Loaning out equment

[exotion]

Most tools I figure if I need it once ill need it again which justifies buying it. But lately I have a hard time because my neighbor is a retired master mechanic, retired diesel mechanic, and also retired bus builder for the city. He litterly has every tool imaginable. So if I need something I knock on his door he's always home he opens his shop for me sometimes hell even come over and help. Like this weekend he's going to help do all the work on my fiero

 

[tomsteve]

good to see theres more old school people out there than I thought. maybe its because I get stuff in and it starts,"my neighbor borrowed..."
and doesn't end with,"he returned it all cleaned up, filled with gas, even cleaned the air filter and put in a new spark plug!"


some things I do when loaning out power equipment:
show loanee how it works.
top it off with gas.explain what type of gas goes in it. if its 2 stroke, my gas can goes with it.
explain how I expect it to be returned.
start it and run it before loanee leaves after returning it.
let em know if they break it they bought it before they leave with it.

but I don't have too many problems. my list of loanees is rather small and trustworthy. if not trustworthy, I may offer to help do the work with em. ive had some pretty nice afternoons doin that.

 

[Bison]

Some people can break an anvil,..one never knows who that is ahead of time.
I got my tools by buying them,..i expect everybody else to do the same.
I they want to loan them i send them to Rentco

 

[edd]

what a dilema....have been there and done that.....loaned things i didnt want to loan but had a hard time saying no....guess what it boils down to is this....do i value this piece of equipment more than i do the person?......i think the best way of handling it is to offer to use the equipment and at least help do the job with them ..then you can keep an eye on both