Comment on The feds are coming for John Deere over the right to repair: The farm equipment giant has fought against letting farmers repair their own equipment for years

MehBlah@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “nothing shits like a Deere”

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• ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Because parts are readily available, if expensive. When the snow is coming and you have a thousand acres left to harvest, you want that part right fucking now. And contrary to what everyone here “knows”, you can fix pretty much anything that doesn’t directly interface with the ECM yourself. I have 10,000 page repair manuals that Deere supplies that details, step by step, how to fix nearly anything on their equipment. I’ve never seen manuals 1/10th as good on CNH equipment.

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  • MehBlah@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So case doesn’t have replacement parts. Sounds like a pretty weak argument. Since you are inside the grift I can see why you don’t like my solution.

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    • ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yah, double down on the ignorance. That’s a good look.

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      • MehBlah@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Just like looking in a mirror isn’t it. What is see is someone who likes the way things are knowing without your exclusive access you wouldn’t have a job. If the information was readily available to everyone there would be no reason to rely on someone who has bought in.

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• DJDarren@thelemmy.club ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Is Case to farming equipment what Brother is to printing?

  Am I going to have to buy a Case for the two holes a year I might need to dig?

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• SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s believe, with my very limited understanding, it has to do with equipment you have working together with other equipment you have.

  Does equipment from one OEM not work best with other equipment from the same OEM?

  I understand you can pick and choose, but sometimes with compatibility issues.

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  • PolarisFx@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    For the most part everything works together, buying non Deere implements and using them with Deere tractors is common. John Deere is a status symbol. Deere also does technology better IMO, that being said I really have no idea what auto-steer tech Case utilizes, they have to have something because no modern farmer is paying attention to their rows that much.

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