He has to wait for a Deere authorized diagnostic tech to come out and tell him what's wrong with it, and lose his farm if he tries to hack the diagnostic software, because he is looking for a bad limit switch and can't wait for a Deere factory man to charge $300/hr plus travel mileage to make a field call.
John Deere went 100% Harvard business school model, renting/leasing farm machinery instead of selling it, and is whining about how Kubota is stealing their business.
“and lose his farm if he tries to hack the diagnostic software, because he is looking for a bad limit switch “
I have read a few articles on that subject and suspect it may not be a net gain for JD, but a big gain for the dealers they need to keep fat and happy.
The only thing I do not like about the Kubota tractors is setting down on the heel of the pedal for reverse. I prefer the two pedal design on all the JD tractors for forward and reverse.
The thing I do not like about John Deere tractors are their own version of quick disconnect attachments. Therefore, you have to buy their own forks, front blade, snow blower, etc.
All the other compact tractors use the Bobcat quick release system. So, you can put ANY quick release attachment on the front.
Stepping down not setting
Here is an example of a 1950’s Farmall:
https://nh.craigslist.org/grd/d/north-hampton-1955-farmall-300/7041229325.html