Tractors put in serious work, so wear shows up sooner or later. A small issue in the wrong spot can drag down performance, ...

Last summer, Walter Schweitzer had set out to bale his field of dry hay, and was moving quickly to beat the rain when his tractor broke down. The Montana farmer couldn’t figure out what had ...

For more than a few years now, we’ve been covering the saga of tractors from the larger manufacturers on which all components are locked down by software to the extent that they can only be replaced ...

Scott Potmesil, a fourth-generation farmer who raises cattle in Sandhills, Nebraska, recently bought a John Deere tractor that is over 25 years old. He said he purposely went looking for the older ...

Across the farm belt, the cost of keeping modern machinery running has become a flashpoint, as growers push for the legal right to fix their own tractors instead of relying on expensive, tightly ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... All across the heartland, farmers are getting their equipment ready for planting season. It’s a critical period; if you are going to maximize the value of ...

'Right-to-repair' fight extends from iPhones to tractors Farmers' simmering frustration over their inability to repair their own equipment is now front and center in a contentious debate that spreads ...

Troubleshooting begins on a stubborn Ford tractor that refuses to start easily, leading to diagnostics and repair attempts. What’s causing the hard-start issue? Five years after Kamloops graves ...