Schweitzer was fortunate he had an old backup tractor, so his crop didn't get ruined, but the experience made Schweitzer eager to fight for change. He says a local independent mechanic would have charged only a small fraction of that. His bill to replace the fuel sensor? Nearly $5,000. He says it took about a month for the repair to get done. You know, when you're staring at a hay crop that needs to be in a bale and your tractor's not working, you get real nervous.īERLINER: Schweitzer wound up sending his tractor to the dealer. SCHWEITZER: It's not like they didn't know that this was an issue. Only a John Deere dealer could do that - not an independent mechanic or Schweitzer himself, the guy who owns the tractor.
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WALTER SCHWEITZER: Kind of did all the things that a farmer or rancher does to try to troubleshoot the problems.īERLINER: But he couldn't do much because he didn't have access to the software that would help him diagnose what was wrong. And then at the worst possible time, he says his tractor kept shutting down, randomly. He never expected to get political in the middle of haying season, but there he was last summer on his John Deere tractor, hustling to cut and bale his hay while the weather was still good.
URI BERLINER, BYLINE: Walter Schweitzer is a third-generation Montana farmer. But farmers' loyalty to the John Deere brand is fraying. American farmers have long had a clear favorite when it comes to tractors - John Deere is king in rural America.
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