A Tumbleweeds View of Scrapping

A little about my business plan, I do not buy metal outright. Instead it is done on a land-lease format, 1/3 to the owner and 2/3 to me. I cover all expenses including hauling to the yard. When considering time, wear and tear on equipment, flat tires, etc. most are happy with the deal. Providing pictures of the loads and weigh sheets they do not doubt they are treated fairly. Only one client made a counter offer which was declined so no deal was reached.



He contacted me last week and wanted to know if the offer was still good from four years ago. This will be the next chapter in this thread. It starts with three combines and only gets better each time we visit. As a successful rancher he thought he could do it himself. He got tired of torn up equipment and rejected loads and took his neighbors advice and hired it done. A friend has been helping him, but also decided to hire his done. That challenge will be later in the winter.

Motto to consider, under promise and over achieve. The timeline promised was to start next week. All equipment was hauled on sight today. He was told ten days for each combine, expectation is each will take five days. If the weather holds, it should be completed in half the time his wife expects. Now if completed as promised, she will be a happy camper. If completed in half the time, he will have a smile on his face the next day. With any luck, she will too.