Re: Re: Jon D's second debate

Posted by Mike M (WA) on August 24, 2001 at 07:50:36 from (63.44.140.207):

In Reply to: Re: Jon D's second debate posted by Jim (MI) on August 24, 2001 at 06:31:07:

Your points about the durability of plastic and the repair parts industry being a viable part of the economy are well taken, but I think the issue is much more basic. Old tractors (and old cars) were made with primarily mechanical and simple electrical (as opposed to electronic) control systems. If they break, we can usually repair, by welding, fabricating, etc. The new stuff is controlled electronically, and we are at the mercy of the parts folks to keep manufacturing the stuff we need to keep them going. I had to junk a perfectly good car a while back, because the computer was unique to that year, and there simply were not any computers available, anywhere. Part of the scheme of planned obsolesence is to quit making parts after a few years, and with electronic "black boxes", we as hobbyists can't "make do" like we could on the older stuff.

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