Re: New tractor electronics

Posted by Jon Hagen on April 06, 2007 at 13:50:04 from (75.104.56.247):

In Reply to: Re: New tractor electronics posted by 55 50 on April 06, 2007 at 13:08:40:

Yes, I think their is a need for a "computer geeks for tractors" type company that would do electronics repairs on farm.
Can/should computer problems be fixed by satellite ? Sounds like outfits like GM's Onstar can do some of that now.

In a small way I deal with farm equipment companys directly to fix computer problems now, Several times I have updated the software in my Trimble GPS lightbar units by connecting the unit to my PC and downloaded new software from the company site.
Same deal with a new grain moisture tester that did not have the right software to test the crops grown in my area. I was able to connect the unit to my PC and download my choice of crops in a few minutes. Before online downloads were avalible, the unit would have had to be "shipped in" for repairs or software with a weeks or months long turn around.

One thing that bothers me is some of the new tractors have totally unnecessary electronics that add nothing but cost and service problems. An example is the 55 or newer series Deere tractors have a $400 PC board that controls the cab mounted work lights and fails quite often. Now a work light needs only a fuse/breaker, mechanical switch and wire between the power supply and the work light, anything more is just complicated and expensive duff.
The electronic engine controls serve a real need that a mechanical system just cannot do, but in most other cases it is just cheaper to build or an engineers ego trip. You talk to a dealer mechanic, and they say that so much of the tractor and especially combine repairs are on overly complicated electronics. Rant over :-)

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