Welder Dave
Senior Member
I was trying to pack down a ridge on the edge of my driveway and got pulled in the soft side with a tandem dump truck loaded with sand. It sunk up to the axle on that side. My new neighbor who I get along with pretty good was home cleaning up brush piles from his fence line with his 200 size excavator. I asked if I could hire him to pull me out so he came and took a look then went to get his machine. He had to drive about a 1/2 mile total. I opened the tailgate and he pushed most of the sand out. Then he hooked on the front and got it out. Then he used the sand to fill the hole and leveled everything off. It took less than an hour total. Normally for a good neighbor I'd just pull them out. I once drove my Cat 931B about a mile to pull my other neighbors tractor out. He helps me, I help him.
I thought maybe when he starts loading and hauling clay to build up his property I could take my Cat over and help him or just let him use it to push the piles around. I figured somewhere down the line I'd be able to return the favor. I didn't say much but he said he's not against a horse trade but I could fill up his machine...not the whole tank, it's about half full so about 150 litres would do. Currently would be about $193.00. I'm super happy he was able to pull me out but the guy we hired to work on the Flat Track has a 200 size machine and charged $100/hr. for it. What's the norm for helping your next door neighbor out of a jamb? Oddly after it was out one of the guys from the gravel pit that recently disced the MX track for me came to ride. They have all kinds of equipment and big tractors as well. Used a 270 HP front wheel assist JD to pull the disc and they have a bigger tractor as well. Too bad he wouldn't have shown up 45 minutes sooner. I'm sure he would have arranged to get a machine over to pull me out even if they had to put it on a trailer. His dad brought a D5H to pull me out of frozen muskeg on Remembrance day 7 or 8 years ago. They realize I'm not making a lot on the track and they get riding privileges when ever they want.
I thought maybe when he starts loading and hauling clay to build up his property I could take my Cat over and help him or just let him use it to push the piles around. I figured somewhere down the line I'd be able to return the favor. I didn't say much but he said he's not against a horse trade but I could fill up his machine...not the whole tank, it's about half full so about 150 litres would do. Currently would be about $193.00. I'm super happy he was able to pull me out but the guy we hired to work on the Flat Track has a 200 size machine and charged $100/hr. for it. What's the norm for helping your next door neighbor out of a jamb? Oddly after it was out one of the guys from the gravel pit that recently disced the MX track for me came to ride. They have all kinds of equipment and big tractors as well. Used a 270 HP front wheel assist JD to pull the disc and they have a bigger tractor as well. Too bad he wouldn't have shown up 45 minutes sooner. I'm sure he would have arranged to get a machine over to pull me out even if they had to put it on a trailer. His dad brought a D5H to pull me out of frozen muskeg on Remembrance day 7 or 8 years ago. They realize I'm not making a lot on the track and they get riding privileges when ever they want.