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Are there FOSS tractors? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 17 hours ago by thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.net to c/farming@slrpnk.net

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if I had to replace my tractor today I honestly have no idea which I would pick, but I think all of them come with irreplaceable software components. Are there any tractors available that have fully reviewable / replaceable control software?

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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

https://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/LifeTrac

One of the iterations of this was designed by some of my classmates at my Alma Mater about a decade ago (a little more).

[–] thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 hours ago

Just learned about this project today and it's more or less exactly what I'm looking for. If I can build something that I can steer and pull implements with, and that I can then mount my own control box onto... One of my long term goals is building some farm bot orchestration software. For example, if a tractor's battery gets low enough, I'd want it to automatically drop its implement, go charge / battery swap, and either it picks up where it left off or, if another tractor bot with a full battery is available, the task gets handed off to the new bot.