Posted on 10/22/2024 9:43:25 AM PDT by george76
John Deere expects farmers to let their equipment sit idle for days waiting for a JD technician to show up to make minor repairs.
Juan Venadas
Trump will impose heavy tariffs on Deere exporting from Mexico to the US.
Deere may want to wait till we have the next dem president.
They’re replacing them with trannies. They’ll learn the hard way.
10.2 billion in profit while farmers are paying 800K for a combine that is constantly needing a service call.
John Deere’s predatory repair practices have pissed off farmers so The farmers are buying competitive products and John Deere is now getting what they deserve.
Isn’t globalism great! Outsource tech and manufacturing to other countries, then open up borders to McService jobs.
Maybe so but I bet they sold it with no money down and zero interest. They do have good finance options on what they sell.
Looks like an opportunity for some midsize machine shop to sweep in with rapid response expertise servicing Deere equipment.
“Layoff” is a noun. “Lay off” is the verb this headline writer is looking for.
Deere must have hired the guy that made the McDonald’s shake machines.
Every farmer I know repairs his own...
Nothing runs like a Deere.... to Mexico.
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#2 I am watching ‘Larson Farms’ on youtube. They have this year dug a foundation themselves for a large grain bin for the concrete guys and help pour concrete between grain bins and also replace some 5 long fan blades inside a combine and later discover a fan housing with a large hole in it. They and in other farm videos others do many repairs themselves because they are running a multi million dollar business and cannot wait.
They had to have John Deere tech come out to the field when one of their combines blew an engine. Chunks of metal. Just 360 hours on it. It took 4 days before they could use it again.
Deere under FTC investigation over farms’ right to repair equipment
A probe into whether the tractor giant violated consumer protection law comes as farmers say they have little choice but to overpay for dealer repairs.
Published Oct. 21, 2024
https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/deere-right-to-repair-ftc-investigation/730432/
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