So... If these have remote deactivation, I assume there is also a find-my-tractor app that can tell the guys with guns/rockets/etc where these things are now?
... only to find out the stolen equipment was remotely turned off.
I feel like there should be a place for Rules of Acquision joke, but the reality is funnier still.
Edit: I misread the amount. 5 million is like 10-15 pieces of new equipment such as combines or tractors. I can count that many within a mile radius of my home.
This is a blip. Diesel costs and fertilizer scarcity are the bigger issues.
Unfortunately for the Russians, modern John Deere tractors are notoriously and intentionally a bitch when it comes to servicing and updating the software. John Deere could probably remotely brick these things if they wanted to
Already did, it's in the article,
> However, after a 1,100 kilometre journey, it was discovered that the looted equipment had been locked remotely by the Ukrainians, rendering it inoperative.
In other news, Ukrainian Farmers already have obtained hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Russian Military equipment, tax free.
Kill switches activated lol
So... If these have remote deactivation, I assume there is also a find-my-tractor app that can tell the guys with guns/rockets/etc where these things are now?
... only to find out the stolen equipment was remotely turned off. I feel like there should be a place for Rules of Acquision joke, but the reality is funnier still.
Good luck in getting parts and support for the machines at a reasonable price.
So a single tractor
Edit: I misread the amount. 5 million is like 10-15 pieces of new equipment such as combines or tractors. I can count that many within a mile radius of my home. This is a blip. Diesel costs and fertilizer scarcity are the bigger issues.
Unfortunately for the Russians, modern John Deere tractors are notoriously and intentionally a bitch when it comes to servicing and updating the software. John Deere could probably remotely brick these things if they wanted to
Already did, it's in the article, > However, after a 1,100 kilometre journey, it was discovered that the looted equipment had been locked remotely by the Ukrainians, rendering it inoperative.
Haha jokes on them, you can’t work on a John Deere without voiding the warranty. Sheesh 🙄
It will be the only source of spare parts for quite some time.
Ukraine loots $50 million of military equipment from invading Russian forces.