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Can I Rent My Hay Elevator?

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Anonymous-0

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Has anyone ever rented there hay elevator? I'm looking at one now and was wondering if there's a market to rent it out.( Rates or time usage? )
 
I have a 40' Little Giant and I won't even lend it out. The liability of someone being injured is not worth the pitance you would get in return. Raising and lowering elevators can be a dangerous operation hydro wires into the barn, cattle around and if the cables ever broke it would be a train wreck. I check mine and lube it carefully before use but I'm not going to set myself up for a lawsuit because some wannabe farmer borrowed my elevator and fried himself on his hydro line or dropped it over on his tractor. An elevator is a dangerous piece of machinery,bales do fall off of them and there are pto shafts and chain drive sprockets,all of which can injure or kill. It is not worth any amount of money for the risk involved. I refuse to have anyone around when I am setting up my elevator. I attach a cord to the fuel shut off on the tractor when using it so I have a kill switch if anything tangles in the PTO.An elevator has the potential to be one of the most dangerous pieces of machinery on the farm. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!
 
I agree with Michael Soldan. The liability is just too great. That and I don't think there would be too much of a market anyway, good used hay elevators can be had fairly cheap, and chances are if someone needs one they are going to need it again. Not worth the cost and hassle of renting one out when you can buy one cheap.
 
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