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Originally Posted by Mercury Bullet
Ok, take the politics out, it's a non issue.
Look at agriculture where all this stuff is locked down.
We can no longer repair anything, there are no manuals anymore. A couple of manuals have been stuck on the web for our model. Great if you can read Lithuanian.
We had a tractor stuck in the shed with an inoperative pto, we couldn't find the problem so called in the local mechanic who said sorry nothing I can do. They are now computer controlled and independent mechanics have been locked out of any software/hardware diagnostics.
If we want it fixed it would have to be trucked to perth to their hq. Not an option for various reasons. These are big, wide machines.
Or pay an exorbitant fee to have them come on farm.
After hitting the old boys network, we finally came up with some ideas. Ended up being a slipping alternator belt, that's where the computer was getting it's engine speed from and it wasn't correlating with the ground radar.
Now that slipping belt was going to cost us many thousands of dollars if Case IH had their way, they can charge what they like as they have NO competition.
What these companies want to do is strip all access to their documentation and shut you down so they can enjoy a monopoly.
It HAS happened in agriculture and now they want to do it to you and after trucks they will start targeting cars.
Independents are more than happy to pay for the access but the manufacturers want their monopoly. I note the prices aren't coming down with their new found wealth.
Ideally we would sell and go to another manufacturer but they are now operating like a cartel.
When you have to say to every customer who walks into your shop "sorry I can't help" you won't have a job for long.
Currently it's not a problem for you, that's how we want to keep it.
I hope that helps.
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Fair enough. I guess that bridge shall be crossed when it comes to that for road transport and light vehicles.
I'd be interested to know if a similar sky is falling tune was said when electronic engine management was relatively new back in the day?!
I don't plan on staying in the trade for too much longer so it is no worry to me, but if I have no choice there is always the option of working on kenworth, apart from the engine and bluetooth stereo the trucks are a throw back to the 1970s
BTW would these assist you for the ag gear?
https://www.diesellaptops.com/TEXA-C...OHW-LAPTOP.htm
https://www.diesellaptops.com/Nexiq-...124032-PFD.htm
http://www.pfdiagnose.com/Store1.html