The Five Acre Failure

I wasn't going to post here untill I watched the vid of him dragging the engine in to the garage behind the garden tractor. Then he proceded to tell everyone he has to go back throught the engine because he couldn't get it to start (what????). So he tears the whole thing down on the floor (what????) is this boy doing???  Remind me to NOT buy parts from him on Epay. Maybe its not his fault, no mentoring is the problem.

Edited by wkpoor - 07 Mar 2011 at 11:35pm

Not everyone in the world is how we would like them. I'm sure he isn't the only one. If you want him to return and ask questions here, please stop the slander. I think this has gone far enough. The more people say about the things he shouldn't do, nobody is offering advice as to what he should do. You can criticize me for saying this but please keep your opinions to yourself or take it to his youtube where he can decide to leave it or delete it. 

Think I seen it was Rush City Mn.... Not far, just across the river.  Would have dragged that old WC home in a heart beat if I had known.   As for his actions, all I can say is your character is what you make yourself to be, who has had influence on you, who you hang around with, and how/what you observe . Then the trials in life also shape the persons thoughts and actions. Location also has a big role in the play.

I recall when Rich was helping him get his B running and he seemed to have it together at the time.  Was Lanse the one that went to live with his father and tried to get back to the farm when he had time off from school?  His videos at that time were interesting.  I also thought about changing my screen name as several people asked me about my videos when I would post something thinking I was him.

He's just young.  Wisdom comes with age. 

Lanse, the offer of non judgemental help is still available the next trip we make to Ohio.

Give the kid a break.   I for one have never met Lanse in person, but I dealt with him twice buying parts.   Once was a set of footbrakes for a B, and recently I bought two rear spoke rims off of the WC that got scrapped.   Both times I have dealt with him have been good transactions, and I would not hesitate to deal with him again.    He's a young guy, who's trying to learn some things on his own.   We all don't know his story, but I'm sure many of us were probably viewed the same way you all have viewed him, when we were his age.   Many of us have turned out alright, and that's with years of successes and failures, buttchewings and buttkickings.    The thing that I've always appreciated about Lanse is that he's trying to learn things about old tractors.   He could be inside playing video games or doing other mindless things that many young people do all the time, but he's not.   

I met him at Wapak (ohio) show and this sure surprises me. Fred

see what drugs do to your brain!

well,  I bought some B parts from him and he treated me right.  Hopefully he'll grow up a bit.  If I remember right, was just him and his mom-probably has something to do with it...

singingpig wrote: Well, God Bless him, the kid is in over his head.  Not sure why he thought it was a good idea to post that video, but his immaturity comes through. I've been in over my head many times in my life...recently, too, and I'm 56 this month. Someone has always given me a hand, a second chance etc. Thank God for 2nd chances in this life. Seems like a lot of people on this forum have never needed help and have never been in over their heads....must be really hard to live your lives so perfect.

Well said!

Id love to have that place.

This forum is not what it was, never in my life did I think people would say what they have about another member , the forums the same ,  I guess the people have changed. To bad .

My only concern about him or his activities is safety, his own and bystanders.  Time will tell if he survives his adventures. I certainly don't want to see him or others hurt or worse. I don't like to see anyone fail .