When your friend borrows your tractor...

[Hiptfarms]

I've learned the hard way about a young neighbor. Almost everything I have ever loaned him and his wife I have had to go pick back up myself. Pet carriers and cages not cleaned. Tools left outside and being used not for their intended purpose.(using my tamp bar a some makeshift weightlifting bar with concrete blocks hanging off of it. ) I even allowed them to use a garden tiller for 2 years and the guy had the gall to get ticked off when I said I may sell it. He said if I was going to sell it then he was going to remove the parts he replaced on it after he broke the original ones. Some nerve. Needless to say, I won't be loaning anything else to them. I dont want to have enemies as neighbors but I also won't allow them to walk all over me either. I think they feel entitled to use other people's things and seem to have no sense of what it means to take care of somebody else's tools. It's a shame that some people don't know how to be good neighbors anymore.

 

[Jstpssng]

I don't borrow anything that I can't replace, and I don't loan anything unless I don't want it back.

 

[Einthewoods]

Like some of the others, I would much rather go help with something and have a real tough time loaning things out. This morning I took my tractor to a family members house to use it to cut firewood. There is more to do later in the week. Left the tractor there to save dragging it back and forth. The Key came home in my pocket. Even though the house I left it at has a seasoned equipment operator. I just don't want to be in the position of having to not be angry at something getting torn up.

Helping all the time is a pain in the arse, but I'd rather deal with that then broken equipment - no matter the cause.

 

[thepumpguysc]

HIP.. that is some kinda neighbor you got there.. Wow..
E.. I'm the same way..
I have a pretty large piece of property by the lake & extended family members leave their boats here.. instead of dragging them back to the city every weekend..
They leave the keys in them & say, "the tank is full, enjoy"..
NOT this kid.!! I'm not buyin you a new motor..

 

[4get gto]

I had a relative that would borrow a spare car offen. Granted it was a car we didn't use much so they felt they could use it whenever they wanted. We only kept minimum ins. on it.

Eventually got tried of loaning it and told them if something happens to it while they were using it they'd have to pay to have it fixed.

They don't borrow it anymore......Why they thought I'd have to pay is beyond my imagination...

 

[stuckmotor]

I like the way you've laid the barrel on it's side. That would seem to give it a lower center of gravity. BTW That's a nice looking spider in the top of the pipe? on the right. -)

 

[cabinhollow]

My neighbors are all the time asking if I need to borrow their equipment.
They know the first thing I will do is check to see if it needs any repairs. Then if something breaks, it will be fixed right. I am the one that does most of the metal work and welding for them anyway.

 

[pgk]

I have a very good friend that borrows things from time to time, I don't have a problem lending most things out as long as I get them back in the condition they left in and in a timely matter. But everytime he borrows something I have to go back and pick it up a week or two later, WTH! Most of the time it's something he uses for a hour or a day at most, if I borrow something and I'm done with it I take it back right then and there and if I were to break it I replace it with a like quality or better tool.. Oh, I would lend him my car, tractor notta!!

Pete

 

[Doofy]

I have a very good friend that borrows things from time to time, I don't have a problem lending most things out as long as I get them back in the condition they left in and in a timely matter. But everytime he borrows something I have to go back and pick it up a week or two later, WTH! Most of the time it's something he uses for a hour or a day at most, if I borrow something and I'm done with it I take it back right then and there and if I were to break it I replace it with a like quality or better tool.. Oh, I would lend him my car, tractor notta!!

Pete

With friends like that, who needs an enema? Some people are just clueless.

 

[hawkeye08]

Sometimes folks are relentless once they find out you have some things they want to borrow. I choose to help sometimes using my own tools, but have stopped loaning things out (except to my kids).

 

[Doofy]

Sometimes folks are relentless once they find out you have some things they want to borrow. I choose to help sometimes using my own tools, but have stopped loaning things out (except to my kids).

I too would rather help than loan.

 

[kthompson]

I have been blessed in this area. Have borrowed not tractor but implements from my brother and yes repaired if needed while having them. First fel ever ran borrowed from nephew. But have done tractor and excavator work for them and yes loan tractor and subsoiler to nephew this past week for his son, my great nephew and him to use. They take care of machines, now my brother may get my machine but he gets operator at same time.

Over the years have loan tractor to friends some and funny thing is one friend has forgotten all of the "favors" I have done for him over years and treats me as an enemy all because of dumb act he did years ago that required me being one of a group having to report it. Then I have friend who cuts and bales my hay and called me two weeks ago saying hate to ask this but I need a tractor. Sold one as was buying replacement and my other one engine had issue. I was planning on using it the next day but had backup and never paused asking how quick do you need it. It was filled with fuel and waiting on him before he got here. Then I have known him for over 40 years and would loan him anything I own. He is old school. But mostly I am on the seat if my machine is running unless my oldest son in law is.

On the light side, it has to be 40 years ago went to an tool auction. Some traveling company selling maybe Harbor freight quality tools and they stopped the auction when a new tool set was brought up. The auctioneer said please pay attention. You will not want to use these. They are not quality tools. You want them only to loan to people who ask to borrow yours. They sold out.

 

[check]

Neighbor asked me to borrow my tractor to dig a new hole for his outhouse. I said no, but I would dig it for him. Never heard back.

 

[gsganzer]

I don't borrow anything I can't readily replace and I don't loan out anything expensive, unless the operator is loaned with it (me!).

 

[timswi]

I rarely borrow anything--My Dad's theory was if you have to borrow it more than once, go buy it. I live by that, to a bit of an extreme. I only lend stuff to people I trust and have never been burnt, thankfully.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have a friend that visits, helps me out, takes away my broken stuff, and returns them repaired. I say, no it's OK, but he still does this! In a way, it's as bad as friends breaking your stuff because it's kind of embarrassing!

 

[Ritothebull]

I won't loan anything that I can't afford to lose, it's been my experience that people who like to borrow stuff are either cheap or lazy.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Some just don't realize the value or costs associated with equipment. For a long time, there was no shortage of old, simple, practically indestructible tractors around ready to be lent to a neighbor. Times have changed.

 

[swnoel]

With friends like that, who needs an enema? Some people are just clueless.

LOL... I'm sure there's a few around that could use a good enema!! They're full of it!!

 

[OkieDave]

I loaned my tractor to a friend once. He's now doing five years in prison. I'm not saying the two are related...but I'm not saying they're not, either.

Never again.