Farmers Fight John Deere

[pokelore]

OVER WHO GETS TO FIX AN $800,000 TRACTOR.

Long but an interesting read....

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...deere-over-who-gets-to-fix-an-800-000-tractor

 

[Well]

OVER WHO GETS TO FIX AN $800,000 TRACTOR.

Long but an interesting read....

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...deere-over-who-gets-to-fix-an-800-000-tractor

Good read. Thanks.

 

[jakeman]

OVER WHO GETS TO FIX AN $800,000 TRACTOR.

Long but an interesting read....

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...deere-over-who-gets-to-fix-an-800-000-tractor

Buddy of mine bought a used JD. I don't recall the model, but it's a big MF'er.

It got hit by lightening sitting outside the barn last spring in a thunderstorm.

Cost him $5k to get the software fixed.

He only paid $25k for the tractor.

 

[curtis]

I keep saying Deere is going to price us farmers out of business.

 

[Party of common sense]

Deere has become a larger bank than they are an equipment dealer

 

[andylicious]

Deere's programming isn't that great, it has issues constantly. I swear it has to be reverse Polish Notation except it sucks. My complaint is there's less functionality than is really needed. Engineers have no idea how one of these machines are utilized.

 

[OrangeFan69]

Interesting article I was watching the other day on Vice about this situation. It's like how many corporations are concerned with sales growth because customer retention is automatically assumed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPYy_g8NzmI

 

[Pokey]

Any one thinking of changing to orange power? Less plastic, too.

 

[jobob85]

Jesus, why don’t you people just pick your produce up at Walmart like the rest of us.