It's nice to see a video of how it realistically goes - not just "look what we built." It looks like you had fun doing it, even if there were problems.
Thanks for the negative ratings? Atleast it was constructive criticism that was correct....
The post by the inbred hillbilly was entirely wrong and ridiculous. oil? it's a 2-stroke, so oil is in the gas, and they actually start easier with less oil...
It was constructive but there's no need to condescending. The prop is mostly unguarded but the seat area is pretty solid. I don't know about drilling the prop, I wasn't there for that but I assume there was a hole there already. In any case it turned out to be not nearly enough to move the craft. We tried again this summer so I'll get the new vid online quick.
its called oil dip shit... it was funny as hell watchin you try and turn the rear motor over... u fucking pull like a bitch looks like u fuckin city homos are to scared to get ur little rich hands dirty...
Hahaha, well now I can say I've been flamed on YouTube!
The engine failed to start due to an intermittent problem with the magneto system, which has been sorted. It now starts easily, even when I pull like your mom.
ok is it just me or do u have to go all the way to the back where the fan is to stop it not only that when ur about to hit something i see no brakes it looks like a death trap
Few hovercraft actually have brakes, especially not amateur ones. The hovercraft was never meant to be taken to the road or anything, so there's not much to hit. If required I could rig it so I have a kill switch up front, but I decided it was entirely unnecessary. The engine isn't powerful enough for it to fly away.
I was really more concerned about making it work right before I worried about convenience issues like that. Turning off neither engine is a safety hazard.
you aren't very bright, huh? What would make you think to sit in front of an unguarded propeller in a seat that's barely attached? Also, drilling into a propeller and attaching a bolt? you've weakened the propeller and then added a relatively heavy bolt to it. That's asking the propeller to blow up.
Haha, thanks! This craft was more of a prototype than anything else. Keep in mind that this was one of the first times I started the craft, and I'm not going to install a guard and a cupholder before I even know how it works.
I wrote more, but Youtube tells me my response was too long, hence the two replies.
I did not "drill into a propellor" - I bought a propellor for an R/C plane, which already had a hole in it because that's just how this kind of thing attaches and is made to attach. I did actually bore out the hole a little bit because the hole that came with it did not match the drive shaft.
I never used a bolt, but I assume you're referring to the driveshaft. Well, if you have a better way for me to attach a propellor to an engine than the driveshaft, I'd love to hear it... And I still don't see how the weight of the driveshaft has anything to do with anything, seeing as the crankshaft should theoretically be pretty dang balanced.
Whoops, sorry about the downvote. The steering motor is a 2 stroke weed whacker engine with a RC plane propeller bolted on. Turned out to not be powerful enough. I think the skirt is some kind of nylon sheet, I'll have to ask.
@Hyperion512 with the right size propeller a weedwhacker can be powerful, i made the same mistake as you and used a 2 ft prop but I bored out the jet in the weed whacker and it worked, it ran like shit but it worked until the piston blew. i have seen people have luck with 10 inch or even smaller props because it will allow the weedwhacker to rev up to very high RPMs which is where it must be to achieve any significant torque.
Hey, thanks! This is Brian, I indeed used a 28cc weed whacker engine we had sitting around the garage. Not in running order at the time. And the skirt is also indeed heavy duty nylon, although the shape I used for the skirt was a major failure point of this craft.
Hey, thanks! I'm currently at university, but next time I visit home I'll be sure to get all my drawings and stuff. I discourage people trying to copy what I've made exactly, but I strongly encourage people to look at what I did, and look at what other people do and conglomerate multiple designs into one, and I did. It's far more rewarding, and it's more of your own creation.
pull the rope faster 2-strokes start at a higher RPM than the lawnmower engine does
mountain177 1 year ago
Doly Ham dude, that looks FUN!
bRadicalmagic1 1 year ago
propeller behind that chair is kind of dangerous,, you might hurt with that propeller,, maybe you should place a cage with it.. be careful men
evangelion113th 2 years ago
it's a failed piece of shit!
JonDeth 2 years ago 3
nice for a homemade hovercraft, but a terrible video! Lots of wasted time.
brierejoe 2 years ago 3
All that work and you end up with an old dude pushing you in circles. lol
tjdavenport1 2 years ago 2
and that is why you use electric
budsiskos 2 years ago
it may sound dangerous but you should seat yourself over the motor to distribute your weight better. youll get higher speeds and better control
budsiskos 2 years ago 2
hey cool toy did you draw a plane or blueprints or somethin like that??
huntingwolf15 3 years ago
hi nice craft did you use the perpheral jet?
leviterande 3 years ago
That's crazy but cool, boy :D
stevestang08 3 years ago
did you have plans for that or did you design it yourself?
loserface364 3 years ago
wht kinda moater is that??srry bout my spelling and the fan in the back??
sublime6636 3 years ago
No Stoner's were harmed in the making of this film....
MATTYMOO4U 3 years ago
there are more efficient ways to turn this motors on, like using eletric starter.
cantelli11 3 years ago
I like the video!
Hovercrafts r so cool
Check out this
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Tell me what you think
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JDubsProduction 3 years ago
It's nice to see a video of how it realistically goes - not just "look what we built." It looks like you had fun doing it, even if there were problems.
Astabeth 3 years ago
Also, when can we see the rebuild?
Astabeth 3 years ago
Haha, we've been working on it as a matter of fact. Expect to see a new video up before too long.
Hyperion512 3 years ago
you should have used one of those electricity powered motors not gas
jyu134 4 years ago
hahah...we have a problem...dosent seem to start anymore. BRIAN WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!
cuttie100 4 years ago
that thing is bs
justme123az1984 4 years ago
INTENCE
coolieo511 4 years ago
thats badass o.0
SoldierofSorrow 4 years ago
"Do you want me to pull it?" ha lmfao
21magicman21 4 years ago
wow did u make that on ur own???
michelynbell 4 years ago
please make it harder
disturbingdestar 4 years ago
i think u need a better engine for both fans, and a taller skirt
NTComputer86 4 years ago
Thanks for the negative ratings? Atleast it was constructive criticism that was correct....
The post by the inbred hillbilly was entirely wrong and ridiculous. oil? it's a 2-stroke, so oil is in the gas, and they actually start easier with less oil...
NickCesar 4 years ago
It was constructive but there's no need to condescending. The prop is mostly unguarded but the seat area is pretty solid. I don't know about drilling the prop, I wasn't there for that but I assume there was a hole there already. In any case it turned out to be not nearly enough to move the craft. We tried again this summer so I'll get the new vid online quick.
Hyperion512 4 years ago
its called oil dip shit... it was funny as hell watchin you try and turn the rear motor over... u fucking pull like a bitch looks like u fuckin city homos are to scared to get ur little rich hands dirty...
1970tempest 4 years ago
Hahaha, well now I can say I've been flamed on YouTube!
The engine failed to start due to an intermittent problem with the magneto system, which has been sorted. It now starts easily, even when I pull like your mom.
BKentosh 4 years ago
good work but the skirt isn't very good you have to reproject it!
stocchinet 4 years ago
ok is it just me or do u have to go all the way to the back where the fan is to stop it not only that when ur about to hit something i see no brakes it looks like a death trap
Xxskaterman 4 years ago
That's right, both motors are controlled with switches way too close to the moving parts. We are working on making those safer.
Hyperion512 4 years ago
Few hovercraft actually have brakes, especially not amateur ones. The hovercraft was never meant to be taken to the road or anything, so there's not much to hit. If required I could rig it so I have a kill switch up front, but I decided it was entirely unnecessary. The engine isn't powerful enough for it to fly away.
I was really more concerned about making it work right before I worried about convenience issues like that. Turning off neither engine is a safety hazard.
BKentosh 4 years ago
you aren't very bright, huh? What would make you think to sit in front of an unguarded propeller in a seat that's barely attached? Also, drilling into a propeller and attaching a bolt? you've weakened the propeller and then added a relatively heavy bolt to it. That's asking the propeller to blow up.
NickCesar 4 years ago
Haha, thanks! This craft was more of a prototype than anything else. Keep in mind that this was one of the first times I started the craft, and I'm not going to install a guard and a cupholder before I even know how it works.
I wrote more, but Youtube tells me my response was too long, hence the two replies.
BKentosh 4 years ago
I did not "drill into a propellor" - I bought a propellor for an R/C plane, which already had a hole in it because that's just how this kind of thing attaches and is made to attach. I did actually bore out the hole a little bit because the hole that came with it did not match the drive shaft.
Or three comments as the case many be...
BKentosh 4 years ago 2
I never used a bolt, but I assume you're referring to the driveshaft. Well, if you have a better way for me to attach a propellor to an engine than the driveshaft, I'd love to hear it... And I still don't see how the weight of the driveshaft has anything to do with anything, seeing as the crankshaft should theoretically be pretty dang balanced.
BKentosh 4 years ago
obviously, any real hovercraft builder knows that propellers should be attached magnetically.
sorry, i thought i saw a bolt on the propeller, but you "lasso'd" the rope around the end of the propeller.
an open propeller is seriously dangerous though.
NickCesar 4 years ago
you need more air.. That lawn mower could have been spinning fast.. over ride the governor.
josephdupont 4 years ago
COOL
DancesWithRainbows 4 years ago
seems to me like the skirt is uneven
bobsobsesion 4 years ago
fuck you u basterd if u no whats good 4 u ul shut up.
justme123az1984 4 years ago
Why is the skirt flopping in the begining of the vid?
wavefreeko 4 years ago
That's pretty cool. What kind of motor did you use to steer? What did you use for a skirt?
zigro20 4 years ago
Whoops, sorry about the downvote. The steering motor is a 2 stroke weed whacker engine with a RC plane propeller bolted on. Turned out to not be powerful enough. I think the skirt is some kind of nylon sheet, I'll have to ask.
Hyperion512 4 years ago
@Hyperion512 with the right size propeller a weedwhacker can be powerful, i made the same mistake as you and used a 2 ft prop but I bored out the jet in the weed whacker and it worked, it ran like shit but it worked until the piston blew. i have seen people have luck with 10 inch or even smaller props because it will allow the weedwhacker to rev up to very high RPMs which is where it must be to achieve any significant torque.
pyroboy08 1 year ago
Hey, thanks! This is Brian, I indeed used a 28cc weed whacker engine we had sitting around the garage. Not in running order at the time. And the skirt is also indeed heavy duty nylon, although the shape I used for the skirt was a major failure point of this craft.
BKentosh 4 years ago
Top marks for effort.
Do you have life insurance?
neil9327 4 years ago
Good job Bran
Cheezeit117 4 years ago
cool do you have some plans for it? i would love to build one myself
windogmassey1 4 years ago
Hey, thanks! I'm currently at university, but next time I visit home I'll be sure to get all my drawings and stuff. I discourage people trying to copy what I've made exactly, but I strongly encourage people to look at what I did, and look at what other people do and conglomerate multiple designs into one, and I did. It's far more rewarding, and it's more of your own creation.
BKentosh 4 years ago
i think you guys should make it hover a little higher. It worked for us. The thrust is a great idea though. Great JOB!!!
slackerdady 4 years ago
try losing some weight
coryman44 5 years ago
Needs more power for the lift fan. If you can, try finding a 27hp lawnmower engine.
adfgfds 5 years ago
get it working!
smomp 5 years ago