Matthew King

Farmer. Dad joke generator. "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

You know what issue Ag doesn’t talk about enough, quality labor.

I can’t find any. I live 30 mins north of a million people, no one wants to do manual work. Even for cold hard cash.

Funny thing, my best help comes from farm kids with less acres eager to earn more money.

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

Introduced the kids to the greatest historical documentary of my era: The Office

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

The part of farming I enjoy the most is giving the youngsters a shot. I sit here waiting to load seed while they all drive something:
18 year old is driving semi tending
22 year old is planting corn
8 year old is doing laps in the hay field with the garden tractor

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@ZR1Trader To slow the curve

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

Didn’t have chicken stimmys on my 2026 bingo card…

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

SNAP to include HOT ROTISSERIE CHICKEN.

384-35!

Doesn’t only include my crew’s favorite + affordable $4.99 Costco rotisserie 😜 — but ANY hot rotisserie.

Feeding families: a (rotisserie) chicken in every pot. 🇺🇸

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@AgricolaArat @5150Farms @JohnDeere Fubar, but also the PSI on that thing I don’t think it’s a good idea

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

The bush fix I came up with to get running again. 9 replacement parts in all of US, dealers who have them won’t let them go. @JohnDeere won’t escalate the issue when my dealership has 3 8Rs in the same situation. No help or support to resolve this since Wednesday.

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@Holzie4044 @JohnDeere All good, that’s why I shared my video maybe someone else will benefit from my lessons learned

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@Holzie4044 @JohnDeere Good to know, I do know that’s why Deere says no replacement part exists and to make a hose. It’s a known failure point.

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@Kyle03062834131 @5150Farms @JohnDeere I just can’t wrap my head around how much we spend in parts, service, equipment purchases, etc and how poor of customer service @JohnDeere provides for the money spent

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@Kyle03062834131 @5150Farms @JohnDeere Valid question, if I had any decent dealer support I could’ve maybe got an answer to that. It’s sort of laughable the parts and service issues we encounter here.

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@Kyle03062834131 @5150Farms @JohnDeere No smart ass comment, the DTAC actually specs out a hose that doesn’t fit because there is a solenoid in the way of the fittings (wtf?!), I had to spec out my own hose.

Also, local Deere dealer can’t make 5000psi hoses, had to go 70 miles to get hoses made that would fit.

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@5150Farms @JohnDeere Main steel feed line from hydraulic pump to ILS suspension cracked and blew. Deere has a DTAC on it.

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@FarmerRyanLee @JohnDeere @Case_IH Our deal was a steel line blew under the tractor frame. Main line. @JohnDeere has no replacement, they are preventing any escalation for a repair part, and dealers holding the part aren’t willing to let them go. I’m ready to borrow one off a used machine on a lot

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

Approaching 24 hours since I asked to speak to my regional @JohnDeere rep and still crickets. Day 3 of my 8R and DB60 being field paperweights.

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@FarmerRyanLee @JohnDeere I love how they gatekeep the reps. They don’t care if you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars of years with them. I’m so done with Deere, I get fantastic support from @AGCOcorp

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@jjenki4605 @JohnDeere Good to know, maybe I should do that because another day has transpired and still no answers

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@JohnDeere Sent, sorry for the delay was busy Mcgyvering my tractor

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@_TheMizzouTiger @JohnDeere Oh don’t worry I had already began my transition away

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@jjenki4605 @JohnDeere This is a DTAC deal

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@UCBearcat92 @JohnDeere And massive dealerships who have their stores competing against each other instead of customer service is one hell of a business model @AgProCo

[Matthew King @Wefeedu]

@buckeyefarmer2 @JohnDeere @AgProCo That sounds pretty good right about now. Also an @Fendt_NA would be a good option as well.