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Tractor Hacking: Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly

submitted by Joe Motion

(lurgee)
6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago

When it comes to repair, farmers have always been self reliant. But the modernization of tractors and other farm equipment over the past few decades has left most farmers in the dust thanks to diagnostic software that large manufacturers hold a monopoly over.

In this episode of State of Repair, Motherboard goes to Nebraska to talk to the farmers and mechanics who are fighting large manufacturers like John Deere for the right to access the diagnostic software they need to repair their tractors.

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Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 12:23pm PST - promote requested by Mordhaus.

GE Medical got sued years ( around y2k) ago for this withholding of service tools..
Looks like these farmers should look at that suit.

Now any 3rd party/ in house has service access to GE equipment.
There is a difference though with OEM and 3rd party access.
OEM service manuals have book marks, most 3rd party docs don't.
Diagnostics for 3rd party is an full test of all systems ( time consuming) but for OEM you can select which test you want.

Still you need to know what your are doing on this stuff.
Some jack off the street would be clueless.

Other OEM's have yet to be sued and hence are like John Deer to service.

*quality hey

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by geo321.

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