<![CDATA[This is an important development -- a new tractor company selling machines that encourage repairs by the people who use them, rather than expensive control by a corporate monopolist.]]>This is an important development -- a new tractor company selling machines that encourage repairs by the people who use them, rather than expensive control by a corporate monopolist.

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Demand Is Booming for New No Tech, Repairable Tractor

"There is consumer pressure to back away from technology that is unnecessary to perform everyday tasks."

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404 Media (www.404media.co)

We need to make this a trend, not an exception.

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Sadly they will be bought out and dismanteled by John Deer.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/116626539955049177/statuses/116695425899652086https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/116626539955049177/statuses/116695425899652086Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:41:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is an important development -- a new tractor company selling machines that encourage repairs by the people who use them, rather than expensive control by a corporate monopolist. on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:38:43 GMT]]>@dangillmor when you're facing monopolies like that, or closed systems, you can create your own foundation for an "open source" tractor project. You may want to contact the @fsf or riscv.org or @TheASF to learn how they did it in their respective industries...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lucentinian/statuses/116695415076825532https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lucentinian/statuses/116695415076825532Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:38:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is an important development -- a new tractor company selling machines that encourage repairs by the people who use them, rather than expensive control by a corporate monopolist. on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:30:50 GMT]]>@dangillmor @jamesmarshall
A recent update to the relevant EU regulations are also forcing JohnhDeer3 into making it easier to access repair information, materials and parts.

Just a moment...

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(www.agriland.ie)

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@dangillmor Someone convince et al to promote this thing internationally, especially in countries not engaged in any trade war against us. Exporting train cars of these through our Pacific and Atlantic ports to Oceania, Asia, Europe, Africa, and South and Central America, with federal assistance to scale for international demand, would harm the cause.

And spreading is an unalloyed good anyway. @avilewis, you at least know the guy. Happen to have a means to get in touch? I imaging the would be supportive of helping other countries get free of the US duopoly with their inbuilt kill-switches.

Meanwhile, can anyone persuade this company to offer an electric variant? If it's just as independently repairable, a lot of countries would want that option instead.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/deFractal/statuses/116695263839701928https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/deFractal/statuses/116695263839701928Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:00:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is an important development -- a new tractor company selling machines that encourage repairs by the people who use them, rather than expensive control by a corporate monopolist. on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:32:16 GMT]]>@dangillmor I wish someone would do this for cars!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/moelassus/statuses/116695153827743599https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/moelassus/statuses/116695153827743599Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:32:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is an important development -- a new tractor company selling machines that encourage repairs by the people who use them, rather than expensive control by a corporate monopolist. on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:15:54 GMT]]>@dangillmor One positive thing about Alberta!

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We need to make this company thrive so that others pop up and create a new market because we would not want a "Preston Tucker" or "John Delorean" situation happening, incited by US agrobiz... because you know they would love to.

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