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Re:Fighting for the right to repair your own stuff by rhn_mk1 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @10:15AM (#24810125)
What's the influence of an item being small or possible to send on whether people should repair it?

The mechanisms in a tractor are different, not necessarily simpler. Replacing a keyboard on a Thinkpad is both mechanical and as siple as it gets.

Messing up a mechanical repair can absolutely be dangerous: it's a few horspower you could suddenly have out of control.

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Re:Fighting for the right to repair your own stuff by jrace on Saturday October 17, 2020 @10:50AM (#24810358)
Most farm implements are dangerous even when under normal operating conditions. Farmers must be self reliant and able to repair there equipment or else the farm can fail. And a failed farm can take years to come back - if ever.
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