Enjoying the Little Things

I’ve never driven a bobcat or any sort of tracked construction vehicle before, so I had to take the opportunity to ask to see how they work. I ended up driving the smaller bobcat you can see below. It was surprisingly quiet and also had amazing air conditioning, which is a good thing for anyone who has to spend the day in one. It didn’t take me long to get a feel for the machine. Left stick moves you up and back, right and left. Right stick controls the bucket or arms or whatever is attached to the front of the bobcat–they have interchangeable front pieces, I guess.

I didn’t go very far or fast. In fact, going backwards over some undulations left on the terrain by the big bulldozer left me feeling a bit wobbly. I was probably fine, but I think it is a risky endeavor to drive one of these things over any steep slopes or even not so steep ones. Still, it was fun just to learn something a bit new and out of my normal experience. You have to take time to enjoy what you can, when you can, and the 20 minutes or so that I took learning to maneuver the bobcat was worth it.