"Can borrow your tractor?"

/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #101  
Drinking coffee and reading some of your replies this morning I laughed. Wife asked what I was laughing at. I said tractor forum ..."can I borrow your tractor?" She got a wide eyed lik on her face and said, emphatically " **** to the NO!" It's nice to be on the same page.
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #102  
Off subject...

My brothers new two axle dump trailer was smacked by his wife last Sunday... he had it ready to go Monday morning for a dump run and she was backing out her car with the wheel cranked hard right...

The left front tire hit the fender and plate holder dead on and did a number... her Honda Odyssey was unscathed.

Of course it was my brother's fault for parking it not in the usual place AND for buying a Black Trailer...
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #104  
I just had to tell a friend "no" the other day. I felt bad saying it, but offered to do the work. He totally understood. He's an equipment operator for a living, and I'm sure things would be fine, but if the clutch goes out with him in the seat... well it just makes thing awkward. Nobody wants that! He was a good sport. I would lend it to my brother or father inlaw though.

Chris
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #105  
I would sooner place my "jewels" in a lemon squeezer than ask to borrow something off of someone. I just don't and won't do it. And that includes family.
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #106  
I would sooner place my "jewels" in a lemon squeezer than ask to borrow something off of someone. I just don't and won't do it. And that includes family.

I've had to borrow my father inlaws flatbed trailer a number of times. I truly hate having to ask, it bothers the crap out of me. He's always happy to loan it out. When I talk about buying one in the future, he always tells me not to, "because I already have one". I know he loves helping, but when I have the opportunity, I'm absolutely buying one.

Chris
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #107  
I mentioned before that I have 1 friend who I would loan my chainsaws... years ago....maybe 12 years ago, I borrowed his pickup truck to get a load of gravel...and a load of firewood. I dented the top of the truck bed sidewall. I felt low as Haities when I returned it. Over the years I have helped him put a liner in a chimney, I've loaned my log splitter to his dad. We have helped each other cut wood, and do some difficult chores. About 6 years ago he let me use his beach house for a long weekend with my kids. The moment we got there, my youngest kid sprinted thru the screen door on the deck and tore the door off the track. I spent several hours repairing the screen door. After he cut his hand trying to field dress a deer ....which was still alive and kicked him, I dispatched it, cleaned it and I dragged the deer about 3/4 mile to the truck....I swear it felt like it was 2 miles up hill. He wouldn't ask to borrow my tractor and I have no way of getting it off my land...but if he needed one for a job, I'd figure out how to get one to his place.
Now, I have a brother. I love him. But I wouldn't let him operate my tractor or my any equipment. He is rough on equipment and just doesn't understand the need to use finesse.
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #108  
The answer is Negatory good buddy. I don't lend out my wife, my dog, or my tractor. Pickup yes. hand tools yes.
No one has ever asked to borrow my tractor without me in the seat. They know I take care of my gear, better than they do, and they respect me for it.
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #110  
Sounds like this guy:

Aaron Z

OMG, that song is funny. He must know my friends. I help them a lot with mechanical and basic home repair stuff because I can't bear to watch. There have been a few times I've come in half way through a project, and I helped on the condition that that they could never tell anyone that I helped them, because I had to cobble like crazy to salvage the damage that had already been done.

His small engines never run right because he leaves his gas cans outside with no covers on the spouts. I bought him new spouts with caps, and he was astounded that this could be a problem. Seriously, he had gas cans all over that looked like baby birds with their open beaks up waiting to be fed!
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #111  
The chainsaw is the last thing that I would loan to anybody. Too dangerous.

I've loaned out my Stihl M290 before and wouldn't hesitate to loan any average saw to any close friend or family that has been running saws most their life has displayed both responsibility and intelligence in the way they use equipment. Same with tractors. I've also borrowed tractors, skid steers and saws from the same friends and family.

Now I do have some chains that I have cut to be very aggressive and I won't loan a saw with a chain like that on it even to family that have run saws all their life - just because it may react in a way they don't expect.

But there is no way I would ever loan a saw or a tractor to any of my neighbors! It's a different world today and not everyone grew up on a farm. Also, few today have the integrity to take responsibility for their actions with regard to injury, machine or property damage.
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #112  
Never thought about that but a neighbor could borrow a chainsaw, cut himself with it and sue you for all you're worth. An attorney could argue that you knew the risks in operating that chainsaw but with complete disregard for his client's safety, you neglected to inform him or provide him with copy of the owner's manual and provide suitable training. Your attorney argues a six figure settlement is in your best interests to avoid losing a jury trial. You relent and sell enough assets, including your beloved tractor, to come up with the excess over your insurance coverage. But, you and the neighbor stay friends.

In a cruel twist of irony, your neighbor buys a nice cab tractor with new implements with the settlement money but won't loan it to you. :)
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #113  
Never thought about that but a neighbor could borrow a chainsaw, cut himself with it and sue you for all you're worth. An attorney could argue that you knew the risks in operating that chainsaw but with complete disregard for his client's safety, you neglected to inform him or provide him with copy of the owner's manual and provide suitable training. Your attorney argues a six figure settlement is in your best interests to avoid losing a jury trial. You relent and sell enough assets, including your beloved tractor, to come up with the excess over your insurance coverage. But, you and the neighbor stay friends.
In a cruel twist of irony, your neighbor buys a nice cab tractor with new implements with the settlement money but won't loan it to you. :)
If you own property and a tractor, but don't have a half million dollars (or a million dollars) of liability insurance coverage in this day and age (between homeowners and an umbrella policy), you really need to re-visit your insurance coverage.

Aaron Z
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #114  
Very true, aczlan.

Most people don't know their tractor is not insured if taken off site of the insured property. So your neighbor flips it over at his place and can't pay. If he could have, he would have owned a tractor to begin with. Or he could rear end someone driving to his place. These are irony comparisons of the flip side of loaning things. Bad things can sometimes happen to good people.

I used to deal with the aftermath of settlements and can say that 00.001% of people don't know what they are insured for. As well, 99.999% of people think they are covered for things they aren't.

Actually, I can't loan my tractor because of insurance reasons is a great, and honest answer.
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #115  
Id gladly loan out my tractor for a day to someone who would let me have their new Lamborghini for a day.

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/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #116  
Tom was continually plagued by his next-door neighbour asking to borrow things.

One morning he saw the neighbour approaching his front door and so he was ready for him.

"Can I borrow your power-saw this morning?" asked the neighbour.

"Afraid not," replied Tom gleefully. I'll be using it all day."

"In that case, you won't be using your golf clubs. Mind if I borrow them?"
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #117  
Ok here's mine. My pop had a Stihl 031AV chainsaw that he bought back in the early '80's. Fast forward to near future with my dad no longer able to use the saw but he still burns his share of wood. I as well burn wood for heat so I took it upon myself to keep the saw in working order so I can keep him in firewood. The saw was kept in his shop and one of my older brothers used it and brought it back. He is hard on tools. I went over to use the saw to work up some wood for pop and the saw was all jacked up. Non-running, Burnt bar, dull chain, muffler bolts out, And so on. It really bothered me since I know who last used it. I took the saw back to my shop and completely rebuilt it. I think it had replaced the jug as well. A while later I was using it to cut off fence post tops and brother asked me if that was dads saw and I said yes. A few days later my mom called and asked if I had dads saw and I said I did. I know who was inquiring about it and it pissed me off. I told mom that I did have it and that I had spent money to get it back in shape since it was unusable. She then asked me how much I spent since she wanted to pay me for the repairs. I told her that she did not owe me anything and that I would bring it back in the same shape that I found it. Pop was there during the conversation and he asked me if I wanted the saw and to keep it as long as I wanted it. If I no longer wanted it than I could bring it back. He was thinking it was best for him to get firewood if I kept it. I still have that saw and use it quite a bit. It was the last new saw Pop had purchased. Next weekend brother had a box store saw that he was abusing.
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #118  
I would be worried if I lent my tractor to a friend knowing he is a professional tractor operator. I am thinking they will run the starch out of it because that is what they do at work.

I visited my BIL last summer and he told me my brother was ticked off because I wouldn't let him use my tandem axle trailer to haul firewood. I don;t remember ever turning him down. But then an hour later in my visit we were by his pole shed looking at is tri axle trailer. He said he lent that to my brother and it came back with a bad tire and quite a few floor planks were busted because he had a guy with a payloader drop some 24-36" 10' logs in without dropping them in gently. He was complaining and I thought to myself, it was better you than me.

I did turn my brother down to use my log splitter because he was going to burn wood constantly and he had money to by Harleys every year and had money to stock up on expensive guns. He finally bough his own, although it was difficult telling him no.

I do have a BIL who I would trust with my tractor or chainsaw or any other thing because he would take better care of it than I would. But, he would probably never ask. If he would use it and something broke because of whatever, he would fix it with no questions asked. But if he was using my tractor and it was just time for the engine to blow, knowing he babies his stuff and anybody elses that he uses, I wouldn't try to squeeze him for repairs. I would just suck it up because it would have happened to me anyway.
 
/ "Can borrow your tractor?" #120  
I was doing a job for my brother at his place using his 350 Dozer and lost the fuel cap...

I was doing the job because no one else operates the dozer and I was the free help.

Felt bad loosing the cap and looked until it got dark... had the kids look the next day and nothing...

So I bought a new cap and brought it with me next week... it had rained two days since I was there last... so I am out with the Dozer and there is the original cap... muddy and otherwise fine...

I was just helping out and I felt bad enough to go out and buy a $45 replacement cap since it happened on my watch.

So now I have a spare!!!
 

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