JOHN DEERE: A Controversial American Icon | Up To Speed
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Published 2020-08-13
JOHN DEERE is one of the most recognizable brands in the world with its iconic yellow deer, the symbol of HARD WORK! But did you know their tractors and farm equipment have been helping the world for nearly 200 years?! Join James as he plows the fields of John Deere’s long history. From the Model D and 110, to Gator 6x4 and beyond. And by “beyond”, I mean farmers fighting for the right to repair their JOHN DEERE tractors which could change the nature of farming forever.
►Episode Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:28 Plowlogue
04:14 First Deere
07:15 Hay and Snow
12:20 Gator Aid
15:05 Right to Repair
17:30 Modern Venison
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All Comments (21)
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Does anyone else actually agree with John Deere regarding right to fix?
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I'm happy that Donut is covering something that is actually an issue for people.
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Anyone should have the right to modify anything they own as long as it meets regulations. But... Any manufacturer should reserve the right to void the warranty if done so.
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This issue is massive, with repercussions that affect the bottom lines of farmers everywhere. Farming is really a game of timing everything. You have a very narrow window to properly do each task, whether it is seeding, spraying, or harvesting; if you are outside of the ideal window it will hurt your profits. By needing to wait for "techs" to come out and reset your computer or make a minor fix that 10 years ago you could do yourself the cost is in the thousands. I don't know any farmers that support John deere on this issue.
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The Up To Speed series has always been our favorite on your channel. Once again, we learn more information and history in such an easy-to-understand way. Thanks, Donut!
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Hey James, fun tidbit real quick. As a farmer in south Alabama, there’s a big movement from the smaller farmers, those that don’t have 50,000 acres in Nebraska, to buy older tractors. We run 13 total in our operation and the newest being a 1992 Case Magnum. The “Right to Repair” battle has caused farmers to stray away from newer and often times safer equipment for things they can repair without going bankrupt. Even Deere’s more “every man” oriented tractors are still pushing $80,000 by the time your done paying interest.
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Heard "Right to Repair", started thinking about Louis Rossman, and all of a sudden the legend himself appears. Crossovers you never thought would happen
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Normal people: uses current year to measure how long ago somthing was Donut: uses the year post malone was born in.
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Other than appreciating a lot your storytelling style and speech, I've been always fascinated from the JD brand. I'm italian, grew in the countryside and not directly me but when someone's dad owned a JD tractor in his farm industry it was like for city boys to have their dad owning a Mercedes AMG. Nice to learn some history about this iconic brand!
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The only reason to love donut is that they give content about all stuff over automobiles. They are not limited to sports cars and super cars. Keep it up james,nolan,jeremiah and jobe
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My grandpa is a cattle and hay farmer. He’s old school. Gets up with the sun, doesn’t talk about his emotions, doesnt cook his own food, poors gasoline on open wounds and loves all things John Deere. To be fair he only has equipment from like 70’s - mid 90’s so he can still fix all his own stuff. I loved getting to drive the gator around as a kid too!
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I'm not even really into cars and stuff but I've been binging this channel lately because James is such a good presenter.
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Good job guys. I am an old-school Kansas farmer and a vocational-school-trained mechanic. I can say that Donut hit the nail on the head and that none of this is fake news.
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"Im a bit of an amatuer farmer myself" Pretty sure James was just saying he grows weed.
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"I've never driven a tractor but I've driven like a million Gators." I think that's how Florida works
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almost all new tractors have autosteer nowadays. You can even get easy blot on devices that bolt straight to the steering wheel that do the same thing. Even for 30+ year old tractors.
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Our local farmers have started buying either different brands,or more commonly, older tractors with no computer systems onboard. The company I work for got rid of all their new- new-ish (00's +) Deere tractors. A combination of the repair issue and slow customer service damn near crippled our harvest season and corporate damn near had a conniption. By the following season Deere tractors were gone from our local facilities.
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The current john deere's stance on being anti repair is destroying their reputation with the farmers.
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JAMES WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT OUT THEM RIDICULOUS TORQUE SPECS?!?!?!
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What I've learned here. John deers history and that it's the apple of farming.
