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fredlllll t1_j8olvn3 wrote

Reply to comment by garlicroastedpotato in 11 states consider 'right to repair' for farming equipment by Ranew

you forgot to mention how you need software to unlock the machine again after a switch failed and you replaced it. software that costs a lot of money or isnt even available to farmers. so you replace the switch and the machine tells you "go to dealer to unlock huehue" but you cant move the machine, and calling the dealer out costs you days in time

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garlicroastedpotato t1_j8opw50 wrote

Actually, every piece of farming equipment has this as a standard feature. According to the article those sorts of things wouldn't be changing with this law because they would mean removing safeguards.

The law proposed would make something like the MOU JD signed into law in some states. It's not certain what consequences this would have with the contracts. Which is why they're only considering this and not doing this. They have to study the particular impacts of this decision. They don't want to sign it into law and find out that they made a law that creates a recall issue that cripples agricultural for a year.

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Ranew OP t1_j8oxd6r wrote

The MOU with Farm Bureua was a promised continuation of the status quo and probably the simplest PR both could do.

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Ranew OP t1_j8owfde wrote

I can get into software for $1800. That's cheaper than the radiator I put a fan through last harvest. For the price of the radiator, I can have OEM cable and software or third-party that comes with a laptop.

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