Farmers are having to hack their own tractors to make repairs

Re:Farmers are having to hack their own tractors to make re... by nbar on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @04:49PM (#26082798)

I often wonder in some markets if there isn’t an opportunity for a Leica M6 approach.

Here is a well built analog object that should last generations.

Perhaps the analogy fails when you think about the supporting characters, film development, tractor parts, but it does seem a market luddites version of “x” exists.

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Re:Farmers are having to hack their own tractors to make re... by m463 on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @04:59PM (#26082927)

I've wondered about this. I have a friend with an old tractor, and it's a marvel of simplicity. You could literally fix most problems yourself.

At some point you do need someone else's technology tree (like an engine case).

And at that point, I think computers can simplify things.

There are all kinds of things that work better if you have a wire and a solenoid, as opposed to a mechanical linkage, or a bundle of individual wires or a vacuum line.

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