Stampede_the_Hippos t1_j8pki4l wrote on February 16, 2023 at 12:57 AM

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

Having proprietary software seems fine to me. It's the fact that you can't do whatever you want to the hardware, that's the problem.

m_nels t1_j8pmcac wrote on February 16, 2023 at 1:11 AM

Gets real tricky with Tier IV emissions controls. If a customer was to delete their machine we cannot perform warranty work, deleting a machine can also get you fined by the EPA.

It’s proprietary, protected and expensive. I don’t know what the ultimate solution is going to be. There are so many sensors and electronic controls on machines nowadays that are all tied back to the ECU so it’s not as easy as reflashing the software.

Edit: Thought more about a solution. Guess OEMs would have to provide end users with the program that could be downloaded to a laptop.