Cecil, I've pulled dumb stunts like that on too many occasions. I almost learned the hard (lethal and permanent) way why tractors with front end loaders need liquid in the rear wheels and 4 wheel drive. Some of the stuff I've done with boats and motorcycles should make me uninsurable. Guys like you and me are why insurance premiums are so expensive. I won't even go into how much fun I've had by playing with horses, bulls, rattlesnakes and narrow minded goats.
However, I think I've learned more by sheer terror than by reading the owners manual. BTW, if you think bobcats are dangerous, don't ever get sideways with a woman and her lawyer.