Lost My Tractor In A Fire

Bird · Dec 23, 2012

Everything had burned to the ground - nothing left. Home, work shop, decks, pool,
vehicles, and tractor - all gone.

Whew, that has to be tough. I've thought about what I'd do if our home burned and the fact is that I wouldn't know where to start. But glad to hear that you seem to be handling it well.

DLNorman · Dec 23, 2012

The wife took it hard in the beginning but has since accepted it. You lose a lifetime of photos and keepsakes. But most things are replaceable.
The biggest lesson I learned was that of making sure your insurance policy is up to date and you have everything covered. I was under insured by around $100k. My house was covered but my shop, decks, and pool weren't. Plus I was way under insured on contents.
My advice to everyone - Please go over your policy and get it updated if needed. I had that on my list of things to do but waited too long.

kootch88 · Dec 23, 2012

What a drag. Every two or three years at the most you should review your policy with your agent, if you have one. Glad youare back on your feet. Nice new set of wheels.

Bob77064 · Dec 23, 2012

Welcome, I am sorry for your loss.

radioman · Dec 24, 2012

wow - thats sad to hear - but nice shiny new tractor!

MrChris · Dec 24, 2012

Glad you were able to bounce back. The pictures of your burned tractor remind me of when my little Honda 350 motorcycle suffered a small fuel leak and caught fire while riding it and I had to hop off and drop it in the middle of the road and stand there and watch it burn. Afterwards your shocked by what little survives. Anything rubber, plastic is gone. That leaves pretty much just the frame, engine/trans and wheels. Sad.

jefwyn · Dec 24, 2012

I can't even imagine how tough that was. You have my sincere best wishes moving forward. Thanks for the insurance reminder.

Morning Wood · Dec 24, 2012

Wow. Bucket looked salvageable at least.

creekbend · Dec 24, 2012

Sincerely sorry about your losses. I tip my hat to you in regards to the way that you have endured and conquered. BTW, I just made changes to all our insurances policies last week.