Eli Klessig has restored a handful of tractors, some of which are used by his family on their farm in southeast Minnesota. Eli Klessig, right, stands with Max Benson in front of a Farmall C tractor ...

United States farmers have fought John Deere hard over the right to repair their six-figure pieces of equipment. For years, the ag manufacturer has set up software locks that can only be disabled by ...

Tractor maker John Deere faces a federal lawsuit that accuses the company of illegally forcing farmers to use only authorized dealers for critical repairs, boosting its multibillion-dollar profits.

Like many parts of modern life, tractors have gone high-tech, often running on advanced computer systems. But some manufacturers are tight-lipped about how these electronics work, making it difficult ...

ELLETTSVILLE — Some of you reading this column know Chris Kleindorfer, a man who for 35 years repaired vehicles of all kinds at his no-frills shop in a refurbished hog barn west of Bloomington near ...