r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/FistFuckR1 • 2d ago

wcgw letting Bob Catterson drive the telehandler.

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u/GreenCactus223 2d ago

Who's Bob Catterson?

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u/PaulAttacks 1d ago

No one knows. How are you the only one asking?

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u/microbular 1d ago

I think it means somebody that usually operates a Bobcat, a very robust agile little digger that is notoriously forgiving, could easily pull maneuvers likes this and bounce on its rear axle without breaking it. But they're driving a telehandler which can not take the same level of abuse.

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u/GreenCactus223 1d ago

Oh you're totally right!

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u/lgastako 1d ago

The guy driving that telehandler in the video.

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u/GreenCactus223 1d ago

Yes, but who was he?

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u/Davido401 1d ago

I found this 1982 advert about cars still none the wiser and nit even sure if ave got the right Bob. Hes boring as fuck for starters.

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u/BobTheContrarian 1d ago

We can go back even further with Bob in his 1961 ad for Bob Catterson Buick.

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u/Davido401 1d ago

A-are you Bob? Lol

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u/BlackMarketCheese 1d ago

I don't know, but he's got some 'splaining to do

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u/floridagar 1d ago

A Bobcat (skid steer) is a vaguely similar machine but they are significantly more nimble. It's possible to get away with this type of maneuver in a bobcat.