Avenger
Veteran Member
It is common knowledge that if you break something on your tractor, on your property, doing your project, that you pay for the repairs. And, (I think) it is common knowledge that if you loan out your tractor to someone else, they operate it on their property doing their project and break down, that THEY pay for repairs. Well, what happens if you are operating your tractor on their property doing their project and you break down? Who Pays?
Situation: Your neighbor calls you up, asks a favor. He would like you to drive over to his house in your tractor and preform some work for him. This work is only going to take a few hours and you decide that it is the 'neighborly' thing to do. There is no mention of compensation, you exchange favors all the time and have a really good relationship with him. You drive up and start working. He is out there helping, but suddenly, your broken. The tractor does not move due to the nature of the break. Now, who should pay for replacement parts/service?
Option 1: Since the project was your neighbors, he was not planning on compensating you, it is on his property, he should pay the cost of repairs.
Option 2: Since it is YOUR tractor that you choose which ultimately decides the price of parts, YOU were operating it when it broke, and YOU are responsible for the maintenance and no one cares more about the tractor than you do, YOU should pay for repairs.
Option 3: Split cost 50/50
What would you do?
Situation: Your neighbor calls you up, asks a favor. He would like you to drive over to his house in your tractor and preform some work for him. This work is only going to take a few hours and you decide that it is the 'neighborly' thing to do. There is no mention of compensation, you exchange favors all the time and have a really good relationship with him. You drive up and start working. He is out there helping, but suddenly, your broken. The tractor does not move due to the nature of the break. Now, who should pay for replacement parts/service?
Option 1: Since the project was your neighbors, he was not planning on compensating you, it is on his property, he should pay the cost of repairs.
Option 2: Since it is YOUR tractor that you choose which ultimately decides the price of parts, YOU were operating it when it broke, and YOU are responsible for the maintenance and no one cares more about the tractor than you do, YOU should pay for repairs.
Option 3: Split cost 50/50
What would you do?