We took my best friend on his last ride today. This is his favorite tractor a John Deere 4450. We took him the last 2 miles from the fire hall to the cemetery on a flat bed trailer. Didn't want to be a burden on his family anymore, so he did himself in on Tuesday.

Good on you guys for the proper ride.

RIP
That’s an awfully good working man’s choice for a last ride.

Osky

Damn, sorry to hear about you best pal.

Kiddos to you for giving the man a proper ride to his final resting place.

Sorry to hear

Heck of a send off , well done.

Relieving his family of the burden is honorable to some.

Godspeed nimblehunter's friend.

Condolences.

Condolences

Hate to hear this about him.

Was he terminally ill?

that's what is called "doing the right thing"

Sounds like died and lived on his own terms.
Nice way to pay your respects. Since Covid I’ve seen too many folks not get the send off they deserved, the dead should be honored.

Sorry to read this . I would do the same thing rather than being spoon fed in some Old fuggers home by some groid .

Nice. Injecting racism into a condolences thread.

Sorry for your loss.




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Nuthin runs like a Deere!

Well done.

You have my sympathy for your loss, and prayers for his family.
I love the tractor! Three weeks ago, we took my older brother Dave.
We used his ton Dodge dually , and hauled him around the Ridge one last time before we went to the cemetery.
Reon

Sorry about your friend. Condolences to the family and friends. I remember being surprised to learn in emt school that elderly men are the highest statistic for suicide, mostly for the same reason as your friend. I always figured it would have been teenagers.

I've known quite a few people who made that decision. Some I understand, some I don't. Sorry for the loss of your friend. Great send-off though.

Condolences nimblehunter, losing a best friend is really tough. You know what they say about friends and family, you can't pick your family but you can pick your friends. And "best friend" is quite a statement. Good on you for giving your best friend a proper send-off.



I hesitate to bring this up on this thread and this is in no way a comment on nimblehunter's best friend because I know nothing of the circumstances. But I've thought the same thing Mannlicher said above. Alzheimer's seems to run in the family and there's no way I want to be a burden, or spend my kid's inheritance for a spot in a warehouse for dementia patients. So I've thought about ending it if I get the diagnosis, before it's too late and I lose the capacity to act.

But just recently a good friend at work had his father-in-law take his life. He had multiple medical issues including memory loss, but it was totally unexpected and the family was devastated. He chose to end it with a bullet so that no doubt had something to do with it the family's devastation. My friend told me to consider that if I ever got to that point. It sounds like nimblehunter's friend's situation was totally different and friends and family were prepared, what with the send-off. Just something for the rest of us to think about.

Looks like a great send off.

Agreed.

Never met the man but he had great taste in machinery.

RIP

I’m sorry your friend was given a burden too heavy to carry, and very sorry for your loss.

Well done on the last ride. He was lucky to have a friend like you.

Well done nimblehunter. Great send off by the man’s friends. I totally understand. I’ve been in specialty hospitals and a nursing home after my bout with Covid in 2020. Don’t care to repeat that ever again. Not fair that some have to pay way more than their fair share and some get a free ride. There is a great difference between existing and living. Being warehoused in a nursing home, wearing knockoff Depends, being overmedicated so it’s easier on staff to care for you, and draining your bank accounts and all you’ve worked a lifetime for, is not living. Extremely hard on the spouse. My pastor son did a funeral in Arkansas and the casket was hauled to the gravesite in the deceased’s bassboat complete with various and sundry, game and fish
mounts, pulled by his 4WD truck. I have no problem with that. Folks will be talking about his funeral for years. The man had a great admiration for God’s creations.

Sorry for your loss! Great send off!

Sorry for the sadness his family and friends have to endure.

Good way to honor your friend

Sorry you live in a Commie State that supports Thought Police .

Nimblehunter: Thats a tough one and sad!
Stay strong and remember the good times.
Sorry for the loss of your friend - you'all sent him out in style.
Good on you.
Been there done that.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Good for him and you. No man wants to be useless.

"Good show" as the Limeys would say....

A great last ride. Good friends are hard to find. There are tests in life and you proved yourself. May your friend rest in peace.

Good send-off. Prayers sent. RZ.