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“There is consumer pressure to back away from technology that is unnecessary to perform everyday tasks.”
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I just think we’re going to see this in cars and appliances soon. People might be hitting their limit on bullshit tech in commodities.
No I don’t need blutooth and wifi in my dishwasher.
I believe that these approaches to technology stem from having too little competition in any given space. Companies can only sell products with unpopular features when a) the product remains necessary and b) there are no real alternatives which don’t also have the anti-feature (or, the anti-feature is not seen as enough to deter against buying the thing).
It’s not just tractors: feels like every piece of tech now has a bunch of shit you don’t want (and even some that harms you), all in a disposable, unrepairable package that costs more than older tech. That older product was often just as good if not better than the newer one.
That is all anyone ever asked for. Farmers are not the kind to throw their hands up and call support to help fix and modify their own shit.
Good to hear that there is a domestic option but Mahindra, of India, and Kioti, of South Korea, have been making owner repairable tractors for years.
Does Kioti actually have a reputation for reparability? Have been trying to find a small tractor lately
Mahindra and Kioti have both service manuals and parts available. I’ve seen some people online complain about issues with specific dealers and having to wait for some parts to be shipped from overseas but that isn’t specific to those brands. I’ve never owned either one so YMMV.
Surely repairable doesn’t mean no tech, just open tech. I’m sure there is tech features that are worth having. It’s the vendor lockin and enshitification that isn’t.
so the squeezening of tech into vehicles seemed to happen at right the same time engine compartments stopped having enough room to change the headlights without having to bust out a cherry picker. at least from the “i can fix a carburetor but maybe not a self parking system why does my grain thresher have one of those anyways” perspective over here.
I’ve got my grandfathers Massey Ferguson 135. The only thing I’ve had to do is replace the seals. The manual explains exactly how to do it and a few youtube videos and I was good.
I love my 2001 tractor. No computer, no bullshit, just a diesel engine, transmission and a hydraulic pump.
I’m not a farmer, but I keep my old car in good condition for the exact same reason.
If I could buy a brand new 1994 Toyota Camry, I would be sooooo happy.
If it still had a base MSRP of US$16428 or full-tits MSRP of US$23978…even better.
We had an excellently maintained late datsun z. Of course my idiot brother burns out the transmission doing idiot things in the late 90s and that totals her. Our mechanic bought it from us and i still see her around town.
I should’ve just learned how to fix the damn thing myself, but they do have some nice safety features (like the “hey, someone is in your blind spot, dipshit” light so i can tell at a glance they’re in my blind spot instead of having to turn and stare them down). i really need to finish learning how to weld and solder and i bet i could just build that damn car.
Heh when I was a teenager my dad bought a Datsun 260Z as a project car. It was a rusted out shell of a chassis/squirrel den and drivetrain when we got it.
I remember taking turns trying to unstick the crankshaft, by hand with a bigass breaker-bar with the head loaded up with MMO. And the feeling of success when red goo shot out the cylinders like a satanic bukkake scene when we finally got it unstuck.
We ended up getting it road-worthy, though I don’t think he ever let me drive it. I was too tall to really drive it comfortably anyway, especially once he put the RSX seats in. Still, I learned a lot about cars and French while we worked on it.
Because it’s your dad I’m assuming French language and not French kissing because ew.
Also i am a few
frescasdecades deep but I think ours was a 280z. Think. It was the car dad wanted to use to pick up chicks but only the coquerelles were interested
Already exists and has existed for years.
Right, but this is a new company building a tractor like “the good ole days” and surprise surprise, lots of demand
i’m not familiar with these dudes but from these photos it looks like plans to build your own tractor out of parts from the hardware store (if you buy an engine from OSE of course) and this is the base frame that you can then add the accessories to and make it the tractor you need. i mean all i am seeing is tractor frame, no tractor body.
But look at all the Prdecessors it has!
While I am a fan of open source, being able to buy a product is a different thing
