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John Deere and other agricultural machinery companies won't let farmers fix their own equipment without a licensed mechanic because parts and services are three to six times more profitable than sales of original equipment. From 2013 to 2020 the equipment sales fell from $29.1 billion to $22.3 billion, but part sales increased from $5.2 billion to $6.8 billion.