John Deere‘s JDLink return-on-investment (ROI) estimator is designed to quantify the value of keeping machines connected using JDLink. According to Deere, the ROI estimator is part of a bigger effort to continuously educate customers on technology and its benefits in improving productivity, uptime and lowering daily operating costs. Using the new tool is easy, the company says. Customers visit roicalculator.deere.com and fill in customer operational input functions, including average fuel cost, estimated idle time percentage, and desired idle time percentage. From there, a final value percentage is calculated. Customers then enter their specific fleet information, including models, number of units and estimated working hours per day. Once all information is entered, a calculate function quantifies the return that can be realized by making changes in the way a customer’s machines are operated.