We have a JD 3005 compact tractor with a manual and transfer box. What is really nice is the owners manual describes what and how to perform necessary maintenance. In the 15 years I’ve owned it, never needed to go to the dealer for anything other than parts. Very refreshing working on it and the simplicity of design.The irony of reading that a day after watching the John Deere service tec plug a laptop into the rental tractor we have. Not that that takes away from your point.
The 110 with 300tdi we had in Brazil probably fit the bill.Was the real Defender even a viable farm truck?
The 110 with 300tdi we had in Brazil probably fit the bill.
It is not uncommon at all to see a laptop plugged into a tractor.The irony of reading that a day after watching the John Deere service tec plug a laptop into the rental tractor we have. Not that that takes away from your point.
I was referring to the TD5 and Puma models.
There was something wrong with the emission controls in this case. It's funny with these tier 4 tractors. If you don't run the piss out of them you have to regenerated the DPF, which means the tractor sits there and runs at a high rpm for about 20 minutes. That, to me, doesn't seem very emission friendly.It is not uncommon at all to see a laptop plugged into a tractor.
John Deere is one of the pioneers in development and use of GPS. For precise planting, they use differential, RTK-enabled, GPS that prescribes and records the seed location with sub-inch accuracy.
... and we can later fly over the field, and verify if each of these seeds germinated and produced a plant.
Talk about precision agriculture.
That's funny indeed. I guess they need to burn off the soot - I'd think it mattered a lot more for city vehicles than for tractors.There was something wrong with the emission controls in this case. It's funny with these tier 4 tractors. If you don't run the piss out of them you have to regenerated the DPF, which means the tractor sits there and runs at a high rpm for about 20 minutes. That, to me, doesn't seem very emission friendly.
It is not uncommon at all to see a laptop plugged into a tractor.
John Deere is one of the pioneers in development and use of GPS. For precise planting, they use differential, RTK-enabled, GPS that prescribes and records the seed location with sub-inch accuracy.
... and we can later fly over the field, and verify if each of these seeds germinated and produced a plant.
Talk about precision agriculture.
You'd be surprised, Kennith. But it's already here.If I wanted to damage a nation, the sweetest music to my ears would be the sound of collected data being analyzed telling me precisely where everything has been planted, how well it responded, extrapolating the soil conditions, and suggesting that the systems themselves can be altered remotely to slowly reconfigure the scheduling and planting patterns within the John Deere database, as well.
Someone could really fuck things up if they put their mind to it.
Cheers,
Kennith
The alternatives were just as computerized, and as mentioned, eventually including the tractors themselves. I’d say yes, they were just as viable a farm truck as any other truck.
You'd be surprised, Kennith. But it's already here.
The other part of the equation is the Seed / Planting suppliers. Tractors can monitor where / when it was planted however the seed companies have the soil conditions, growing environment, etc. data from the farmers. Over the years it is incredible on how feed corn production has increased in our area. Our farms are smaller and hilly compared to the ones in the Mid West. You still have to be involved in the driving or the tractor has a good chance of getting stuck in the new spring that wasn’t there last year.If I wanted to damage a nation, the sweetest music to my ears would be the sound of collected data being analyzed telling me precisely where everything has been planted, how well it responded, extrapolating the soil conditions, and suggesting that the systems themselves can be altered remotely to slowly reconfigure the scheduling and planting patterns within the John Deere database, as well.
Someone could really fuck things up if they put their mind to it.
Cheers,
Kennith
The other part of the equation is the Seed / Planting suppliers. Tractors can monitor where / when it was planted however the seed companies have the soil conditions, growing environment, etc. data from the farmers. Over the years it is incredible on how feed corn production has increased in our area. Our farms are smaller and hilly compared to the ones in the Mid West. You still have to be involved in the driving or the tractor has a good chance of getting stuck in the new spring that wasn’t there last year.
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Whatever. Back to Defenders and Teslas, and indeed:
Kennith
Inside my daughter's 3. No dash.
How powerful is the blower motor, and how cold is the air coming out of that vent? I like a fucking blizzard or dragon breath; nothing in between.
I've been curious about the climate control in that car ever since I first saw it, but nobody ever reviews climate control.
Cheers,
Kennith
It’s great. Roommate had one. Stuff works right away and pushes air well. I think the full fan sounds noisier than a normal car but is probably just because everything else is so quiet.How powerful is the blower motor, and how cold is the air coming out of that vent? I like a fucking blizzard or dragon breath; nothing in between.
I've been curious about the climate control in that car ever since I first saw it, but nobody ever reviews climate control.
Cheers,
Kennith