Watching Netflix while tending the farm

[Atchuuu]

Interesting story in the WSJ about farmers who have wireless service and Netflix in the cab of their large AG tractor. Who knew?
Farmers Plow Through Netflix While Plowing Fields - WSJ

 

[Industrial Toys]

Not really much good on Leftflix anymore. I could see them sitting in their big cabs, hand off the wheel watching **** hub though. Going around a field in circles drives me mad from boredom.

 

[kneedeep]

Don't believe that is the norm! Most rural areas will not support Internet in a moving tractor to stream movies. Must be a millinual thing.
I use a external antennae Bluetooth to a tablet for a spray app. Don't have enough juice to stream movies.
Dude may download movies and shows, then watch while riding with auto steer. He should focus on monitoring equipment instead of watching movies.
Not the real world of farming. Wall Street Journal no less!!

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Don't believe that is the norm! Most rural areas will not support Internet in a moving tractor to stream movies. Must be a millinual thing.
I use a external antennae Bluetooth to a tablet for a spray app. Don't have enough juice to stream movies.
Dude may download movies and shows, then watch while riding with auto steer. He should focus on monitoring equipment instead of watching movies.
Not the real world of farming. Wall Street Journal no less!!

"City Farmers"...

 

[jjp8182]

Not too much of a surprise ... I've heard of some who actually set the tractor up to make a pass down a field then hop out and go start a second tractor down the field. Then hop back on at the other end of the field, turn it around for the next pass, and repeat.

So yeah, with the levels of automation being put in some of the newer larger ag tractors it's not at all surprising this would be occurring.

The day I dread is when it's no longer possible to buy a tractor with an operator's station on the tractor itself. Hopefully that won't occur until long after I'm dead and gone ....though as fast as things have already changed in the last 20 years (and as fast as they seem to be accelerating) I wouldn't be surprised to eventually see/learn of some farms that run nothing but automated/autonomous equipment.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Saw a video of a track hoe ran remotely.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Saw a lady in the Union Pacific rail yard moving locoes with a remote control.

 

[TheMan419]

Automation in the field is a lot easier than self driving cars. Not anywhere near as many variables to deal with. So it will happen before self driving cars.

 

[sdquick]

Here is a IH "cabless" tractor from 2016...
https://www.caseih.com/apac/en-sea/...es-concept-vehicle-at-farm-progress-show.aspx

 

[newbury]

Don't believe that is the norm! Most rural areas will not support Internet in a moving tractor to stream movies. Must be a millinual thing.
I use a external antennae Bluetooth to a tablet for a spray app. Don't have enough juice to stream movies.
Dude may download movies and shows, then watch while riding with auto steer. He should focus on monitoring equipment instead of watching movies.
Not the real world of farming. Wall Street Journal no less!!

My Mobley lets me stream.