> An acquaintance farms over 10,000 acres of corn in the midwest. The property is spread out over 3 counties.
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> His operation is a "partnership farm" with John Deere. They use the larger farm operations as demonstration projects for the promotion and development of new equipment.
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> He recently received a phone call from his John Deere representative, and they want the farm to go to electric tractors and combines starting in the near future. He currently has 5 diesel combines that cost $900,000 each that are traded in every 3 years. He also owns over 10 really BIG tractors.
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> On a subsequent long phone call to clarify the particulars of this news, he asked the following questions:
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> "How do I charge the batteries in the combines when they are 3 counties away from the shop in the middle of a cornfield, in the middle of nowhere? Or...How do I get a 50,000+ lb combine that takes up the width of an entire road back to the shop 20 miles away when the batteries go dead?"
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> "When the corn is ready to harvest, it has to have the proper sugar and moisture content. If it is too wet, it has to be put in giant dryers that burn natural or propane gas, and lots of it. Harvest time is critical because if it degrades in sugar content or quality, it can drop the value of his crop by half a million dollars or more, and it is analyzed at time of sale. How do I run them 24 hours a day for 10 or 12 days straight when the harvest is ready, and the weather is coming in?”
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> "When these combines or tractors need fuel, a tanker truck delivers it, and the machines can keep going. What power distribution mechanism is available in the field to charge the electric combine batteries……and how much time for a full charge?"
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> There was dead silence on the other end of the phone.
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> A subsequent phone call from someone at John Deere more knowledgeable than the representative said, “Just to let you know, we're working on an answer to your questions.” I found it almost unfathomable that these important questions had not been researched and an answer readily available.
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> The Deere representative did say, "We are being pushed by the radical Dems in the government to force electric machines on the American farmer”.
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> These politicians, like the recent new car sales mandates in the state of Washington, are out of control. They are now messing with the production of food crops that feed people and livestock... all in the name of their "green dream" with no thought about how to realistically achieve their objective.
>
> His operation is a "partnership farm" with John Deere. They use the larger farm operations as demonstration projects for the promotion and development of new equipment.
>
> He recently received a phone call from his John Deere representative, and they want the farm to go to electric tractors and combines starting in the near future. He currently has 5 diesel combines that cost $900,000 each that are traded in every 3 years. He also owns over 10 really BIG tractors.
>
> On a subsequent long phone call to clarify the particulars of this news, he asked the following questions:
>
> "How do I charge the batteries in the combines when they are 3 counties away from the shop in the middle of a cornfield, in the middle of nowhere? Or...How do I get a 50,000+ lb combine that takes up the width of an entire road back to the shop 20 miles away when the batteries go dead?"
>
> "When the corn is ready to harvest, it has to have the proper sugar and moisture content. If it is too wet, it has to be put in giant dryers that burn natural or propane gas, and lots of it. Harvest time is critical because if it degrades in sugar content or quality, it can drop the value of his crop by half a million dollars or more, and it is analyzed at time of sale. How do I run them 24 hours a day for 10 or 12 days straight when the harvest is ready, and the weather is coming in?”
>
> "When these combines or tractors need fuel, a tanker truck delivers it, and the machines can keep going. What power distribution mechanism is available in the field to charge the electric combine batteries……and how much time for a full charge?"
>
> There was dead silence on the other end of the phone.
>
> A subsequent phone call from someone at John Deere more knowledgeable than the representative said, “Just to let you know, we're working on an answer to your questions.” I found it almost unfathomable that these important questions had not been researched and an answer readily available.
>
> The Deere representative did say, "We are being pushed by the radical Dems in the government to force electric machines on the American farmer”.
>
> These politicians, like the recent new car sales mandates in the state of Washington, are out of control. They are now messing with the production of food crops that feed people and livestock... all in the name of their "green dream" with no thought about how to realistically achieve their objective.
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