:beatsme Very very true, 99% of guys put it at full throttle before turning the key over, so they dont waste any time on thec lock warming up or cooling down. I know my boss would gladly give you an extra hour on the meter if you let his machnine cool down rather then shtting it off every 10 seconds to save time on the hour meter but if youg ave the customer 9 hours on the machine instead of 8 that doesnt mean hed let it cool down any just give them an extra hour to use it.
:Banghead :Banghead
Yup, i do hate people that dont have to make payments and you let use your equipment, I truthfully couldnt stand doing a rental business, well maybe, if the money was really really really good. It would tear me up having to fix the smallest things that could have been avoided if they took the time to be a little aware of the area they are working in.
I used to be a really nice guy with my machinery, you know the type, Loaned it out to friends to use for a few days, and they cover the fuel and a couple cases of beer. No problem... yea I think we all know how it goes before our cherry gets popped on that situation.
It was probably being "loaned" out for the 4th time or so before a guy abused it.
Eventually some .... "friend" abused the machine, he must have picked up my machine, put it on a plane, Shipped it to fuxxin the Amazon Forest, and tried to clear the whole damn thing.
I lent it to him on Friday, I got it back sunday.
On friday it had 4 headlight, 2 back up lights, and a full tank of fuel. All cleaned up, ready to work. Nothing wrong etc etc.
When I got it back on Sunday it had No headlights (well... they were there, except they were all snapped off and hanging by wires), 1 Backup light, and a 1/4 tank of fuel
Along with tree branches hung all up all over it, stuck in every orifice my poor baby had , Covered in Mud, he must have gotten it stuck up to the axles in a mud hole (580 c backhoe) !
The guy I loaned it to said all the lights were already broken / didnt work when he got it
so they didnt matter.....
For some reason thats the worst part about what happened, I cant stand liars, and people that try to put down the value of things.
:Banghead I felt like killing him.
im sure you guys know how it goes if you ever loaned equipment to ungrateful bastards. That was the end of that. Havent loaned equipment for 10 years to anyone, UNLESS they hire ME to operate it. thats the only way ill let anyone "use" my equipment.
If so called friends will abuse your equipment like that and then lie about the damage done, then what will a complete stranger do? :beatsme
meh:drinkup