The right to repair

[hobbyfrmr]

Deere will be going home crying just like the loser auto industry did when they were sued for access.

The trouble with older stuff today is 20 year old equipment has fairly complex electronics in it and is no longer available since the chips are long obsolete.

I am on the opposite side of the technology spectrum.
There is the bright side. l could "advance" a decade before electronics scribble the big picture around here.
My idea of progress is a new air ride seat, fully functional air conditioning, am/fm radio and a leased auto steer. The greatest limiting factor to this junk is that it only runs daylight hours. Even in the thick of farming prime time, there is usually 5-8 hours a day where my machinery is not running. After all the big fuss, it sits in a shed or it collects snow, depreciating for 6 months.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

As much as I am against government regulations or mandating anything... There should be a way to bypass and manually operate any piece of equipment. Like the flexicoil mechanical carts, the monitor and every electronic component and sensor could fail and the clutch can still be connected to a factory power supply and continue seeding blind. It would add a mostly redundant cost, but so does sitting for days waiting for a sensor or board that has no workaround to continue using the machine. Perhaps farmers need to be the ones holding the manufacturers hostage until they come up with a solution, rather than the other way around. Not going to happen though, since the users who pay for most of the repairs ( used equipment) aren't the same users who make the new equipment buying decisions on new equipment.

[tweety]

Not going to happen though, since the users who pay for most of the repairs ( used equipment) aren't the same users who make the new equipment buying decisions on new equipment.

That sums it up right there. And that's why they need to be sued for access.