Technologies I thought my son would never use

Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by cosmodisk on Sunday April 11, 2021 @05:13PM (#26773492)

The tractor thing is quite an interesting one( not necessarily with just this particular one): the older tractors ended up being so reliable that people often try to get an older one instead of splashing out on a brand new John Deer and this annoys the manufacturers down deep to their bones.

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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by Spooky23 on Sunday April 11, 2021 @05:32PM (#26773645)

Yeah and it is tragic in some ways as the thing missing from the 1930s gear is safety features.

Many preventable deaths happen every year as a result.

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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by ghaff on Sunday April 11, 2021 @06:31PM (#26774076)

Of course, you'll also see people arguing that you shouldn't be driving a 10 year old car for the same reason. There's some level of tradeoff where using an older product without the latest safety features makes sense.

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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by chubot on Sunday April 11, 2021 @05:29PM (#26773617)

Actually the same video I referenced above has a section on tractors! https://youtu.be/BH15Kua5P1Y?t=829

He says it cost me $100 to get the best that has ever been made, and it's backed up by a lot of experience living off grid

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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by hattmall on Monday April 12, 2021 @12:33AM (#26776081)

You may want to specify "lawn tractor" as that's not really what I was picturing when you say tractor.

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