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14-02-2023, 02:48 PM
By JESSE BEDAYN
yesterday
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The tractor’s manufacturer doesn’t allow Wood to make certain fixes himself, and last spring his fertilizing operations were stalled for three days before the servicer arrived to add a few lines of missing computer code for US$950.
“That’s where they have us over the barrel, it’s more like we are renting it than buying it,” said Wood, who spent US$300,000 on the used tractor.
Wood’s plight, echoed by farmers across the country, has pushed lawmakers in Colorado and 10 other states to introduce bills that would force manufacturers to provide the tools, software, parts and manuals needed for farmers to do their own repairs — thereby avoiding steep labor costs and delays that imperil profits.
https://apnews.com/article/agriculture-c...2130503d49
yesterday
......
The tractor’s manufacturer doesn’t allow Wood to make certain fixes himself, and last spring his fertilizing operations were stalled for three days before the servicer arrived to add a few lines of missing computer code for US$950.
“That’s where they have us over the barrel, it’s more like we are renting it than buying it,” said Wood, who spent US$300,000 on the used tractor.
Wood’s plight, echoed by farmers across the country, has pushed lawmakers in Colorado and 10 other states to introduce bills that would force manufacturers to provide the tools, software, parts and manuals needed for farmers to do their own repairs — thereby avoiding steep labor costs and delays that imperil profits.
https://apnews.com/article/agriculture-c...2130503d49
