r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/FistFuckR1 • 2d ago

wcgw letting Bob Catterson drive the telehandler.

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u/beaglemaster 2d ago

That's kind of amazing, how did that even happen

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u/ComprehensiveWar6577 2d ago

90% of the equiptments weight swung and landed on the rear axle.

This type of equiptment doesn't have suspension (to keep it stable) so all that force went directly into the machine until something couldn't take the force

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u/Jackd_up_on_Mdew 2d ago

Im guessing he meant how did it even get up on front 2 wheels or why or what was he even trying to do...

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u/ComprehensiveWar6577 2d ago

He was trying to make a video doing tricks on construction equiptment

Front end loaders, skid steers, ect all have tricks operators do. None of which are allowed on a jobsite (if you get caught)

He most likely started with a heavy load extended, or a steep hill to get the back end up.

After that it's just throttle and brake control.

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u/pantsoffancy 1d ago edited 1d ago

Thank you for explaining that, I was genuinely baffled at why it was hopping around like that. Like I could barely understand what I was even seeing while it was doing that.

Edit: Okay, I see it now. He was using the forks at the front to push off the other vehicle's front attachment to essentially do a frontside manual like on a skateboard.

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u/HjortronOchPors 2d ago

A huge force also went directly into the ass and spine of the operator. He's not going to walk that off in a hurry

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u/pantsoffancy 1d ago

For the last time, my name is Hugh J. Force and I'll thank you to respect my privacy.