Of course, by the time I would drive to Georgia, I could justify buying it. Yesss... justification for tools.Thanks Hodge, that means alot. I would be proud to add you to my list as well.
Lending Tools for Maintenance ....
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Hodge, not sure where Love Va. is but it's a good 4 hrs for me to get to Bristol. When my Grandma lived near Richmond it was about 9 - 10 hrs to get to her house. I'll just leave it like this, if you get down this way you are more than welcome at my place.
It's about a 3 1/2 hour trip to Bristol from here.
Love, VA is a tiny community, with no post office (there used to be one in the earlier 1900's), so it isn't found on a map. There are about 90 residents, and it starts at the bottom of a mountain, and ends at the top of Love Gap, on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The nearest landmark is Sherando Lake, part of the George Washington National Forest. It is very quiet, very peaceful, and very simple here.
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Years ago I lent my best friend my floor jack to do some brake work on his car. When I had something to do on my car I called him and asked for my jack back. He said that he didn't have my jack. i reminded him that he used it for the brake work and then he remembered "oh yeah, it is in Louis's garage". We had to change a tire.
If I still had all of the tools that I have lent out and never got back and the ones that I lost to Hurricane Katrina, I could probably open a tool store.
If I still had all of the tools that I have lent out and never got back and the ones that I lost to Hurricane Katrina, I could probably open a tool store.
I have lots of tools, all owned & paid directly (none of that Snap-on account stuff). Because I had more tools than anyone else, it wasn't uncommon for them to borrow them. The sure-fire way to get my tools back by the end of the day was to hold on to their car keys. Of course, that was only for certain tools that I trust them with. Eventually they got around to getting their own.
Of course, that was only for certain tools that I trust them with. Eventually they got around to getting their own.
Ya know Prof, I lost a Troy built rototiller like that one time lent to a (friend) whose father lent it to one of his friends who lent it to a guy that sold it in a bar for 100 bucks,, when I did get it back it wasn't worth a 100 bucks,,,, Sad thing but what ever tools I have stay at home, tis a shame people forget where stuff belongs
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Lets face it there are all types of people out there freinds family and neibors strangers
after some time u get a feel for who are the good and who are not
i live in a ruel area internet service is approx 60 month my neigbor and i hav helped ea other out several times over so i have pd 60 month for over a yr
when 1 day he said tony i have a new sysyem im installing and i would like to add u to my service not being a computer guru i ask what do u mean he said i want to install my sytem and provide your internet hum hum
ok at what cost nothing till i know its up runnin just as good as any provider that was 2yr ago
he has his own equipment for snow removal and brush hog but has no way of moving large amounts of dirt
so when we had a huge rain storm and part of the side of a mountain slid into his back yard i offerd my tracter to him
since then he had a accident in his truck and i lent him my extra vehicle till the insurance co paid him and he was able to purchase a nother truck
well till today i hav never pd a penny he wont take it but i buy great gifts for bday and xmas for his two boyz
when im shopppin and find great deal i always think of arron n jacob
i hav a car hauler 1 time i needed it and had it tied up so i borrowed my uncles
not aware that my truck was hevier then the allowd wt of his trailer we loaded up my truck and drove off
1 mile down the road we smell burning rubber the fenders had started cuttin thru the tires well we barely made it home
the next day i repalced all 4 tires with 8ply trailer tires and felt good about what i did to repair his
well guyz thats my story and im sticking to it
treat others regardless of who they are like you would like to be treated
what goes around comes around
oh and i would never i mean never lend my baby to anyone kubota m4900sdc with front loader but i hav to one good neighbor
after some time u get a feel for who are the good and who are not
i live in a ruel area internet service is approx 60 month my neigbor and i hav helped ea other out several times over so i have pd 60 month for over a yr
when 1 day he said tony i have a new sysyem im installing and i would like to add u to my service not being a computer guru i ask what do u mean he said i want to install my sytem and provide your internet hum hum
ok at what cost nothing till i know its up runnin just as good as any provider that was 2yr ago
he has his own equipment for snow removal and brush hog but has no way of moving large amounts of dirt
so when we had a huge rain storm and part of the side of a mountain slid into his back yard i offerd my tracter to him
since then he had a accident in his truck and i lent him my extra vehicle till the insurance co paid him and he was able to purchase a nother truck
well till today i hav never pd a penny he wont take it but i buy great gifts for bday and xmas for his two boyz
when im shopppin and find great deal i always think of arron n jacob
i hav a car hauler 1 time i needed it and had it tied up so i borrowed my uncles
not aware that my truck was hevier then the allowd wt of his trailer we loaded up my truck and drove off
1 mile down the road we smell burning rubber the fenders had started cuttin thru the tires well we barely made it home
the next day i repalced all 4 tires with 8ply trailer tires and felt good about what i did to repair his
well guyz thats my story and im sticking to it
treat others regardless of who they are like you would like to be treated
what goes around comes around
oh and i would never i mean never lend my baby to anyone kubota m4900sdc with front loader but i hav to one good neighbor
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ahh didnt get that abreviation bet i would have if i owned 1 and i will some day when i come across 1 at the rt price
down at local dealer u can get a used 1 with say 12" auger for bout $ 500
thx for the info
May not be the best on the market but you can get a brand new one from Tractor Supply for $420 and then a 12" auger is about $150.
I found a worn out PHD and replaced the auger with a 12" one from TSC. Have no complaints so far, it really does a nice job.
Some times you learn what NOT to do from your old man. He isn't a good borrower, and I picked up on that growing up.
As a young man, I borrowed a couple belly boats( inflatable inner tubes thta you fish out of) from my uncle. I did not return them in a timely manner and left them in my boat and they did not weather well. He reminded me during thanksgiving dinner that he would like them back. Long story short I ordered 2 new ones from Cabelas and had them delivered to his house.to my surprise he was thrilled as his were about 20 yrs old and he wanted new one anyway. Since that time, 15 yrs ago he has let me use his new Kubota, pontoon boat, trailer etc...
Most importantly, I learned to be more responsible with not only other people's things but my own as well. Now I return things fueled, greased,lubed etc.. Oh and in a timely manner.
As a young man, I borrowed a couple belly boats( inflatable inner tubes thta you fish out of) from my uncle. I did not return them in a timely manner and left them in my boat and they did not weather well. He reminded me during thanksgiving dinner that he would like them back. Long story short I ordered 2 new ones from Cabelas and had them delivered to his house.to my surprise he was thrilled as his were about 20 yrs old and he wanted new one anyway. Since that time, 15 yrs ago he has let me use his new Kubota, pontoon boat, trailer etc...
Most importantly, I learned to be more responsible with not only other people's things but my own as well. Now I return things fueled, greased,lubed etc.. Oh and in a timely manner.
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wow thats there askin price for a used one thx i appreciate the info and happy easter to you and all the ott
You are obviously a guy that doesn't like to borrow because you buy your own equipment. I am the same way.
I just don't loan much out and if I do I write "what and when to who"
I have a GREAT neighbor, Henry, that I will even loan my tractor to because he uses it PROPERLY and GENTLY.
I just don't loan much out and if I do I write "what and when to who"
I have a GREAT neighbor, Henry, that I will even loan my tractor to because he uses it PROPERLY and GENTLY.
I had a situation that just came up last week. A friend needed to get two ponies from a horse farm outside of Richmond (Eric's stomping grounds), and hemmed and hawed about borrowing my truck and my dads horse trailer. I told her no way (she is forward, and can take me being forward), but that I would go get them for her. On the way back, my truck developed problems, and we had to get my dad to come pull the trailer home. If the truck had broken down on her, right or wrong, my first response would be "What did you do to my truck?!? But, it was much better that it happened to me. It was just a thing, but me driving my trucked saved her from feeling bad, and me from overreacting.
hodge, That is exactly what I will do.....I would rather do it myself for them than letting them have control of my equipment.