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CruxGNZ
12-01-2006, 02:49 PM
But then this happened!

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No, I didn't jump it :durr I flipped it :eek: . Started out like a good morning. Took an hour and 20 minutes to get from Milwaukee to Brookfield. I didn't eat anything this morning, and figured, hell, I'll just fly to my place, use the Bobcat, get the driveway done in under ten minutes and get back to the woman for some breakfast. Well, first pass down the drive way, I dumped the snow out of the bucket, turned around and started to back up. But instead of the Bobcat going backwards, it slid to the right (ice under the snow) and before I could fix it, both tires fell off the driveway and over it went. I've got about 900 hours in a Bobcat, this stuff usually doesn't happen.

However, on my way to my place, I pulled two people out of the ditch with my truck. One guy gave me $10 and the other guy couldn't pay (he was driving a Lexus :rolleyes: ) and then the Bobcat thing happens... what happened to Karma?

The Bobcat left one hell of a hole! :rolf

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Back in it's home, no worse for wear. Although, now the oil dipstick is stuck in the block, can't figure that one out.

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What a way to meet some of the neighbors today.
juicedimpss
12-01-2006, 02:52 PM
nice job
thanks for the entertainment
Lash
12-01-2006, 02:55 PM
lol...well at least your O.K (physically anyway :goof).
Big Boost
12-01-2006, 03:03 PM
Yo, he's got a BOBCAT and a GN engined 240Z! Can you say baller?
TopStreetDsm
12-01-2006, 03:24 PM
Thats Great!

Try to find more amusing things to do to keep everyone entertained over winter. LOL

+1
Flight_740
12-01-2006, 03:35 PM
I should have kept my mouth shut!!


Nice.
Flicktitty
12-01-2006, 03:38 PM
hahaha, nice attempt! :) haha
RanJer
12-01-2006, 04:52 PM
That's crazy man, good to see you're alright and the bobcat isn't seriously injured.
+1 for effort
Slow Joe
12-01-2006, 05:23 PM
If that actually happened, that's ****** cool!!!
turboZ
12-01-2006, 05:33 PM
Dude you got a bigger garage now? and the Z still isn't finished. Well I guess I can't haggle ya, mine isn't done either:goof
CruxGNZ
12-01-2006, 07:17 PM
Yes, the Bobcat did flip this morning. I wasn't wearing my seat belt, and I'm now feeling the tumble on my body. Kinda sore. John, I just got the bigger garage, along with the new place. The Z was put in its new home last night :)

I was hoping you guys would get a chuckle out of this. I never flipped a Bobcat before, other things have happened, but never two and a quarter tons above my head.

I'm Rex Kramer - Thrill Seeker
GinoRin
12-01-2006, 09:47 PM
Holy Crap glad you're ok! I flipped my dad's skidloader a few years ago on a jobsite... hurt like hell and I had the seatbelt on. Glad to hear you got the shiny side back up :)
USMARINE1108
12-02-2006, 08:58 AM
Man, that's a better story than flipping a quad! Wonder what the grass is going to look like in spring.
Ricky Bobby
12-02-2006, 09:22 AM
hmm u have a bobcat ill have to remeber that in spring when i need to bend some metal LOL, glad ur alright i was workin with jeff when u called and he told me :thumbsup
CruxGNZ
12-02-2006, 10:08 AM
hmm u have a bobcat ill have to remeber that in spring when i need to bend some metal LOL, glad ur alright i was workin with jeff when u called and he told me :thumbsup
Did Jeff ever tell you how I fixed the crooked bed on my old Dodge D50? I attached to forks to the Bobcat, put the forks underneath the bed on the side that was lower, and lift the whole ass end of the truck off the ground. I started to shake it up and down violently untill both sides of the bed were parallel with the ground. People around the jobsite had eyes like this :stare , but hey, it worked. :D
CruxGNZ
12-02-2006, 10:10 AM
Man, that's a better story than flipping a quad! Wonder what the grass is going to look like in spring.
Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing. It's a deep hole. I have to do landscapping around the new place come spring, so I guess I have a little extra to do.
Ricky Bobby
12-04-2006, 03:35 PM
thats good shit ill need u to do that to some sheet metal come spring :thumbsup
2SLOW
12-04-2006, 03:44 PM
at least you did not get your head rattled on the tip.
jbiscuit
12-04-2006, 04:00 PM
ha ha ha ha....awesome!
latenightcustom
12-04-2006, 05:28 PM
WOW.... that didnt look like fun.
PHDcamaro
12-04-2006, 05:54 PM
why do you have a bobcat in your garage anyway??
Ricky Bobby
12-04-2006, 07:38 PM
because the construction biz slows down in winter so why not use it as a shovel :goof
CruxGNZ
12-05-2006, 06:08 PM
because the construction biz slows down in winter so why not use it as a shovel :goof
A very fun shovel to be exact. :D Plus, I will be using it around the new place for landscaping... like making new holes in the lawn with it's roof :goof

Found out the oil dipstick ('bout 1/8" dia. 8" long, kind of a slight 'V' shape) came out of the block just a little bit and when the Bobcat flipped onto it's top, the dipstick twisted and hit the crank bending it to the point where it would not come out of the block. Pulling on it resulted in half of it breaking off in the oil pan. Crap... Well, might be able to use a magnet to temporarily fix this.