Couple of years ago my middle son, about 16 years old, wanted to run a saw. I picked up an old homelite, its his saw. If the chain is dull, his problem.
Mine still work fine.
Mine still work fine.
Why even have a loaner saw?? Im not gonna go buy a saw for someone else to use, like i said above i will only loan something out to my BIL everyone else just hears no, my saws pay my bills and put food on the table so i can't be without them, sure i have back up saws but thats not my point here.
...As stated above, if someone wants to borrow a saw it's because they don't have one and have no idea how to take care of one...
That is a ridiculous statement.
Not to rain on your parade but I see you have some "few people that I would help out in a pinch, a few very close friends." that I was refering to. The general population wouldnt even be able to start a saw if you handed it to them, let along run one. I don't want my saw to be the reason that an uneducated person kills themselves. That kinda makes you responsible, giving a saw to someone that doesn't know how to use it. I will however lend them the operator with the saw depending on who it is. I have way too much $$ tied up in saws to lend them out. As someone else stated dont lend it out if you expect it back in 1 piece.
I am a head tech at a new car dealer and I have the same philosophy with my tools at work as my tools at home, dont ask to borrow them cause your not getting it. If they have to ask to borrow a chainsaw its because they dont have one and are unfamiliar with them. Now that being said there are a few people that I would help out in a pinch, a few very close friends. They usually get the operator tho also.
I agree. I very seldom borrow my tools and NEVER one of my saws. As stated above, if someone wants to borrow a saw it's because they don't have one and have no idea how to take care of one...
if i do loan a saw i don't ever expect it back. my buddy once told me that "don't lend nothing unless you don't expect to get it back. and if you get it back then you feel good and your ahead of the game"
Like said, I have borrowed equipment that makes the cost of a saw seem quite insignificant at best.
This is what happened the last time I lent out a saw...
Started smoking pretty bad he says. But he figured he could finish the job since he was running out of daylight.
Even though it was "only a Husky 350"... as my buddy stated it... It was a really nice one.
Did he offer any cash for that mess?
That kind of mentality is pretty common with people. They KNOW something is going wrong, but they keep running it to finish what they are doing.
Thank god for kind people lending saws. I am sawless right now, but just picked up a nice logging job. My awesome boss is letting me borrow a nice 372 for felling and bucking, without it I would be one starving pilgram.
Did he offer any cash for that mess?
That kind of mentality is pretty common with people. They KNOW something is going wrong, but they keep running it to finish what they are doing.
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