Judge Allows Major 'Right to Repair' Lawsuit Against John Deere to Move Forward

Re:Judge Allows Major 'Right to Repair' Lawsuit Against John... by gen220 on Friday December 08, 2023 @05:04PM (#38575200)

When you outsource support, that carries costs that are difficult to measure and not carried in the lease. Your "supply chain of business" just became less robust.

If you're in a business where a couple of days in lead time for repair can make or break a harvest, (1) having a repairs workshop (2) investing in tools you can reliably repair yourself is essentially an insurance premium that protects your harvest by placing its success squarely within the hands of the part most interested in success.

This "insurance" aspect is something that accountants reliably fail to account for, because it doesn't show up in any business ledger. But this way of thinking generally wins because it increases fiscal efficiency, while the side-effect of making systems more fragile is consistently written-off.

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Re:Judge Allows Major 'Right to Repair' Lawsuit Against John... by bluGill on Friday December 08, 2023 @06:47PM (#38576502)

What farmers do is instead have a relationship with a mechanic (normally dealer) who has spares. If they can't fix it in a couple hours they bring a loaner you can use until they get it fixed. Simple problems can be done in an hour by your plan, but anything complex you are in the shop instead of the field for hours.

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