Letting the neighbor borrow your tractor...

[sikmusicfreak8]

Ive never had good experience loaning anything out. I keep my things very clean, and well maintained. I use to let friends borrow things, but no more. I honestly like helping out friends, but ive been done dirty too many times. My tractor I couldn't imagine lending out, unless I know they operate machinery. Ive had numerous friends ask, and I tell them if my schedule clears up, Id be happy to help out for the cost of fuel in the truck and tractor.

When loaning out my vehicles, they would always be returned dirty, running on fumes, had people spill coffee, salsa on my carpets.

Let one friend borrow my truck while I was working in Hawaii, she loaned it to her younger sister and boyfriend to move out, they rolled up old carpet, layed it across my duals, then slid it over the rails, completely ruined 3 month old paint on my truck. No offer to help pay to fix, and they are well off.

Friend borrowed my trailer to move, loaded it up, turn sharply in a parking lot and clipped the curb, completely taco'd my front axle.

Friend wanted to run my Maverick around the desert, told him to just cruise and take it easy, takes off with another buddy, comes back 5 mins later, taco'd my front rim when he slammed into a rock.

The list goes on and on. Just cant do it any longer.

 

[dragoneggs]

Yep I'm done loaning anything I want back! Never the same condition... let alone better (as it should be). As others have said, I would rather lend a hand with my tools/tractor. I purposely am holding off buying a dump trailer that could haul my BX in a pinch knowing that I won't have an excuse with my BIL's. I don't mind at all doing anything at all with pleasure for my aging next door neighbor though but I will run it. He is pretty unsteady now at 80+ but he has taught me a lot of wisdom so I want to pay it back however I can.

 

[Farmer2750]

I have 1 friend and my father that can take my truck, tractor, or equipment anytime no questions no worries. I let a "friend" take my truck through prom. I gave him strict instructions to leave my tuner on stage one. He came back and said it really gets up and goes on stage 3. Took the keys and walked away. Same guy also rode my ATV while I helped another guy limp his back to the truck. Came back to find a big scratch in it. He claims he didn't do it. I know for a fact he did because my girlfriend watched him run right into a tree.

 

[4570Man]

I have a rent house and I used to let the renters use one of my old lawn mowers to cut the grass. The first renter bent the deck, bent both rear fenders, bent the front grill, and scratched up the hood. I managed to mow the same yard for years without doing that. The second renter took better care of it, but he left the key on and killed the battery that had to be replaced on my dollar. I got wise and took the mower when he moved out and didn't let the third renter use it. The third renter is best one yet and I think they would probably take care of it, but... I charged them $35 to cut the grass which was a bargain considering it's a 2 acre yard. They must not have felt the same way since they started push mowing it.

 

[ultrarunner]

^^^ Excactly... I don't know if it was by stupidity or be design.

My tenants and mowing is one collosal disaster... ruined equipment and damaged irrigation.

The final straw was a tenant that had my 6 month old mower and was mad at me when it wouldn't start so he pushed it over the retaining wall... it is Honda and one start... BUT you have to turn on the gas!!!

Another would clip sprinkler heads with each mow...

I've mowed for decades and never had a problem... my mowers last until the deck rusts out.

I keep some tools just for lending... nothing powered goes out without me.

 

[joefromga]

Tenants aren't worth the hassle. Best is to hire lawn care and charge them as part of their lease. No exception.

Then, you can sue the lawn care when they run over sprinklers and scratch parked cars and what not.

 

[shaeff]

Original conversation has been answered ad-nauseam, but I'll throw my few pennies in the mix.

My best friend wanted to split a tractor with me, he knew I'd been looking. I found my Massey Ferguson Utility 35 with a loader on it in disrepair. I've got $2,100 into it total and it's finally ready to work. I'd have no problem lending it to him if/when needed, he's super appreciative, and was a mechanic for 10yrs. There is zero doubt in my mind that he'd repair anything he broke. When it comes to co-ownership, that's not my cup of tea, as I'll be using it with my flail mower to maintain my property (4.5a) on a weekly basis, and have lots of projects planned. I don't want to worry about if/when he would need it for whatever task he has planned. Since it's mine, I don't need to worry about that.

Best $2,000 I've spent!

 

[lilranch2001]

Simple answer is no....
I have worked hard all my life to get "my stuff" and that is why it is called "my stuff"

I wouldn't loan my woman out and I may care more for "my stuff" than her



I will usually use "my stuff" to help almost anyone out tho.....

 

[orangeandgreen]

My neighbor wanted to borrow my tractor but I told him no, instead I loaned him me and the tractor.

 

[oosik]

Around here, anybody I would trust to loan my tractor to already has their own equipment. There are some that I wouldn't loan my all steel splitting wedges to. Then there is the problem with insurance - my insurance only covers my equipment while used on my property.

Me & my tractor have gone to a neighbors and cleaned out his calving pens - his tractors are simply to big and don't have a FEL. He has done numerous favors for me and has pulled my tractors out of the mud a couple times.

Soooo..... I my answer would be no. I definitely would not loan out my tractor.