Farm equipment repair has never cost more, taken longer, or been more politically charged than right now. Dealer labor rates are running north of $200 an hour, software-locked diagnostics keep shutting out independent shops, and a wave of legislation is moving through state capitols. This article covers what’s happened, what it means practically, what you…
New Holland has a solid reputation, and it’s mostly deserved. But the failures that do show up tend to get misdiagnosed in expensive ways — a cold-start problem chased as fuel, a transmission fault treated as a rebuild, a fuel issue that no visual inspection will ever find. Why Cold-Start Failures Get Misdiagnosed The single…
Massey Ferguson tractor problems don’t get talked about the same way John Deere or Kubota issues do, and that’s exactly the problem — because the owners who get burned the worst are usually the ones who bought without knowing what to watch for. This article covers the real Massey Ferguson tractor problems, the model-specific issues…
The gap between LS owners who love their machine and owners who regret it comes down to two things: which dealer they bought from, and whether the right hydraulic fluid went in. Almost every recurring LS problem traces back to one of those. The mechanicals underneath are sound — the failures cluster around how the…
Kioti doesn’t get the forum traffic John Deere or Kubota does, but enough of these Korean-built machines are in American farm country now that clear patterns have emerged. Most of them aren’t engine or drivetrain failures — they’re assembly quality, loader hardware, and one specific electronic transmission. Daedong, Dealers, and Why That Matters Kioti is…
A steering failure is worse than most mechanical problems because it happens while you’re moving. On a slope or in a tight space, your options for stopping get very limited very fast. What you can safely diagnose yourself depends entirely on which of two steering systems your tractor has — and most owners don’t know…
When the PTO quits, whatever’s attached to it quits too — mid-row with a bush hog, halfway through a field with a tiller. What makes it frustrating is that the same symptom traces back to five different systems at five wildly different price points, and most owners start with the expensive one. Five Systems, One…
Tractor electrical problems are some of the most expensive mistakes a farmer can make — not because the repairs are always complicated, but because most people start replacing parts before they’ve done any real diagnosis. Flickering lights, a starter that clicks but won’t turn over, a PTO that cuts out randomly, a battery that keeps…
Tractor fuel system problems are sending machines to the shop at the worst possible times — and with diesel prices at their highest point since 2022, every hour of downtime and every wasted gallon of fuel hits harder than it used to. Between new EPA rules that finally give farmers more control over their own…
Tractor starter replacement is one of those jobs that looks intimidating until you’ve done it once — and then you wonder why you ever paid a shop $450 to do it for you. With repair costs up across the board and parts prices climbing due to tariffs hitting agricultural equipment supply chains hard in 2025,…
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