Interesting article

[jyoutz]

Farmers Say the Sun Turned Their John Deere Tractors Into 'Demon-Possessed' Machines

Massive solar storms in 2024 disrupted GPS-reliant tractors, causing them to malfunction during planting, with farmers dubbing them "demon-possessed" machines.

www.yahoo.com

 

[bmaverick]

Farmers Say the Sun Turned Their John Deere Tractors Into 'Demon-Possessed' Machines

Massive solar storms in 2024 disrupted GPS-reliant tractors, causing them to malfunction during planting, with farmers dubbing them "demon-possessed" machines.

www.yahoo.com

HA HA HA HA.

When can farmers go BACK to reliable tractors and farming! Dump those computerized gadgets of demon-possession. These new tractors have more electrical wire bundles than my early 2000s truck.

Tractors need to be following the KISS principles. A useful machine, not some broken Cadillac behemoth out in some field stuck in electronic hell of limp mode the dealers tried to fix 8 or 9 times.

 

[Hay Dude]

Well yeah, they are over complicated, but what isn't today?
Today's generation wants comfort and safety. They want to use their fingers to push buttons.
I have 3 2010-ish farm tractors loaded with complex wiring and electronics.
Breakdowns can be costly, but I will take them over old worn out equipment with little to no parts availability, bone jarring ride on bumpy fields and leaks.

 

[bigtiller]

To make a profit at row-crop-farming with the cost of seed, fertilizer and all the other inputs, precision farming is a must. And that requires electronics.

 

[WranglerX]

But why does my toaster require computer control.....

 

[jyoutz]

To make a profit at row-crop-farming with the cost of seed, fertilizer and all the other inputs, precision farming is a must. And that requires electronics.

True. I’m sure these are primarily used by large corporate farms. It does optimize fertilizer, seed, and pesticide sprays, which reduces costs.

 

[jyoutz]

But why does my toaster require computer control.....

Just buy the Walmart cheapie toasters.

 

[oldnslo]

When you have equipment that is 50 to 100 ft or more in width the GPS guidance is nice since when dusty you frequently can’t see the ends of the implement.

Down side is a $10 sensor shuts down a million dollar machine and planting or harvest stops.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Today's generation wants comfort and safety. They want to use their fingers to push touch screens.

There, I fixed it for you.

Buttons are hopelessly outdated.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

But why does my toaster require computer control.....

They can pry my non-computerized washer, dryer, and toaster from my cold, dead hands or until I cannot get replacement parts for them...

Kinda like the buzz about getting computerized torque wrenches. Nope, I'll stick with my click and dial indicating types, thank you.

Wait, wait, what would be the error displayed if a computerized wrench went on the fritz?

Heh