I have a good neighbor that would help me out in a heartbeat. If he needs to be pulled out or needs a hole dug with the backhoe, I'll do it no problem because I know if I need some help he'll bring his tractor right over. The guy I bought my land from, who still lives out there, is another story. He asked if I could go to pick up an 8N for him with my truck and trailer. I said I could if he paid for the gas. Anyway, the day came when he wanted to pick it up and I was too busy, so I let him borrow my truck and trailer. He said he'd be about 2 1/2 or 3 hours. 7 hours later he returns. He got lost and then started complaining that my truck uses a lot of gas. He said he put $50 in and had to put some more in on the way back. I had to take about 40 ft. of chains and use my skid steer to pull my trailer out of the mud so he could use it. I didn't have a driveway yet. When I got in my truck to come home, I noticed the gas gauge was at a 1/4 tank. Exactly where it was when he took my truck. I just thought you cheap..., you couldn't even fill my truck up after taking it for a whole day. If he would have had to hire someone it would have cost him at least 5 or $600 to haul the tractor. He also said he was going to get the county to upgrade the road if I could put in my own approach. The approach was his responsibility since he subdivided but I said I could build it as long as I didn't have to pay for the road. Well, I ended up building the approach ($1500 value) and had to pay another $1500 into upgrading the county road. The seller paid zero. He wanted me to clear a fence line for him 1/2 a mile long with my Cat. No way in he__! I don't understand why people are so dumb. I have equipment that could really help them out and I would do a lot for no charge like if we got a huge dump of snow. If they want to be so cheap and anytime I could use some help, their machine is broken down or they're too busy, why would I help them out in a bind? Unfortunately there are a lot of people that want you to drop everything to help them but when you need help, they are too busy. When I first started landscaping and showed up with a new machine, several people thought I must have a lot of money to have new machine. It took the next 4 years to pay for it. I asked one lady at a $50 job, I never did get paid for, what she thought my skid steer was worth. She guessed around $10,000 and seemed shocked when I told her it was close to $30,000. I've learned only to let people who I know are careful operators ever run my machines. Even then, I had to pay over $7000 to rebuild the engine in my Cat. A friend pushed over a tree and didn't back up to push on the stump that pulled out. He had a branch magically find the 2 inch hole in the belly pan to change the oil and punctured my oil pan. Never offered to pay a dime! Some real cheapskates out there for sure. Dave
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