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There is something wrong with the tractor. The water-in-fuel sensor, a small device embedded in the John Deere machine that monitors the integrity of its diesel engine, is disconnected. And I\u2019ve got to fix it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a mechanic or a farmer. I\u2019m poking at a laptop at John Deere\u2019s corporate office in Santa Clara, California. There\u2019s a cable connecting the computer to a 5130ML tractor<\/a> sitting on the grass nearby. A bright red notification sits on the screen, telling me something is wrong. I type in a question and the software pulls up instructions and a few images from the user manual that matches the serial number of the machine.<\/p>\n

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There is something wrong with the tractor. The water-in-fuel sensor, a small device embedded in the John Deere machine that monitors the integrity of its diesel engine, is disconnected. And I\u2019ve got to fix it. I\u2019m not a mechanic or a farmer. I\u2019m poking at a laptop at John Deere\u2019s corporate office in Santa Clara, California. 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