I've loaned my stuff out before and experiance has taught me that it's not good. Being on a fixed income I have to fight and claw to get the things I want. It's frustrating when you loan something out and they bring it back damaged or broken and don't have the decency to offer to fix or replace it. Anymore I won't even loan anybody a pencil so I sure in the hell won't loan them a Chainsaw.
I don't loan out my saws or any other power equipment for that matter. Only exception to the rule is my Dad and brothers. My youngest brother fell into some sort of a love affair with my 346XP. It seems to migrate between the garage and the shed at will. Heck, I can never find it when I actually want to use it.