Kids not allowed at Tractor Dealership?

[DavesTractor]

I'm a dealer, and I like kids. I like families. Any exercise that strengthens them is a good thing. I think looking at tractors as a family is a great, even if it is just a "field trip". If people bring in their kids it just brightens our day. They are welcome to sit on the tractors. We make sure the loaders are down and the keys are removed. Sometimes we have to go turn off the 4 way flashers and make sure the throttles are pushed back down after they leave. We can do that! We have several hundred tractors in stock, and we are in California. We are aware of liability issues, and it is true that some caution must be taken. But it is also true that some risks are worth it.

If a kid has not been raised well or is just a handful for some reason and wants to chuck rocks at our cab tractors, that is a problem and we carefully address it. But we see maybe one wild-child for every 25 well behaved kids. Tractor folks tend to work the land and they seem to raise their kids well. It's a nice community. I'd much prefer they bring the kids than leave them home playing video games or whatever.

So Ultrarunner, come on up and bring kids.

 

[Cntryboy0075]

I'm not saying I would ban kids from my lot (not that I have one), but I can see the obvious possible issues....these aren't cars, or boats, or motorcycles, and need to be treated a bit differently.

Thats about a dumb statement. Of course they need to be treated the same. ALL WITH RESPECT.

 

[txdon]

Wow, I'm a little confused. I've gone back through the thread and read the two posts by Nooodles (unless a few were trimmed) and I haven't been able to figure out why you guys are picking on a kid.


I must be missing something, a post must have been deleted or something, but I don't see what he wrote being any worse than what others who have taken that side of the argument have said. I don't happen to agree with him, but I'm able to act my age and respectfully disagree.

On post #15 noodle stated:
"you guys are being keyboard commandos in my opinion. ....... use your heads for something other than a hat rack."


He is acting his age and not being respectful. He could have left out these comments and made the same point.

 

[mikehaugen]

CompactTractorFan is pretty young and has been posting a while and their are others, once known as the "Young Guns" and no you really don't know their ages unless they mention it.

funny... he is the one I was referring to.

 

[brain55]

I'm a dealer, and I like kids. I like families. Any exercise that strengthens them is a good thing. I think looking at tractors as a family is a great, even if it is just a "field trip". If people bring in their kids it just brightens our day. They are welcome to sit on the tractors. We make sure the loaders are down and the keys are removed. Sometimes we have to go turn off the 4 way flashers and make sure the throttles are pushed back down after they leave. We can do that! We have several hundred tractors in stock, and we are in California. We are aware of liability issues, and it is true that some caution must be taken. But it is also true that some risks are worth it.

If a kid has not been raised well or is just a handful for some reason and wants to chuck rocks at our cab tractors, that is a problem and we carefully address it. But we see maybe one wild-child for every 25 well behaved kids. Tractor folks tend to work the land and they seem to raise their kids well. It's a nice community. I'd much prefer they bring the kids than leave them home playing video games or whatever.

So Ultrarunner, come on up and bring kids.

Where are you at Dave? I may want to come visit.

Brian

 

[DavesTractor]

Where are you at Dave? I may want to come visit.

Brian

Up in Red Bluff Brian, come and visit!

 

[GManBart]

Thats about a dumb statement. Of course they need to be treated the same. ALL WITH RESPECT.

<sigh> I'll skip the grammar and punctuation lesson, but there is irony in your statement that speaks volumes.

I never said the various items in question didn't need to be treated with respect, but that doesn't mean you treat them the same way. A tractor, or other piece of heavy equipment, has far more ways to hurt you...that's not even remotely in question. That means you have to be more careful around them...end of story.

I can walk through a showroom full of motorcycles, and there is almost no scenario where I could easily cause myself serious injury or death...not true walking around a heavy equipment lot.

 

[RDrancher]

Up in Red Bluff Brian, come and visit!

I used to drive through there on the way up to house boat on Shasta. Beautiful area!

 

[gharms]

If I would encounter a dealer sending me away because I have my kids with me, I would turn just away and even not buy the brand. This is the first time I hear something like that. The dealer who sold me my MF was awesome with my kids, very respectful and nice.

 

[ultrarunner]

Dave... you and some of the other dealers here run first class establishments and if I'm ever up your way with the kids... we would love to stop by!

My tractor experiences start at age 4 on my Grandparent's dairy farm and got me hooked on Tractors for life...

One of the first words out of my God Daughters mouth was "Backhoe"

I'm a dealer, and I like kids. I like families. Any exercise that strengthens them is a good thing. I think looking at tractors as a family is a great, even if it is just a "field trip". If people bring in their kids it just brightens our day. They are welcome to sit on the tractors. We make sure the loaders are down and the keys are removed. Sometimes we have to go turn off the 4 way flashers and make sure the throttles are pushed back down after they leave. We can do that! We have several hundred tractors in stock, and we are in California. We are aware of liability issues, and it is true that some caution must be taken. But it is also true that some risks are worth it.

If a kid has not been raised well or is just a handful for some reason and wants to chuck rocks at our cab tractors, that is a problem and we carefully address it. But we see maybe one wild-child for every 25 well behaved kids. Tractor folks tend to work the land and they seem to raise their kids well. It's a nice community. I'd much prefer they bring the kids than leave them home playing video games or whatever.

So Ultrarunner, come on up and bring kids.