Farmers jailbreaking John Deere tractors to repair them - video

[IAMSatisfied]

Yep and they wont shut themselves down because they lost connection with the internet or missed a regen cycle because of being in the field trying to complete a harvest before a storm. crops cannot wait 3 to 15 days for a dealership to send out a service tech who will probably tell the farmer once he arrives and has a look at the piece of equipment that it will have to be transported to the dealership to re calibrate the computer that controls the tire inflation and the windshield wipers because it is not allowed to be done in the field without a complete diagnostic
You may think I'm joking but according to some of the cotton farmers things have really gotten so bad that you don't dare operate a piece of equipment with the cab doors open when the air conditioner goes out for fear of the onboard computer sending a fault code that will shut down the machine because the computer overheated

And to make matters worse, the companies that manufacture these pieces of farm equipment that require proprietary software have aggressively gone after (i.e., legal threats,etc.) anyone trying to repair these on their own (not unlike how Tesla motors has treated those who attempt to repair their own cars, and how Apple computer has tried to shut down or otherwise hinder aftermarket repair services).

[Frank S]

And to make matters worse, the companies that manufacture these pieces of farm equipment that require proprietary software have aggressively gone after (i.e., legal threats,etc.) anyone trying to repair these on their own (not unlike how Tesla motors has treated those who attempt to repair their own cars, and how Apple computer has tried to shut down or otherwise hinder aftermarket repair services).

Well if they didn't manufacture inferior products they would not have to be so paranoid with their proprietary software's and parts

[MeJasonT]

Is anyone following the John Deere jailbreak story. does it still have the same momentum.