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If I were to buy that John Deere, I would expect a 20-30 year lifespan with just normal maintenance. If I were to buy that Ego T6, I expect that it would be un
by buildsjets 2y ago
If I were to buy that John Deere, I would expect a 20-30 year lifespan with just normal maintenance.
If I were to buy that Ego T6, I expect that it would be unserviceable e-waste within 5 years, or less.
- VHRanger 2y agoHi, author here. I'm curious __how__ you think the tractor would become e-waste? I've seen plenty of 30 year old battery power tools. The battery (what transforms things into e-waste generally) is a separate component from the tool. Phones are a separate class of device, they can also become e-waste because of the ever increasing amount of bloat in common apps.
- Kon-Peki 2y agoThe S-series lawn tractors that you'll see at Home Depot and Lowes are noticeably less-well-built than the X-series lawn tractors that you see at the more specialized places as well as the actual John Deere dealers. They cost about $500 more, but feel like you are getting far more than $500 worth of value out for that cash. For starters, the engine will be a Kawasaki and the transmission will be Kanzaki, both made in Japan and both fully capable of lasting forever with normal maintenance.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoThere are Teslas with hundreds of thousands of miles on them. Same concept. Batteries, electric motors, handful of moving parts, very little to fail.
- buildsjets 2y agoAre there any 20 year old Teslas out there? No? Your analogy has no value.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoPerhaps a better example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BFsWmV6eyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BFsWmV6eyk