible and is expensive.
US farmers win right to repair John Deere equipment
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As a farmer...about time! However, we have worked on our 1980's model 4400/4600 since we have owned them. I am not sure thatI would even want to touch one of the modern ones with allthe computer stuff on board. But when a farmer is broken down inthe field they need it fixed as soon as possible...don't need to wait for a technician to come in three day during planting or harvest...need it back up and runnin ASAP. Most farmers by trade are a mechanic anyway...have had to learn that over the years just because of what I previously said.
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LTC David Brown
I agree. My In law told me that if he bought a new tractor and touched it with a wrench he would void the warranty. My in-law is a very good Mechanic. Also a great miser. Never throws anything away and takes other peoples trash and makes treasures
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
LTC David Brown - That is the main reason we have held on to ours for allthese years. If I were to put mine on the market right now I promise I could get top dollar for it for tohose resaons...they are reliable withour computers and easy to work on.
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