Yikes!! What would you do to save the tractor from getting smashed?!

[two_bit_score]

Okey Dokey:

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~~Judy

Very nice truck OGM! Glad to hear SF is in contact and things are moving in the right direction,

 

[hslogger]

When it was all said and done, my marginal shed that I had replacement value on was a little painful but swell ending deal for me.

After the crane and crew removed the tree from the old building, we propped it up enough to get the tractor out.

I then did site clean up and salvage, including dump run for the old metal roofing. I cut all the wood up and used it in the stove or building other stuff.
Then I hired a local with a small mini excavator to level the site for building a pole building. We put in the posts, brought in one inch minus for the floor and then built the new shed. This is an old photo but they gave me a fair settlement to replace the hood on a JD LX178, replace some metal gas cans in addition to the crane, crew, and materials for new building.

I lucked out.

 

[Old Gray Mare]

Thanks for the compliment on my GMC , two-bit! I get lots of comments on it...I think because the guys are surprised a little old lady has kept it up all these years. The interior is absolutely like new. No kids, no dogs, no food or drink spills. I'm the only one who's ever driven it, Oops, I lied...my ex drove me home from the dentist once

hslogger - how does the insurance process work? Did you hire first then insurance repaid you? How did they come up with a value and what was included?

Thanks...

~~Judy

 

[tradosaurus]

It was standing straight before the snow storm. The wind was pretty strong and was blizzard-like conditions. I can see I-40 from my place and it was shut down for a day and a half both ways. A big mess everywhere!

Before I moved in and still in Idaho, my realtor hired a "handyman" for me to install a pump and pressure tank. No problem, right? Well, a few years later I was checking on the pressure guage and the outlet pipe exploded off into my face and water gushed out flooding the shed. The "handyman" had used gray electrical conduit(!!!!!!!!!!) instead of pvc!!!!! He didn't want to go to the store to get the right fittings so he used what he had. Jerk. It was a mess that I fixed properly

That was the second and last time I used a local guy. I can relate another horrible job from a "recommended" licensed contractor from Prescott that did some wiring to the kitchen for a stove....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I have faith in people to a certain degree. But since I'm a senior female, there is always the chance of getting screwed. It can suck.

~~Judy

That's the value of a husband. Keep that from happening and be able to fix most things. I do most of the handyman stuff myself because I don't trust anyone else and don't trust my wife hiring a qualified person. Any home warranty work that is done by a contractor I check on during the process.

 

[CobyRupert]

That's the value of a husband. Keep that from happening and be able to fix most things. I do most of the handyman stuff myself because I don't trust anyone else and don't trust my wife hiring a qualified person. Any home warranty work that is done by a contractor I check on during the process.

Yes!!.....OP needs to get a husband that doesn't trust her! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

...but you do have a point. Trust no one, or rather maybe "trust, but verify"
Jacking the roof off the tractors ROPS should be done very slowly, monitoring all ends, to insure you're not pulling the beams off the other end.

 

[Diggin It]

Suspending and hoisting the center beam from above would be the answer, but if you don't have the resources to arrange for a crane/boom/hoist, well ......

 

[Old Gray Mare]

That's the value of a husband. Keep that from happening and be able to fix most things. I do most of the handyman stuff myself because I don't trust anyone else and don't trust my wife hiring a qualified person. Any home warranty work that is done by a contractor I check on during the process.

NO COMMENT :muted:

~~Judy

 

[radios1]

NO COMMENT :muted:

~~Judy

they aren't that hard to find!!..

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Where is the missing post that should be on the right hand side of the tractor?

 

[Industrial Toys]

I unfortunately know men who would practically beg to help you (op) with your issue, and any others. And that's when the weirdness starts. lol