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2022-05-03 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian troops stole $5M worth of farm vehicles from a John Deere dealership, which remotely locked the thieves out of the equipment

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Posted by DarthVader 2022-05-03 10:43|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 That would be 2 tractors, 2 twelve row planters, and an X9, 1450 combine harvester.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-03 11:17|| 2022-05-03 11:17|| Front Page Top

#2 CNN is not naming a contact in Melitopol

The numbers are a little jumbled.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-05-03 11:41|| 2022-05-03 11:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Now the russians know how US farmers feel. Except they didn't have to pay for the things to begin with.

Posted by ed in texas 2022-05-03 11:46|| 2022-05-03 11:46|| Front Page Top

#4 The one and only time that DRM in farm equipment turned out to be a good idea.

Posted by Angstrom 2022-05-03 11:55|| 2022-05-03 11:55|| Front Page Top

#5 I can hear some locals, "Yeah, well, they still gonna get ya with the service contracts."

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-05-03 12:11|| 2022-05-03 12:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Start calling them to offer extended warranties.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-05-03 12:49|| 2022-05-03 12:49|| Front Page Top

#7 P2K: I think that's already countermanded by the Geneva Convention...

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-05-03 14:05|| 2022-05-03 14:05|| Front Page Top

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