Imagine purchasing equipment that’s critical to the success of your business that costs you tens, if not over a hundred thousand dollars, but you’re not allowed to make repairs on the equipment yourself.
That is the reality that farmers in North Carolina and across the country fact: they are required to take that equipment to the dealer they purchased it from, or have a maintenance worker come out to repair the machinery.
Warren County farmer Patrick Brown says the lack of a “right-to-repair” policy in the state is burdensome and can be very costly.
“If the dealer comes out to you, you’re going to pay a travel fee of up to $180-$200. Plus the hourly rate once that maintenance tech gets on your farm to start to work,” Brown said.
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