"Can borrow your tractor?"

[joefromga]

Lots of good responses.
Thanks guys.

I wasn't going to loan it out and I don't feel like becoming buddies with the guy. I know him through a local club we are a part of (he's new in the area so I don't know him well) and I have my tlb there since I've been doing some crush and run spreading out the driveway so he just saw it in the back and asked about it.

The main thing was he was wanting to dig some stumps and had rented a smaller backhoe but I told him he needs a ripper tooth for that and I wasn't buying one for 300-1500 bucks so he should see if the rental place has something bigger. That was it.

Like I said originally, I only loan tools to people who can afford to replace them and isn't it funny that those are usually the people who wouldn't ask.

 

[TomSeller]

I cannot think of anyone right off hand I would loan my tractor to.

I can think of some but they have their own tractors and wouldn't ever borrow mine.

 

[xring100]

Two things I don't loan out are my chainsaws and Tractor. I help the neighbors all the time. They just ask me if I can help them.
My Firewood buddy and I use each others saws and Tractors all the time but the again we both have our own equipment. leaf blower / Weed Wacker and other power tools are fine.

 

[Citydude]

Id gladly loan out my tractor for a day to someone who would let me have their new Lamborghini for a day.

 

[varmint]

Live long enough, and you're bound to have given in to someone's reasonable sounding request to borrow a tool, and sooner or later, you'll regret it. Like some others, there are guys I know who I trust, and mostly guys that I don't have faith in. So, I will help them out, but I use the tractor or power tool. As a young man, I learned the expression "what goes around comes around" and took it to mean that if you help others who are in need, when your turn comes, most likely someone will help you.
Not sure I'd trade my tractor for a Lambo- too complicated if you break their toy!

 

[airbiscuit]

The chances of me loaning out my tractor is the same as me loaning out my wife. Ain't gonna happen.:thumbdown:

Agreed, and my tractor requires less maintenance :mischievous:

 

[RedNeckRacin]

Send your Mrs my way. I have some cleaning for her.

Hahaha. I got a pretty good laugh out of that comment. My wife on the other hand didn't think it was nearly as funny!

 

[murphy1244]

Hahaha. I got a pretty good laugh out of that comment. My wife on the other hand didn't think it was nearly as funny!

Mine either. I did not know she was standing behind me when I was reading some responses. Cold night tonight too.

 

[airbiscuit]

When our kids were little, they asked why it takes mommy so long to put on make up. I said "It takes a lot of work to look that beautiful."

It only took three days for the swelling to go down on my left eye

 

[Robert J I]

I learnt my lesson not to lend out equipment when I was a young 17 year old(1960's). I bought a chainsaw to cut up my parents firewood and do the same with the neighbours woodpiles to help pay for the saw. My brother in law asked to borrow it. I was reluctant to do so and I only did it once! It came back to me out of fuel, blunt with a very loose and unsafe chain. Next time the saw was requested the B-i-l got told it hadn't been fixed since the last time he had used it. That excuse lasted for years and I have never lent any of my equipment since then.I replaced that saw 30years ago and still have its replacement.