I'll never borrow anything again!

[Jstpssng]

How many times have I said THAT ? This time it's somebody else's snowmobile trailer I'm fixing; after replacing the entire axle last year you'd think he'd check the wheel bearings once in a while. Guess I should have checked them myself; except he said they were OK. I just had my own trailer frame loaded onto his so I could take it to get it welded, when I noticed the wheel didn't look right. I'm lucky it didn't fall off on the way home. :thumbdown:

Oh well, I always say "Don't borrow anything you can't replace;don't lend anything unless you don't need it back."

Funny thing, anytime he borrowed my winch I delivered it; whe he borrowed my wood splitter and spun the pump on his PTO, I replaced the hoses and fittings.

So instead of accomplishing anything today I'm off to the parts store 45 miles away.

 

[polo1665]

How many times have I said THAT ? This time it's somebody else's snowmobile trailer I'm fixing; after replacing the entire axle last year you'd think he'd check the wheel bearings once in a while. Guess I should have checked them myself; except he said they were OK. I just had my own trailer frame loaded onto his so I could take it to get it welded, when I noticed the wheel didn't look right. I'm lucky it didn't fall off on the way home. :thumbsdown:

Oh well, I always say "Don't borrow anything you can't replace;don't lend anything unless you don't need it back."

Funny thing, anytime he borrowed my winch I delivered it; whe he borrowed my wood splitter and spun the pump on his PTO, I replaced the hoses and fittings.

So instead of accomplishing anything today I'm off to the parts store 45 miles away.

I know how you can fix this problem. Go buy yourself a snowmobile trailer, that way you can be sure that you wil never need one again

What were you doing with a snowmobile trailer in the middle of the summer anyhow? :laughing:

Mark

 

[brin]

How many times have I said THAT ? This time it's somebody else's snowmobile trailer I'm fixing; after replacing the entire axle last year you'd think he'd check the wheel bearings once in a while. Guess I should have checked them myself; except he said they were OK. I just had my own trailer frame loaded onto his so I could take it to get it welded, when I noticed the wheel didn't look right. I'm lucky it didn't fall off on the way home. :thumbdown:

Oh well, I always say "Don't borrow anything you can't replace;don't lend anything unless you don't need it back."

Funny thing, anytime he borrowed my winch I delivered it; whe he borrowed my wood splitter and spun the pump on his PTO, I replaced the hoses and fittings.

So instead of accomplishing anything today I'm off to the parts store 45 miles away.

One time I was running out of time to get the hay baled..it was laying in the field and rain was coming so while I was baling with my tractor my neighbor showed up with his tractor and baler and I was glad to see him...after awhile he needed some diesel so I told him to fill up at the barn where I have a 55 gallon drum and pump...He did and after about an hour his tractor came to a stop...We could not get it started so he called the local tractor dealer who sent a service truck out and the neighbor said it must have been debris in my fuel barrel and I told him that was not possible since it is filtered ..The serviceman pulled all kind of debris out of his fuel lines and told him it had been in there for some time...I still paid the service call but that was the last time I ever let him help or bring his equipment over...Lesson learned..life is not fair nor are many people.

 

[Jstpssng]

I know how you can fix this problem. Go buy yourself a snowmobile trailer, that way you can be sure that you wil never need one again

What were you doing with a snowmobile trailer in the middle of the summer anyhow? :laughing:

Mark

I was headed for his garage with an old trailer frame to do some torchwork (with his torched, and the tanks I had filled)

I know, you're absolutely right; but before I buy the trailer I want I need to get the right truck to pull it.

 

[jinman]

I know how you can fix this problem. Go buy yourself a snowmobile trailer, that way you can be sure that you wil never need one again

What were you doing with a snowmobile trailer in the middle of the summer anyhow? :laughing:

Mark

I believe he answered your questions already. You must have scanned and missed it.

I just had my own trailer frame loaded onto his so I could take it to get it welded, when I noticed the wheel didn't look right.

 

[polo1665]

I believe he answered your questions already. You must have scanned and missed it.

Ah so, you are right. Sometimes I think I my attention span is seriously stunted.:thumbsup:

 

[polo1665]

I was headed for his garage with an old trailer frame to do some torchwork (with his torched, and the tanks I had filled)

I know, you're absolutely right; but before I buy the trailer I want I need to get the right truck to pull it.

I was hoping that comment came across as intended. I've been having trouble with that lately
I recently borrowed a light equipment trailer from a neighbor to ferry a lawn tractor back and forth from one property to another. Fortunately I haven't managed to break anything on it yet.
The neighbor made sure he would get it back in a timely fashion too, the tags run out in a week:laughing:

Mark

 

[bigtiller]

The first time I need an item I will borrow it if I can and usually return it in better shape than when I got it.

The second time I need that same item I usually rent one.

The third time I buy it.

 

[Jstpssng]

Once I got over my frustration of all the wasted time I admitted to myself that I should have checked it out before taking it; especially since he also replaced his boat trailer axle last year.

 

[EddieWalker]

The first time I need an item I will borrow it if I can and usually return it in better shape than when I got it.

The second time I need that same item I usually rent one.

The third time I buy it.

My thinking is just about the same. Only difference is that before I borrow something, I try to decide if it's something I'll need again. If so, I'll buy it.

Eddie

 

[RTII]

I will almost never borrow anything. Learned at an early age I would rather rent or buy than be responsible for equipment that may break through no fault of mine. For me it's Hard to return something borrowed that is broken unless repaired first.

 

[Bird]

"Don't borrow anything you can't replace;don't lend anything unless you don't need it back."

Very good advice, in my opinion. I almost never borrow anything because I know I have to return it in at least as good, if not better, condition than when I borrowed it.

 

[rtdiggr]

Jstpssng i have a couple of items you could borrow, but i am not sure it is fair to lend you something that needs fixing.

Shane

 

[Jim Thompson]

I think it was Ben Franklin who said "neither a lender nor borrower be". I agree 100%.:thumbsup:

 

[beenthere]

What is puzzling here is the trailer had a new axle just a year ago, and the bearings went out so soon ??

But have to think this is a good buddy, and we all like to have our good buddies. Even if they are sometimes costly in the end. Friends are special.

 

[300UGUY]

When I started in a die shop 30+ years ago, I had to borrow a tool from a journeyman. He said no problem - but he told me "borrow it once, buy it twice". In other words, buy your own tools, kid.