I talked about it the other day about how it is good to hire
someone to do the jobs you don’t know how to or want to do. This past weekend I put it to the test. I needed some work done at the family cabin
and hired Harter Trucking Inc. to move some earth. Two of my boys came with for the trip and to
watch the work being done. I was amazed
at the hard work and the skills of John, the guy who did the work. As a man who likes to try new things I thought
I can do that, and asked about driving the skid steer. Reluctantly he allowed me to drive it after
teaching the kids how to move the skid steer forward and backward. I timed John and from load drop to going and
grabbing the next load to drop, time of 1 minute 4 seconds. When I did it total time 6 minutes and 59
seconds and my bucket wasn’t even full. For
the amount of earth moved if it was me doing the work, I would still be driving
the machine and it wouldn’t be flat. So again
when it comes to getting work done by a professional, when it is a skill you
are not too sure of or if it is something that you want to look good at the end,
it is often cheaper and less stressful to hire a professional than to hire your
buddies for beer.
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