Truckers who get stuck

[Oliver88]

I'm not that guy but...... Really we need to think about our liability exposure more.

I had one trucking company that wouldn't move my auger with a mover and used liability as the reason not to do this task.....little bit overboard.

Towing out a trucker with a tractor could be a liability though no doubt about it. Pulling out stuck equipment can always be dangerous.

A neighbor called yesterday he had a truck delivering building materials get stuck. I went with 2wd to pull, didnt work, so I went for the 4WD. I tugged him out and left the tractor for the second load which didnt require a pull.

There seems to be a lot of confusion about who is going to pay for the tow. Ultimately I will send an invoice to trucking company owner. This was a 4 hour call out. I phoned a reputable real towing company in Saskatoon and got a quote. Basically it is $160.00/hour from time of departure to time of return back to home base.
For what its worth, today I am dealing with questions like "was the tractor running for 4 hours?". Basically everybody wants to pay less for the service. This is a minor event but it reminded me to put the towing company phone number in my contacts for future.

it's because you are a farmer , farmers are not expected to get paid the going rate ? but in the end , won't they just add it to your nieghbors bill anyways ?

[Partners]

Talk dollars before you even start your tractor.

[Oliver88]

Truckers and sometimes hunters always assume a farmer will just help them out and magically have a 4WD they can start at -20C.

[blackpowder]

I'm not that guy but...... Really we need to think about our liability exposure more.

[bucket]

And most will have a minimum call out charge.....

[hobbyfrmr]

A neighbor called yesterday he had a truck delivering building materials get stuck. I went with 2wd to pull, didnt work, so I went for the 4WD. I tugged him out and left the tractor for the second load which didnt require a pull.

There seems to be a lot of confusion about who is going to pay for the tow. Ultimately I will send an invoice to trucking company owner. This was a 4 hour call out. I phoned a reputable real towing company in Saskatoon and got a quote. Basically it is $160.00/hour from time of departure to time of return back to home base.
For what its worth, today I am dealing with questions like "was the tractor running for 4 hours?". Basically everybody wants to pay less for the service. This is a minor event but it reminded me to put the towing company phone number in my contacts for future.