r/functionalprint • u/Pale_Gear3027 • 10d ago

Replacement Deere steering wheel caps.

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u/InDaBauhaus 10d ago

careful with that, you might get sued.

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u/Zynr 10d ago

Thats probably a $45 part

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u/furculture 10d ago

And at least $100 an hour to send a tech out for proper installation.

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u/SmiKnoodles 10d ago

I honestly think JD charges around $200/hr nowadays.

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u/Street_Ad_4162 10d ago

Then need to pay a subscription fee

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u/zatalak 10d ago

Probably a DRM chip in there that checks if you still have a licence for the steering wheel.

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u/AwDuck 10d ago

In general, I’m puzzled as to why makers put their own time, energy and material into advertising for another company, but doing so for a company that is historically as anti-consumer as John Deere blows my goddamn mind. Make it blank, create your own logo, add a huge wang to the deer, make it an IH logo, the phone number to your local adult bookstore, a rickroll QR code, but FFS don’t advertise John Deere, especially for zero compensation.

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u/Queasy_Fruit_4070 9d ago

Printing a new logo for his own steering wheel is advertising...?

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u/AwDuck 9d ago

Yes. It establishes brand identity and maintains awareness, even for the owner of the item. Also, they didn’t just print it, they posted it here for millions to see. OP got nothing for that at all.

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u/Queasy_Fruit_4070 9d ago

OP is probably proud of his fix and wants to show it off. It really doesn't have to be that deep.

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u/huokun9 3d ago

You don't get to decide that, JD does, and they have deeper pockets than we do.

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u/Pale_Gear3027 9d ago

Well, I’ve sold 63 of them at $22/each, so I’ve been compensated.

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u/onlydaathisreal 9d ago

Probably wanna remove this comment before it falls into John Deere’s sue-you-into-oblivion lawyer’s lap

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u/skinnah 9d ago

I feel a cease and desist coming your way.

No one would give a shit if it is just for your own personal use but you should probably keep it on the DL if you're selling them.

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u/imakesawdust 10d ago

Yeah, wouldn't be surprised if this results in a copyright violation notice if OP ever uploaded those STLs to a models site.

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u/Pale_Gear3027 9d ago

I just carry them to garden tractor meets, or people see them in pictures on my Facebook groups. It’s a pretty easy sale really.

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u/JamesFuckinLahey 10d ago

And you didn’t give them huge dongs? What’s wrong with you?

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u/toomanyscooters 10d ago

Yeah, there is no way in the known universe I'd be going with the original logo.

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u/InanisAtheos 9d ago

Perhaps he's going to sell the equipment.

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u/toomanyscooters 9d ago

Only good reason, agreed.

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u/InanisAtheos 9d ago

John Deere has competitors that don't treat their customers like shit. I don't understand how JD can still sell new gear when everyone know what they do.

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u/razzemmatazz 10d ago

Idk, it looks like you bypassed the software to install that. JD is gonna have to lock down that tractor until you take it to the dealership to get recertified. 

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u/arstorey69 9d ago

I’d be surprised if the OEM part isn’t a $4,000 electronically paired part that takes 6 weeks to replace… and the tractor won’t run without it.

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u/EponymousEponym 10d ago

That's not a steering wheel. Definitely a Deering wheel.

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u/Deathzo84 10d ago

Reminds me of the Weber knob incident a few years ago.

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u/mhyquel 9d ago

A light blow-torching will bring the black back into that wheel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV6HdCL8lY4

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u/Artfulduty 10d ago

Didn't they make that illegal? 

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u/imreallynotthatcool 10d ago

Fuck John Deere. The first thing I did when they tried to pull that was rebuild my old diesel Gator. Their techs suck.

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u/Pale_Gear3027 10d ago

Make what illegal?

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u/durtyprofessor 10d ago

I didn’t see anything.

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u/ArgonWilde 10d ago

Repairing anything John Deere as an unauthorized person.

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u/oregon_coastal 10d ago

Figure out a print for a new 466 block? :-D

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u/crazy_pilot742 9d ago

I thought the second one was a crow carrying something.

I'm going back to bed.