THAT mindset

[Mudrig150 298]

I hate the people who, when you post about, say, putting an onan in a tractor, are like: "Just sell that tractor and buy the version with an onan" when max you'd get from that tractor is 200$ and onan tractors sell for 1000+.

 

Also hate the people who comment on engine swaps like: "That's supposed to have ____ engine in it" Like they don't even read the post.

 

Or the people who comment on threads with opposed twins saying "Just v-twin swap. Easier, cheaper, better"

 

Argh, on every post.

[oldredrider 2,547]

Grab your sippy cup and take a nap.

[Achto 26,458]

Every one is entitled to their opinion. When you ask a question on a public forum you will usually get some answers that you don't agree with. From there it's your choice to take them into consideration or disregard them. 

[formariz 11,849]

If you are going to get upset about people's responses to your comments or posts you may be in for a rough ride. After all many times we post something because we want to hear different opinions or suggestions. If it is only to hear someone agree with us that may not necessarily be a good thing. I too sometimes was a little taken aback by certain comments to my opinions or suggestions, however thinking about them for a while I realized that there was validity to some or much of what was said. Don't be so quick in your judgement. I have been here for a while so my next statements may sound a little biased but there is a lot of not only knowledge but more importantly life experience here. Respectfully my suggestion is to partially quote what was said to me earlier in my life "Look, Listen and....."

[JAinVA 4,619]

The above post by formariz is definitely worth reading.There is a lot of wisdom in his post.Try to let his words sink in.

[Sparky-(Admin) 19,422]

 Hate is a strong word, I would reconsider posting it the way you did twice in your opening statement. Those people you “hate” are all members here. 

  At 16 years old you don’t know it all. Heck, at 53 years old I don’t know it all. Listen to what has been posted here, maybe read what @formariz wrote a couple times. 

  We have 19,521 members, you can’t possibly expect them to all agree with you. We have the purists who want everything original, we have the custom builders who purposely want mismatched parts on their creations to make it just the way they want, we have the guys who do what they have to to keep a machine in service to get the snow cleared and the grass mowed and we have folks who just love the social aspect of the forum. 

  Image how boring this public forum would be if we all simply agreed on everything and never had an intelligent debate. It would soon lose membership and fade away. 

  

[Stepney 2,314]

Every post you say? ..Can't say I've seen that. Now go and praise Lord and Savior, the Mighty Tecumseh.

Seriously though. A post like that is something I might expect out of one of the Facebook groups. Not here on Redsquare. I have a feeling that may be a good reason why so many have stayed here. Many forums and entire hobbies have gone to rot from simply too many like minded people. This is a big issue in my stationary engine hobby. Hobbies like these need open minded people, to keep these machines useful and working. In 20 years from now, re-powers will just be that much more common. My advice is to simmer down on the wording, and possibly consider WHY they say what they say.. 

[953 nut 51,410]

3 hours ago, Mudrig150 said:

I hate

 

3 hours ago, Mudrig150 said:

Also hate

 

3 hours ago, Mudrig150 said:

Or the people who

Tell us a bit about the things you like, we probably like them too.

[Mudrig150 298]

Hate is a strong word. It's more just annoyance because those kind of people provide literally nothing to the conversation, just pointing out the obvious and cluttering up everything. Just like me, I guess.

BUT,

I have one type of person we all call names under our breath:

Those people who, at an auction, don't check the dipstick before firing up a motor straight to full throttle.

Yesterday at an auction there was a B-80, no oil at all, they fired it up and went straight to full throttle for over a minute. I cringed so hard. I swear I felt the scoring on the cylinder wall.

 

Or the people who stand there, not bidding, like: "Oh, that's a rare tractor right there! It's worth a lot of money!" "That's worth a lot more than that, it has over 200$ worth of parts in it!"

 

 

[formariz 11,849]

You may not realize it now but someday you will understand that you cannot go around expecting everyone to act or think the way you do. That will only set you up in life for disappointments and aggravation. Some of those that annoy you may simply have different objectives or perspective on things. Be patient and tolerant of others and their different ways or thinking. They may also not have the knowledge on a certain subject that you may have.They may in fact have knowledge or experience in something you do not. Rather than criticize try to respectfully enlighten them if the opportunity arises. It is easy sometimes if we are knowledgeable or experienced on a certain subject to be a bit impetuous and arrogant about it with our opinions and suggestions.I too been guilty of that too many times. Listen to people before you get the urge to speak, for when you are trying to speak you are not listening.

I also was your age at one point and still remember some of the same way of thinking. Lucky for me I was always a young man surrounded by old men who showed patience and tolerance while cultivating the God given talents I had. Be mindful of that, for you may not be so lucky.

[Lee1977 6,209]

There is a lot to be learned from other members ideas. You don't have to agree with all of them. We all have different abilities and different amounts we can spend on our Wheel Horses. Thether it's a complete restore, or a Harbor Frieght 212 to keep a Wheel Horse running I'am all for it. 

There is also an old saying "If you can't say any thing good about something. Don't say anything!"