I’ve seen adds on the local marketplace where folks rent out their wood splitters and chainsaws. I was wondering if there is some kind of liability insurance policy available to cover the owner in case something goes wrong and the renter is injured?
Good question! I've thought about doing custom log splitting. There are many houses that I drive by with stacks of wood waiting to be split, probably from trees cut down by a tree service.
I don’t think it’s worth it. A lot of renters won’t give a damm cause it ain’t theirs. I looked at renting before I had my own and it was $75 a day iirc. That’s not even thinking about insurance. My 2C.
Seems like a bad idea. Even if insured you could end up fighting the 'not properly maintained or working at time of incident' garbage. I suppose a waiver could be drawn but probably won't hold anything in court like they should.
