Parking etiquette

[PJSprog]

I'd give the on-site management a chance to address the issue with the guy. If that doesn't solve it, call a tow truck. If you've discussed it with him six times already, he clearly doesn't respect your space or you. Once he's had to pay to get his vehicle back, I'm willing to be he'll never do it again.

 

[Tomtint]

I'd give the on-site management a chance to address the issue with the guy. If that doesn't solve it, call a tow truck. If you've discussed it with him six times already, he clearly doesn't respect your space or you. Once he's had to pay to get his vehicle back, I'm willing to be he'll never do it again.

Trust me ..others have suggested towing it away..around here, if you call for a tow truck.. they expect you to pay for the tow at the time they pick it up.

 

[4570Man]

I guess I’d have to resort to the concrete block suggestion and then charge him to move them again.

 

[Industrial Toys]

That's an impressive weight way out on that 310.

 

[4570Man]

That's an impressive weight way out on that 310.

Yea, I was sorta impressed. That was more than I’d want to routinely handle but it passed the lift test. And the machine was angled down hill.

 

[Industrial Toys]

No squishy front tires? I guess you have a big HOE out back.

I remember my Dad once said how much he liked JD tractors on account of their longer WB.

 

[4570Man]

No squishy front tires? I guess you have a big HOE out back.

I remember my Dad once said how much he liked JD tractors on account of their longer WB.

The left side is low in air and not far from rolling off the rim. That’s why I cropped it out of the picture. The right side tire was taking it pretty good. The combined weight of the machine and that load is about 24,000 with the front axel taking a lot of it so the front tires are taking it pretty good. And this machine has a massive front axel. I also noticed when I welded the teeth on the bucket that the left side of the cutting edge is wore about 1/2” more so that tire has apparently been low a long time.

 

[aczlan]

The left side is low in air and not far from rolling off the rim. That’s why I cropped it out of the picture. The right side tire was taking it pretty good. The combined weight of the machine and that load is about 24,000 with the front axel taking a lot of it so the front tires are taking it pretty good. And this machine has a massive front axel. I also noticed when I welded the teeth on the bucket that the left side of the cutting edge is wore about 1/2” more so that tire has apparently been low a long time.

Hmm, with the pivot in the front axle, shouldn't it stay level (unless it was low enough to max out the pivot travel)?
Now, if one of the BACK tires were almost flat...

Aaron Z

 

[Shutesbury]

MA has laws on the books about "private tows".
Look those up on Mass.gov and/or talk to the local precinct covering you, and ask the cops how to do it properly.

You *should* be able to have it towed at owner's expense, and nothing out of pocket to you. Signage will likely be required for the space you are protecting, and that might just be a good start anyway... large sign and clearly defined left-to-right markings of some sort, either on the ground or building. Being a condo, maybe you use double-sided tape to affix to the building at your left edge and right edge, with arrows pointing between them, or some other creative but CLEAR markings?

 

[Industrial Toys]

I'm guessing, whether it's in a Fire Route, or just in someone elses spot might make a difference.

 

[kthompson]

Do suggest you verify what you legally can do and think land owner or property owners should handle. But reason for my post is look this up on youtube. Some are right funny and some are dumb. I like the one where the vehicle is wrapped with plastic wrap.

 

[4570Man]

Hmm, with the pivot in the front axle, shouldn't it stay level (unless it was low enough to max out the pivot travel)?
Now, if one of the BACK tires were almost flat...

Aaron Z

You might be right. In either case the left front is lower pressure than the right.

 

[goeduck]

Put a sign on the car that says FREE CAR U TOW.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
That happened up here last year, although it wasn't a car.
Greene man whose property was looted after fake Craigslist ad assesses his loss - Portland Press Herald
The place looked like the junk yard it is.

 

[goeduck]

^^^^
That happened up here last year, although it wasn't a car.
Greene man whose property was looted after fake Craigslist ad assesses his loss - Portland Press Herald
The place looked like the junk yard it is.

Too bad he now can not mow his grass with that new lawnmower they took. That is all it needs to spruce the place right up :thumbsup:

 

[Jstpssng]

A D6 and excavator would work a lot better. I drive past it every time I visit my mother. He has all sorts of signs out, based on all of the "reality" junk collectors you see on TV.

 

[dmccarty]

Last century I rented a condo with assigned parking. It would tick me off to no end when someone would take my spot close to the building. They would always do this when it was raining and/or we had groceries. Mostly you just had to live with it. However, one time I did use my truck and blocked the idiot who took my space. Checked later and they had managed to drive out somehow. :confused3:

We had a similar issue when we live in our house in the 'burbs. We had some real idiots living next door and they would block our mail box and sometimes our driveway. No amount of talking would solve the problem so we started calling the POlice to deal with the idiots. Even that did not stop them from parking in the wrong place. :confused3::shocked: Eventually they moved and so did we.

Sad thing is that we have had people block our road... Thankfully, this has only happened a couple of times.

Idiots are everywhere....

Later,
Dan

 

[Industrial Toys]

Our society lives by the car and yet we never allow suficient parking. Ever notice in movies, how people always park in front of the place they are going, easy-peasy?

 

[bunyip]

Our society lives by the car and yet we never allow suficient parking. Ever notice in movies, how people always park in front of the place they are going, easy-peasy?

That happened to me once.

 

[Ford850]

The only way to fix stupid, is to have them learn from their mistakes. They don't learn anything by someone telling them they did something wrong. They learn by suffering the consequences of their mistakes.