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[sixdogs]

I knew it! All bark!
Probably actually is a nice guy caught in a web of more than intended.
Good chance he'll be back one day as a nice guy and regular customer.

You doing the book or the movie deal first?

 

[Country1]

Congrats on the best possible outcome!
Glad it's over for ya!

 

[jlsmith]

I knew it! All bark!
Probably actually is a nice guy caught in a web of more than intended.
Good chance he'll be back one day as a nice guy and regular customer.

You doing the book or the movie deal first?

Prob start with the book first. Looks like i already have the first 47 paiges and 461 line done and ill just go from there lol :laughing:

 

[dcyrilc]

Glad to hear it came out good in the end. Did he give any reason why it took so long? Not that it really matters.

Also, I think you said earlier that you would deliver the tractor. Are you still going to do that for him?

 

[jlsmith]

Glad to hear it came out good in the end. Did he give any reason why it took so long? Not that it really matters.

Also, I think you said earlier that you would deliver the tractor. Are you still going to do that for him?

He said someone was supose to have came and paid it last week but couldnt due to the weather..Yes i made an agreement to deliever the tractor and will hold up to it.

 

[sixdogs]

.......Yes i made an agreement to deliever the tractor and will hold up to it.

I'd treat him let any other good customer and allow him to save face.
Maybe see if he has an owner's manual, offer to explain maintenance or whatever and be a humble and self-effacing kind of guy.
Probably give him a hat. But that's just me and you already know this stuff.

My business was a different kind but I turned around a number of these things into excellent and mutually benefically business relationships.

 

[MF 1532]

Good deal , I had a man tell me once , " over half the things you worry about never happen " , I think he was right .

 

[Country1]

Good deal , I had a man tell me once , " over half the things you worry about never happen " , I think he was right .

My dad always told me "Worry is a wasted emotion". Do something to correct the problem if you can and move on to something else.

Sometimes that's easier said than done, but I think that's what Mr. Smith did....:thumbsup:

 

[shane]

I'd treat him let any other good customer and allow him to save face.
Maybe see if he has an owner's manual, offer to explain maintenance or whatever and be a humble and self-effacing kind of guy.
Probably give him a hat. But that's just me and you already know this stuff.

My business was a different kind but I turned around a number of these things into excellent and mutually benefically business relationships.

Sound advice right there. I have a friend who is an expert at making friends out of enemies. He does it with sincerity and a good intentions, really wanting them as friends. I'm not an expert at it but I have learned a lot from him. Funny what a man can do when he has the want to. From everything I've read about the OP, I think he's the kind of man that makes friends out of enemies (good customers out of bad, etc.).

 

[Red Eye]

Now that it's fixed and running properly, it would be interesting to know if he trades it off for a Deere like he threatened.

 

[sixdogs]

Now that it's fixed and running properly, it would be interesting to know if he trades it off for a Deere like he threatened.

I'd give 99% odds it ain't gonna happen.
Best news for the customer is that the dealer is a nice guy.
Client--tractor owner---knows that...

 

[wvpolekat]

My dad always told me "Worry is a wasted emotion". Do something to correct the problem if you can and move on to something else.

Sometimes that's easier said than done, but I think that's what Mr. Smith did....:thumbsup:

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.

 

[jlsmith]

Well i think he knows i went as far as i could with the help and repair. As far as him coming in and buying something else i would welcome him with a hand shake. Ive learned over the years every customer you run off is money out of your pocket (even tho sometimes that is better). I dont dislike the guy for trying to get alittle more help with the price and can understand his anger.

 

[Oldstuff]

It seems a shame that this guy doesn't know how great of a dealer he was dealing with. If it is not too moch trouble I would keep an eye on the JD dealer and see if he actually trades it off or not.

Oldstuff

 

[CBW1999]

sniff...sniff..... I love a happy ending! :laughing:

As much as I have enjoyed this on going saga, I am glad it is over- with one exception:

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT NOW?!?!?! :confused3:

 

[sixdogs]

sniff...sniff..... I love a happy ending! ----- with one exception:

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT NOW?!?!?! :confused3:

You bet...it's cold and snowy in central Ohio and .... well....we could....uhhh....well.....alright.....I got nothin'...

Someone must have another cloak-and-dagger thread we could pile on?

 

[jlsmith]

You bet...it's cold and snowy in central Ohio and .... well....we could....uhhh....well.....alright.....I got nothin'...

Someone must have another cloak-and-dagger thread we could pile on?

Sorry guys but im glad is over except for delivering the tractor. We could always talk about hydo vs gear or which b rand is better :laughing:

 

[Scotty370]

Come-on Guys, Next issue is the BBQ! Possibly the last chapter in the book deal! JLS is flush with cash, and Lord knows the beers been chillin' long enough!

Nice Job JLS! Now you can move on, although, after reading about your character traits, you never stopped moving at all.........~Scotty

 

[woodsmith]

Well done on a good ending.
:thumbsup:

So the next part in this saga is the delivery. Are you going to look for a set of tyre tracks into a big pond?

 

[sixdogs]

Good idea on the BBQ but we'll have to chip in so we don't excessively stiff the dealer.
We could time it with an open house or dealer days and get the company reps to pony up for some of the grub.
Heck I could even take a side trip and stop at Ft Polk along the way.
Maybe catch up on the reasons I wake up screaming at night. No wait, I was a company clerk...
Seems I have this recurring dream about some guy that let his clutch freeze up and...



OK, it's on to the seed catalogs for the next couple weeks...