Bobcat gets stuck on Sidewalk

[iakentdoz]

It sucks when you get stuck. I saw this this morning when I was headed out to do some clean ups. Looks like the driver of the Bobcat was driving on top of some drifts and dropped thou the drifted snow. I wonder why the operator was not cleaning down to the cement? You can see the snow behind the bobcat, there was still about 10" of snow left behind.

[Tileman]

ROFLMAO..................:huh

[atgreene]

Thats why it has a bucket and hydraulics to push it self around so as not to get stuck. What's up with that, new operator?

[iakentdoz]

Thats why it has a bucket and hydraulics to push it self around so as not to get stuck. What's up with that, new operator?

It's not part of my operation. I don't know why it would even be cleaning right down to the cement? I should have taken a picture of where it came from, there was still allot of snow that was left behind. It had to be someone new to operating a Bobcat.

[atgreene]

Yea, otherwise they would have used the bucket to get themselves out.

[iakentdoz]

I'm not even sure that they could :huh Looked like that there was about 12" of snow under the belly of the Bobcat, Talk about being high-sided!

[skennedy]

Thats why it has a bucket and hydraulics to push it self around so as not to get stuck. What's up with that, new operator?
Easy to get out of if you run them year round Or have any idea:ff .??????

[skennedy]

Sorry.........Have to say.....Bucket.......Winch......Have used both.

[Wizard]

Hey, is that Mark O's??? :rolling Sorry, couldn't resist! :haha

Gotta love hired help! Not sure how he did that or why he couldn't get it out... A skidder is the hardest machine to get stuck in snow to the point you need to winch it out. That one's funny right there...

[PSDFordMan]

Sounds like one of the kids that I was working with for a couple storms last year.. had to dig him out at least once that I can remember.

[Mark Oomkes]

Hey, is that Mark O's??? :rolling Sorry, couldn't resist! :haha

Gotta love hired help! Not sure how he did that or why he couldn't get it out... A skidder is the hardest machine to get stuck in snow to the point you need to winch it out. That one's funny right there...

No smart ass, I was in liquid water, not frozen water. :popcorn2 Dang close to being frozen though, it was cold. :grinz

Ditto to others comments.

[atgreene]

Oh, I see, it isn't Mark in the picture. Thanks for clearing that up Mark.:D

[Mark Oomkes]

You're a real funny guy. Why don't you go plow out a birdfeeder with your Topkick. :p :p ;) :greenange

[jbutch83]

See Mark, I guess I am not the only smartass on here today. Don't know how I missed this one.:D

[Mark Oomkes]

Obviously it wasn't a problem that you missed it John as plenty of others filled in for you.

Like I said, it won't be long before LTS becomes the world's largest collection of smartasses.

No comment Alan? Still waiting, I can link to the pics if you need a reminder. :wink

[Alan]

Hey, is that Mark O's??? :rolling Sorry, couldn't resist! :haha


Can't be Mark, there's no water, fluid water, that is, in sight!

[Mark Oomkes]

Can't be Mark, there's no water, fluid water, that is, in sight!

See John? Another one.

[jbutch83]

See John? Another one.

Yep, I see. Nice collection we have going here, isn't it.:grinz

[mflah87]

I was talking to my friend who works for the city of waltham, and he said they put all the morons in the bobcats. Instead of pushing the snow forward, backing up and doing it that way they try and turn and dump the snow on the street. Theyve knockd down walls, fences, bushes, you name it. Thats just the people they put in it.

[gslam88]

Like I said, it won't be long before LTS becomes the world's largest collection of smartasses.

:wink


Hummmmm .. :nothingfu :popcorn2

[Mark Oomkes]

I was talking to my friend who works for the city of waltham, and he said they put all the morons in the bobcats. Thats just the people they put in it.

What are you trying to say, mflah? Are you inferring something about me?

[gslam88]

I think we all know what he is saying... :grinz

Your right.. to hard to resist

[Wesley's Lawn]

LMAO, new operator I would say, but it brings me back to the first time I ran a skid and got stuck, but at least I figured out how to get myself unstuck using the bucket. :shades

[MrBobcat]

Of course the guy is proabbly cursing the machine out saying its a POS and hes gonna give it to the sales rep when hes see him next time!!!!:headwall :headwall :headwall :headwall

[Mark Oomkes]

Of course the guy is proabbly cursing the machine out saying its a POS and hes gonna give it to the sales rep when hes see him next time!!!!:headwall :headwall :headwall :headwall

So I shouldn't have done that when my 190 wouldn't float?

That's too funny Scott. LMAO

[MrBobcat]

But Mark .....we do tell all our PITA customers they will float as long as they have the seatbelt on and the water must very very deep... and then get some :popcorn2 and :D :D




Sorry bud , you left that one wide open , i would loose my my wisearse status if i didnt take it :p

[Mark Oomkes]

OK, I deserved that one. Very good, thanks for the good laugh.

Good thing I've got thick skin, some of these comments about me lately, you guys could really be hurting my feelings. I might even need counseling again. Liquid counseling. :grinz

[MrBobcat]

Pick a 'therapist" in the middle ... i could use some too.

[Wizard]

Of course the guy is proabbly cursing the machine out saying its a POS and hes gonna give it to the sales rep when hes see him next time!!!!
So I shouldn't have done that when my 190 wouldn't float?

That's too funny Scott. LMAO

You guys are both talking from experience, that's what makes it even funnier! :rolling

[Mark Oomkes]

You guys are both talking from experience, that's what makes it even funnier! :rolling

You really think I was stupid enough to drive a SS into a pond?







































Don't answer.

[jbutch83]

OK, I deserved that one. Very good, thanks for the good laugh.

Good thing I've got thick skin, some of these comments about me lately, you guys could really be hurting my feelings. I might even need counseling again. Liquid counseling. :grinz

Mark

I will bring the liquid counseling to Erie in April.:greenange

[Wizard]

Mark

I will bring the liquid counseling to Erie in April.:greenange

A dunk tank! Good idea! :greenange

Better make sure the cart track doesn't have a pond, this could get interesting eh Mark?

:weirdthre

[Mark Oomkes]

I have to hand it to you guys, you've been coming up with some real good ones lately. Not sure if I deserve them :wink, but they have been good.

[Alan]

Trust us, Mark, you deserve them.

[atgreene]

Hey Mark, the difference is, I KNOW the Topkick won't float. :p

[gslam88]

You really think I was stupid enough to drive a SS into a pond?

:popcorn :waving

[MrBobcat]

I drove a T300 & a 2200D into pond on purpuse once , course it was pumped out. Still had 15 years of muck on the bottom.
I love my job !!!:D

[Mark Oomkes]

The thing that kept going through my mind was the story I heard from a guy at United Rentals. Some home owner rented an 864 and was working around his house and pond. Brought the SS back and said there wasn't any power. They asked him what he was doing, he was digging out his pond, the water was 3-4' deep, sucked water into the intake, blew the engine, and all he could say was "It kept moving so I kept working". Not sure if they got their money from him or not, I know they were going after him for a new engine.

[mflah87]

What i mean is they take guys who run lawn mowers in the spring, summer, and fall and have them run bobcats in the winter. They destory more than they fix.

[Mark Oomkes]

What i mean is they take guys who run lawn mowers in the spring, summer, and fall and have them run bobcats in the winter. They destory more than they fix.

I was just messing with ya. These guys keep giving me crap about floating (Or not) a SS and you were talking about the morons running the SS's, seemed to fit. :grinz

Although I didn't break anything except my pride. :rolleyes:

[mflah87]

Ya I watched one of them turn to dump the snow and they ended up taking down about 50 feet of fence.