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Industry deep dive

Agriculture, seasonally.

Row-crop ops have a rhythm software usually ignores: heavy use 3 months a year, dormant 6, with a planting + harvest crunch where downtime is unforgivable. DirtFleet treats seasons as first-class.

The season

Five windows, five workflows.

  1. Pre-planting (March)

    • Run the PM template against the tractor fleet — engine, hydraulic, drivetrain.
    • Apply the John Deere 9R seed-template via /api/service-catalog/seeds.
    • Capture insurance + registration renewal expiries on Asset.
    • Confirm operator certifications (CDL-A on the spray rig, etc.) via /api/certifications.
  2. Planting (April–May)

    • Drivers scan the QR sticker on each tractor → log engine hours and PTO hours per pass.
    • OperationCenter sync (every hour) pulls engine hours from John Deere — no double entry.
    • Yellow flag if a PM threshold trips mid-row; manager decides whether to break stride or finish the field.
  3. Mid-season (June–August)

    • Spray rig and combine sit idle. Use lifecycle status `STANDBY` so they don't drag down utilization metrics.
    • Seasonal-pause: billing stays flat at $199/month regardless of how many machines are running (standard plan). If you're on the legacy per-asset metering option, mark non-active assets as attachments (billable=false) so quantity drops.
    • Run incident log if any pesticide / hazardous-material event happens — OSHA Form 300 ready at year-end.
  4. Harvest (September–November)

    • Combine + grain cart + truck cycle: scan each, log hours, link to the field-project.
    • Track PTO hours separately for the combine (separate meter type — see Asset.secondaryMeterType).
    • If a wagon breaks, flag → WorkOrder → tool tracking shows which sockets are checked out to the field crew.
  5. Post-harvest (December–February)

    • Bulk PM review — pull the cost-per-hour leaderboard for the year.
    • Decide retire / rebuild / rotate on units above the class median.
    • Export the year's incident log + certified-payroll for govt-funded conservation projects.

Ag-specific support

What we built for this market.

  • PTO hours tracked separately from engine hours (combines need both; DirtFleet supports a secondary meter per asset).
  • John Deere Operations Center OAuth integration is live — engine hours flow in automatically when configured.
  • Seasonal status: `STANDBY` lifecycle is a first-class state, not a workaround.
  • Insurance + registration renewal banners surface 30 days before expiry, even when you're not opening the app daily.
  • Tool tracking covers field-side hand tools (the impact, the chain, the leatherman) — scan to check out at the yard, scan to return.

Try before planting starts.

30 days free — bring your tractor list.

If you're already on Operations Center, the OAuth wiring takes 5 minutes during onboarding. CSV import for everyone else.

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