Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors Because of a Repair Ban

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R Sloan

21 Nov 2020

As of 2020 no right to repair law has passed in the US But more than 20 states are considering legislation similar to Nebraska's and Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have both supported national right to repair legislation for farmers When it comes to repair farmers have always been self reliant But the modernization of tractors and other farm equipment over the past few decades has left most farmers in the dust thanks to diagnostic software that large manufacturers hold a monopoly over In this episode of State of Repair we go to Nebraska to talk to the farmers and mechanics who are fighting large manufacturers like John Deere for the right to access the diagnostic software they need to repair their tractors This video was originally aired on Motherboard in 2018 Click here to subscribe to VICE a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FSubscribe-to-VICE a About VICE The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information From every corner of the planet our immersive caustic ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture crime art parties fashion protest the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed Welcome to VICE Connect with VICE Check out our full video catalog a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FVICE-Videos a Videos daily editorial and more a http 3A 2F 2Fvice com a More videos from the VICE network a https 3A 2F 2Fwww fb com 2Fvicevideo a Click here to get the best of VICE daily a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F1SquZ6v a Like VICE on Facebook a http 3A 2F 2Ffb com 2Fvice a Follow VICE on Twitter a http 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Fvice a Follow us on Instagram a http 3A 2F 2Finstagram com 2Fvice a The VICE YouTube Network VICE a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FVICE a MUNCHIES a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FMUNCHIES a VICE News a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FVICE a News VICELAND a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FVICE a LANDTV Broadly a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FBroadly a Noisey a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FNoisey a Motherboard a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FMotherboardTV a VICE Sports a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FNOC a i-D a http 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FiDmagazine a Waypoint a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FWaypoint a