The Day John Deere Stopped Being Your Neighbor

August 29th, 2024. Illinois grain farmer walks into his John Deere dealership with a signed purchase order. Deposit paid. Contract confirmed. Spring delivery locked in.

What happened next got filmed on a phone. 1.2 million people watched it.

Been farming for 31 years and I've never seen a regional director tear up a signed contract across a conference room table. On camera. No apology. No replacement order. Nothing from Moline.

This isn't just one bad dealer. This is what happens when your local family dealership gets absorbed into an 18-store chain answering to private equity — and you go from being a neighbor to being a line item on a quarterly report.

We cover what's happening with dealer consolidation, right to repair, and the real operating costs hitting grain and row crop farmers right now. Montana. Illinois. Alberta. Same story, different zip code.

If you're shopping iron this season or renewing a service agreement — watch this first.

Timestamps, sources, and dealer data linked below.

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