In yesterday’s post, I complained about John Deere and how much I disliked the way they seem to milk their customers in various ways to maximize their profits. The post was prompted by the failure of the hour/fuel level indicator on my John Deere S160 Lawn Tractor after just three seasons. I have no problem with parts failing; it’s just the way things work, components age, parts can be defective or have unknown manufacturing defects, etc. What I do have a problem with is when a part is intentionally manufactured to fail, as is the case with the AUC15402: Hour Fuel Gauge with Fuel Level Indicator installed on my John Deere tractor. The gauge is powered by a CR2032 lithium …
