Yep hes ruined for life. I remember when I was 4 or 5 mom took me to Tuscaloosa Al where dad was running a 235 Cat That was about 84/5 somewhere in there and dad set me up in te seat and guided me digging out a hole. I think it was for a box culvert but I remember the old blue mud and water and a giant bucket of cattails. Thats all it took, I from then time I was 7 dad kept a 580 Case and here and When he changed jobs on days we were out of school dads boss would let me come with him. Dad would leave me in a 230 Mitsubishi Excavator or a 900 series Leibherr. I loved off days.