no follow up

Why do people put on a post asking about something and leave out all the important information you need to be able to answer their question and when you ask for that information they never follow up? Had several in past month do that.

I try to, but sometimes I don't get time to go look at the job again for quite a while. Between making a living, raising cattle and a family, it's three months later and I am still driving around without brake lights like an idiot.

I notice that most who do that are newbies. Guess they think there is someone just sitting here dieing to answer their question and after 5 mins with no reply,they go to some other site. Probably forgot where they posted in the first place.
Loren

i may be guilty myself of that, for me its probably because im burning mad about the problem, and my mind is still churning out the fix , by the time i bother a tractor forum about a non tractor issue, ive either diagnosed myself into a corner and found nothing, or exhausted every possible repair i can think of to solve it myself, here there are people from every profession on the planet, so a problem with a furnace or plumbing, electrical ect is simple to them, they've spent their lives doing that, others actually repair tractors for a living, and those are much more complicated than the ones we work on, so mostly a question for them about an old tractor is like asking a nasa rocket scientist how a model rocket flys

Probably a variety of reasons. You did your part. That's what matters. Course knowing you did or helped in bringing something to a successful completion is part of it too. I mean, what's wrong with enjoying a pat on the back for a job well done? It's ok with me.

I am guilty. I asked a question a week ago about my cub that just started backfiring. Well since then I have blown two power steering hoses off my big tractor. Had to move a friend of the wives whose husband up and left her with 3 teenage daughters and now its dark when I get home and I just flat out have not had the time to get back to the cub. But I did print off all the suggestions and plan to use them to trouble shoot.........if I ever get the time. I will post with what I find. But don?t hold your breath.

That's not as bad as the ones that ask a question, follow up with questions and answers...

Then turn around a week later and ask the same question again!

the time between investigating a problem and deciding to fix, ignore, postpone, or scrap can be lengthy. Thanks to anyone I forgot

Other than folks not following up, how about a couple of pictures of what you are messing around with? Makes answers a bit simpler.

Last one was somebody asking about make of hay rake. It was not a normal USA model that I could figure out. Think it was made before 1925. I asked if he was in the USA or some other country. That could help because other countrys had there own makes. How hard would it to just put on USA or name of country.

"<font color="#6699ff">[b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]Why do people put on a post asking about something[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0]</font>"

Will Rogers once said "[i:654c4848f0]A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.[/i:654c4848f0]"

We can only presume that they have not found an answer by reading and are now seeking help from smarter people on the YT forum.

"<font color="#6699ff">[b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]and leave out all the important information you need to be able to answer their question[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0]</font>"

Folks describe the problem the best they know how based on their knowledge and experience.

We can only try to identify the question they are asking as best we can.

Once the question is identified, then read through the post again and identify the information provided by them.

Folks may have no way of knowing "[i:654c4848f0]all the important information [b:654c4848f0]we[/b:654c4848f0] need to be able to answer their question[/i:654c4848f0]".



Answer their question as best you can with the information that they have provided.

"<font color="#6699ff">[b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]and when you ask for that information they never follow up?[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0]</font>"

Once read a reply on a YT forum "[i:654c4848f0]If you don't understand my question, then you won't understand my answer.[/i:654c4848f0]"

Some folks may not be able to understand and/or provide the information being requested based on their knowledge and experience.

Agree with others that there are an infinite number reasons for no follow up.

It's not just here.

Thirty years ago when I was a Ford Service Manager, I took a phone call from a fellow 20 miles away. He described this 15 year old F250 pickup, said there was anti-freeze dripping off the right side of the engine, and asked me where it was coming from. Like I could spot an anti-freeze leak over the telephone.

James Howell,

What you are saying may be the case in some instances, but that still does not absolve the person from TRYING, or coming back and saying, "I don't know how to answer that. Can you help me?"

After all they want help. They are often desperate because the non-running tractor is their only means to mow their lawn, feed their cattle, plow their driveway, etc.. They have a vested interest in fixing the problem.

Is it about saving face or embarrassment? Shouldn't be. The, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt," ship sailed when you asked the original question. Suck up your pride and help us help you.

Hello Leroy,

Its a thankless job for sure. My second peeve is the answers-comments didrected to know one. Mine is always started with hello followed by the name of the poster,

Guido.

Agree.

Newbies can't post pics until they have been on here a while and they don't know that they need to ask for permission to post pics. Most of them are focused on " The Tractor" and forget to tell us what "The Tractor " even is. Don't even say what color it is.
Loren