Posted by BarnyardEngineering on September 03, 2020 at 12:07:31 from (173.186.244.244):
In Reply to: A Sad Fate posted by NY 986 on September 02, 2020 at 19:29:00:
What you were told and reality may well be two completely different things.
I know a LOT of farmers with the, "It will rot into the ground before I give it away for nothing," attitude. They have a dollar value in mind, and if that dollar value is not met, it sits.
The jist I get from your posting here is you expected this guy to give away his equipment to "people who would appreciate it." Did he know anybody that would appreciate the equipment?
Putting myself in his shoes I know of no one to whom I would want to flat out give my farm equipment. I know of a LOT of rats who have done nothing but take or attempt to subvert our farming operation over the years. They would greedily accept any "gift" but they would not appreciate it, and would most likely either turn right around and sell it, or park it in the weeds and let it rot.
That leads me to my main point, that of greed. Most of this wailing and gnashing of teeth is out of greed if you ask me. People looking for that super smokin' pennies on the dollar deal or a straight-up handout. It makes me sicker than seeing the equipment rot into the ground and go to scrap.
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