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| ‘Right to repair' equipment removed from NC Senate farm bill. Why it matters. |
| 2022-05-26 |
| [News & Observer] In the face of stiff opposition from farm equipment companies and dealers, North Carolina state senators on Tuesday walked back a provision that would have widened access to the repair of farming equipment. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Rob, if that Woods couldn't destroy that hose, check the belts and PTO... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-05-26 12:11 |
| #6 Lobbyists strike again. Someone ought to slip a “right of repair” clause for McDonalds ice cream machines into the farm bill in its place and see who screams. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-05-26 12:09 |
| #5 I'm all for right to repair, but I'd like to state that my dad never did get the left-wheel brake working on our International Harvester. And the only reason the bush hog worked is because I crawled underneath it and cut away the hose he ran over. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-05-26 11:39 |
| #4 I have had good luck with LKQ for used parts. Got a door for my Jeep for $85 and a used ABS modulator that cannot be ordered new anymore for $80. If the part isn't in one of their yards near you, they sell online too. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-05-26 08:25 |
| #3 Trying to get OEM parts right now is a pain, too. And the dorman/etc chineseium 'aftermarket' out-of-the-box failure rates are getting worse. Using harborfreighneium alloy tools doesn't help, either. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2022-05-26 08:14 |
| #2 I don't need farm equipment on my sub acre spread here. What I do know is my next car may be a bare bones 67 Chevy pickup truck because I am damn tired of all the over-engineered electronics I'm having trouble keeping together in my 2008 Jeep Liberty. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-05-26 07:53 |
| #1 I'll take dealership non-warranty work and Chinese circuit boards for $600. Alex. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-26 05:12 |