Tractor Hacking The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly

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 Motherboard goes 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 WATCH NEXT The Pinball Doctors the Last Arcade Technicians in NYC - a https 3A 2F 2Fvice video 2F2DRls2X a Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2FSubscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD a Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook a http 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2Fmotherboardtv a Twitter a http 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Fmotherboard a Tumblr a http 3A 2F 2Fmotherboardtv tumblr com 2F a Instagram a http 3A 2F 2Finstagram com 2Fmotherboardtv a More videos from the VICE network a https 3A 2F 2Fwww fb com 2Fvicevideo a

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