time to break the " john deere myth " badly designed pieces of overcomplicated machinery. ever wrench on one ? and now being designed so it's not fixable in the field. one can do better by buying some other brand that u can get parts for and fix.
John Deere has been embroiled in the “right to repair” controversy, where Deere asserts that their products are proprietary, and merely ‘licensed’ to the (so-called) owners.
What that means is, ‘owners’ can’t buy aftermarket replacement parts, etc and are locked in to OEM parts.
Theres a huge market opportunity for any company that wants to produce non-proprietary ag equipment
Our solution to the John Deere tax (the farmer's term for a price of a JD piece of equipment vs other manufacturers) was to go buy a Massey Ferguson cultivator or swather and some green paint.
time to break the " john deere myth " badly designed pieces of overcomplicated machinery. ever wrench on one ? and now being designed so it's not fixable in the field. one can do better by buying some other brand that u can get parts for and fix.
John Deere has been embroiled in the “right to repair” controversy, where Deere asserts that their products are proprietary, and merely ‘licensed’ to the (so-called) owners.
What that means is, ‘owners’ can’t buy aftermarket replacement parts, etc and are locked in to OEM parts.
Theres a huge market opportunity for any company that wants to produce non-proprietary ag equipment
http://google.com/search?q=Deere+right+to+repair
This got me wondering, and wow, apparently you can now 3d print steel. Not sure how good it is, but wow.
It's been possible for years. The equipment ain't cheap.
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Space_is_hard_tough_testing_for_3D-printed_metal_parts
Our solution to the John Deere tax (the farmer's term for a price of a JD piece of equipment vs other manufacturers) was to go buy a Massey Ferguson cultivator or swather and some green paint.
That font tho
LeTs Go BrAnDoN!
I was shattered when I heard the news that the Wirtgen boys sold out to John Deere.
get the fuck outta here with that front