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That is all.

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Amen !

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Okay. Back from taking a tractor to the shop.

They'll probably have it 6 weeks at least.

So... Yesterday I was shredding a wildlife plot field I'd planted, but 16.5" of rain in two weeks killed.

Client wanted me to replant using brown top millet. OK...

So I'm shredding the field with my newest tractor, and client walks out and asks if he can make a lap or two. Already had the shredder running at proper RPM's. Showed him how to work the clutch and brakes. Told him pointedly to just follow the contour I'd been cutting. Don't deviate or try and circle any trees, just follow the cut around like a race track.

Field is long and narrow.

So he gets in and takes off.. Everything fine. Until he gets to the other end of the long field. mad That is where he takes it on himself to start cutting rows out of the narrow end on the field, and was turning the tractor and shredder much too sharp. Like making a figure 8 at the end..So sharp I can hear the back tires rubbing on the shredder frame of the batwing. I'm jumping up and down, trying to wave him off from doing that to no avail... Then he calls on his cell phone. Tells me the shredder quit cutting. No shat. Bring it back to me.

Got back to me, and I walk around back of the tractor, and the main drive line is laying in the shredder frame with the tractor PTO shaft snapped off even with the housing. frown Probably buggered up the main drive line on shredder as well, CV joint and all.

Probably looking at a minimum of 6 weeks in the shop, and north of $2500 to fix.

I was nice. He felt bad. He's going to pay the repairs, but the down time is on me. He even offered to rent a tractor for me until this one is out of the shop. Told him nobody does that down here that I know of.

Thank God I have another tractor. Hopefully it won't mess up the rest of the season. whistle

Not letting anyone on my tractors anymore. Well... maybe Randy Oldman03... He's about the only one I trust.

Had 600 hours on that tractor, and 1800 on my other one without tearing anything up, and let that guy on one for 5 minutes, and that's what happens. mad

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Oh damn it anyway!


You know that is my number one fear of hiring help.


I'm afraid to turn someone loose in our equipment. Really like to find an older semi-retired guy who knows how to run chit without tearing it up.

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Originally Posted by SamOlson
Oh damn it anyway!


You know that is my number one fear of hiring help.


I'm afraid to turn someone loose in our equipment. Really like to find an older semi-retired guy who knows how to run chit without tearing it up.



That's about all I trust.

This guy who tore up my tractor was 72 years old, and retired engineer. He just doesn't follow directions, or have any common sense. grin


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I bet he felt bad.


Oh well, that's what you get for trying to be nice.

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Had a Construction, Excavating Company for years!
Very Successful!
Kept overhead and repairs to a Minimum!
Just did my maintenance regular, like, and, Never,
I mean NEVER, Loaned my sh@# out!

I'd rather come do it for you, and help you, than loan it out!
Heard, and know too many Horror stories!

Seen a lot of Dumb stuff out there!

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Tough luck there. I realize a different situation, but I trust my hired man to operate any equipment that I own.


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Sorry to hear that Barry. The downtime sucks just as much.

Learned from a very early age not to tear up farm equipment.
Dad’s training was severe. 😬


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No bueno, Barry. Watch out for them engineers!


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Originally Posted by HunterShooter58

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I'd rather come do it for you, and help you, than loan it out!
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This!

Sorry for your headache rockinbbar. Hopefully the repair will be quick.

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Bad judgement on your part huh?


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Originally Posted by rockinbbar
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Oh damn it anyway!


You know that is my number one fear of hiring help.


I'm afraid to turn someone loose in our equipment. Really like to find an older semi-retired guy who knows how to run chit without tearing it up.



That's about all I trust.

This guy who tore up my tractor was 72 years old, and retired engineer. He just doesn't follow directions, or have any common sense. grin

Engineer enough said being in the excavation business business for over 30 years and born on the farm I currently run. The term engineer in common sense very seldom go together you will find one once in awhile and he usually has a farming background as a youngster

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Comes to mind, one family friend talking about another, "I understand, if a machine has a weak spot, Miller can find it."


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Originally Posted by Kenlguy
Bad judgement on your part huh?



Not the best call I've made.


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I have policy if I borrow some tool or piece of machinery, I take it back in better shape than when I got it.On the the other hand, I have found few people with that sense. Now,there are only two people I loan machinery to.Both are my long time hunting partners. They are also they only ones that ride my mule if necessary. Other than that, if people ask me, usually ask what they want done and if it isn't a big job I do it for them.


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Originally Posted by ldholton
Originally Posted by rockinbbar
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Oh damn it anyway!


You know that is my number one fear of hiring help.


I'm afraid to turn someone loose in our equipment. Really like to find an older semi-retired guy who knows how to run chit without tearing it up.



That's about all I trust.

This guy who tore up my tractor was 72 years old, and retired engineer. He just doesn't follow directions, or have any common sense. grin

Engineer enough said being in the excavation business business for over 30 years and born on the farm I currently run. The term engineer in common sense very seldom go together you will find one once in awhile and he usually has a farming background as a youngster


Engineer here, I was getting ready to be offended, but then you redeemed yourself with your last statement. Grew up on a dairy farm, then worked for close to 10 years through jr high, high school, and college on my buddies step dads farm. Mostly just the 60 year old man and 2 high school kids farming 3,000 acres and a 100 momma cows.

I was point blank told when I graduated from college that the only reason they hired me as an engineer was because of my farming background.

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Originally Posted by Cheesy
Originally Posted by ldholton
Originally Posted by rockinbbar
Originally Posted by SamOlson
Oh damn it anyway!


You know that is my number one fear of hiring help.


I'm afraid to turn someone loose in our equipment. Really like to find an older semi-retired guy who knows how to run chit without tearing it up.



That's about all I trust.

This guy who tore up my tractor was 72 years old, and retired engineer. He just doesn't follow directions, or have any common sense. grin

Engineer enough said being in the excavation business business for over 30 years and born on the farm I currently run. The term engineer in common sense very seldom go together you will find one once in awhile and he usually has a farming background as a youngster


Engineer here, I was getting ready to be offended, but then you redeemed yourself with your last statement. Grew up on a dairy farm, then worked for close to 10 years through jr high, high school, and college on my buddies step dads farm. Mostly just the 60 year old man and 2 high school kids farming 3,000 acres and a 100 momma cows.

I was point blank told when I graduated from college that the only reason they hired me as an engineer was because of my farming background.

👍👍 we have never met but we know many of the same people in the Miller area Mount Vernon also I know several people that actually work at the same place you do if you're still employed at the same location David said few years ago.

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