While reading some of the responses I am think some are not seeing the economic factor in this on the farmers side.
Here is a very common example of the problem we are talking about. You have a newer JD tractor that is just out of warranty so ZERO issue on JD paying anything. NOX sensor on the exhaust goes out. Your tractor goes into limp mode. You can not pull your 24 row corn planter with any other tractor you own due to hydraulics and electronic requirements. So with some trial and error you an your dealer ( who happens to be 100 miles away) figure out it is more than likely the NOX sensor. Yes they can get one sent to you the very next morning. GREAT. life will be good again in the morning!!! WRONG!!!!!!!!! The sensor has to be paired to the controller on the tractor. The shop service guys, that do road service, are two days behind with none of them even going to be close to you. So here your looking at 2 1/2 DAYS, minimum, of your 24 row planter just setting. So that is easily 1500-2000 acres of corn that is not going to be planted. In the PEAK time of corn planting a single day delay can mean a yield reduction of 1% per day. So lets just say 2% on 1500 acres with an average yield of 230 BPA. That is a yield loss of 6900 bushels with corn at even just $3 your looking at $20700 loss.
This is the economic reality your facing with a limited supply of JD dealership mechanics in the peak of season.
Now if this same thing happened on your car or pickup you or a local repair guy more than likely has spent the money to legally BUY the scanner type tools to reset this type of sensor on the vehicle. You can NOT legally buy JDs service programs. You can buy service books and parts manual but not the software to "FIX" this type of problem. My son works on cars he spends thousands of dollars each year to keep his scan tools updated to the newer models. These are legal tools too. With JD you have to be a JD dealer to buy this equipment/program.
Some are mistakenly thinking this is just fellow that wanting to modify their equipment doing the complaining. That is not the case. JD and every other manufacture clearly states that if you modify the equipment in any way that effect Emission or Power out put, you voided all warranties. That is fine. Just let us buy the diagnostics to FIX our own equipment back to factory specs.
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