Family Tradition

[Rebeldad1]

Did you offer the JD to your BIL first before you sold it?

When you go to the dealer look at his used stock. Tell your BIL you will help him pick out a tractor of his own because you arnt going to loan out the new one. Let him know its going to cost you a lot of money and the repairs if he ever broke it would be very expensive for him. To keep peace in the family you decided to not loan it out.

 

[orangeandgreen]

I have one family member that can borrow my tractor, everyone else gets to borrow me and my tractor.

 

[Molalla1]

I have one family member that can borrow my tractor, everyone else gets to borrow me and my tractor.

Great policy . . .

 

[hks003]

My dad can use mine, cause Lord knows I've used and torn up enough of his stuff over the years. Anyone else, probably not.

 

[edgarrian]

Im old scrooge at 42. I wouldn't be letting that **** slide by. Im surprised your wife isn't on your side. Im not suggesting you pick a fight with her but if your **** is getting damaged and nobody cares but you. You need to take the key and the heck with hurt feelings. There are several hurt feelings reports on the web. You will be glad you took the key after a short time. Id probably let the one person use it who takes care of it. Refuels it. But thats it. Its time to stop enabling.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I don't think I have mentioned it recently. No such thing as Victims, only Volunteers.

 

[lilranch2001]

I disagree, I think there were a whole lot of victims on 911

 

[Industrial Toys]

Well. People payed their taxes to a Government that has done many things that really pissed some people off. If you want to believe that version of events.

 

[Doofy]

Im old scrooge at 42. I wouldn't be letting that **** slide by. Im surprised your wife isn't on your side. Im not suggesting you pick a fight with her but if your **** is getting damaged and nobody cares but you. You need to take the key and the heck with hurt feelings. There are several hurt feelings reports on the web. You will be glad you took the key after a short time. Id probably let the one person use it who takes care of it. Refuels it. But thats it. Its time to stop enabling.

Amen to that! Their hurt feelings could save you $$$ or a lawsuit if they or anyone else gets hurt (with or from any of your equipment). Lawyers can twist just about anything, so that it is your fault. Don't loan it.

 

[Imold]

Your bro's buddy has a right to be pissed, just so long as he's pissed off at the right dude: your bro.

+1 on that.

I am glad my older brothers have no clue how to start my tractor let alone use a log splitter but I am sure two of the three could figure it out given time but then again even if they did figure it out they would never try a stunt like that to start with.

 

[ultrarunner]

If you had ever met my wife, your total would still be 2 after you woke up (because you fell asleep). There is no such thing as 25 words or less with her.

I have never had the pleasure but she must be quite a woman... is a phrase I have heard one of my friends say often... ;-)

 

[tguy]

Family Tradition, 18 acres divided, living close, Shared Driveway, Brother, Nephews!
Any changes after all these years might be a disaster. Make SURE the wife is on board if you attempt a change.
Good Luck.

 

[Handloader109]

This happened to me today. I drove 45 minutes to get to my farm to find my brother using the front end loader on my tractor to load my log splitter into his friends truck. His friend wasn't too happy when I get on the tractor and unload the splitter explaining the splitter doesn't leave the farm without me. Friend gets all huffy, talking about how he drove 2 hours one way to pick the splitter up.

dude, I'd be kicking my brother's *** all the way back to wherever he lived.

Oh. yeah. I had an 80 plus ft 4ft wide stepped sidewalk put in by local guy. he asked once work started if he could use my tractor to carry cement to lower areas.. was all I could do to keep from laughing. No. sorry. so he and his helper wheelbarrowed it.... some folks