We Engine Swapped My Hovercraft and It's RIDICULOUSLY Awesome!!! "Can Blow Over at 60mph"
Vložit
- čas přidán 17. 04. 2021
- New merch drop just went live!!! www.cleetusmcfarland.com
A hovercraft with nearly 100 horsepower?? Exactly what we needed...
Our 2021 Sponsors:
www.holley.com
texas-speed.com
www.motionraceworks.com
www.nittotire.com
www.summitracing.com
heatwavevisual.com
Check out our schedule for 2021 here - www.cleetusmcfarland.com/year...
Cleetus2 Channel - goo.gl/Ph2wyo
Holley's channel - / @placesholleypoops9094
**Social Media:
Instagram - goo.gl/LZvy5e
Facebook - goo.gl/gdwhh1
**SEND ME FAN MAIL... (bald eagles welcome)
Cleetus McFarland
12961 44th St N. Ste B
Clearwater, FL 33762
United States of AmericaThe first time we've ever been pulled over in either of these cars...
CLEETER T-SHIRTS!!!!! Grab yours here - www.cleetusmcfarland.com - Krátké a kreslené filmy
The fact that the designer mods your own craft is ridiculous, then you see his own hovercraft is painted like it was made for your channel. Too perfect.
What happened to the rescue hovercraft you bought now that was pretty cool
@@JB-vw7os sold iirc
@@JB-vw7os It was sold before he got this one instead.
czcams.com/video/QwVdJ3M3KbA/video.html
Yep, Jet boats in progress.
@Alpha Worx a karen comment with a bud exclamation mark
Nothing greater than an engineer that swells with pride explaining their craft. Miss ya dad
❤❤❤
Dad who?
Cleets secret son
Facts.
That dude just took a trip back in time. You could see how excited he was to be around those crafts again
Cleetus taking Garza out looks like a father taking his son for the first hovercraft ride together 😂
For the dude to throw in a short safety course and hit the hot points and dangers of hovercraft use --that was pretty cool of him.
Since he’s watched the channel he probably knows sticking it in the middle of all the stuff cleetus actually wants to hear is best way to actually get him to remember any of it lol
Just like riding a bike... there are some things you should know... and he is the one able to tell him before something bad can happen.
@@54raceman g4?
"Always wear a helmet and a life jacket when you're on the water." (Cleetus goes out wearing Freedom Factory hat and t-shirt).
Doesn't want to see someone get hurt on the thing he loves so much
The old bloke can’t hide his excitement I love it. What a good bloke to show you the ropes
"You're like the Kevin Smith of hovercraft"
Always fun to see someone who probably forgot more than you will ever know share their wisdom and see the passion shine through
@@jonathans3971 this dude has been doing hovercraft engineering since the late 80s, so Kevin Smith is the Kevin D. Bedsworth of race cars.
btw that's the right dude right? I looked up who the chief engineer was on google and I am pretty sure I found dude's CV...
His job while still in college was as a Dynamometer Technician! this dude is a LEGEND
Wait, is he a bloke?
@@cerealfamine1 *good bloke
This mans love for hovercrafts is awesome and you gave him the platform to share it finally, you could tell he’s waited so long to share this knowledge and passion with someone.
'Someone'? He just shared it with two and a half million people!
Amen, my friend. And his knowledge is RIDICULOUS!!😱🤘👏
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate 19:20 where it turns out that ol Cleeter does all of this stuff next to a golf course? Freaking legend.
this is the exact person you want teaching you "I learned this the hard way, there was nobody to teach me" translation, he took the hard knocks so you don't have to. when he gives you advice I GUARANTEE you that the advice comes at the cost of something painful. learning from experience.
If you hit the water grab for the skirt, dude is a savage.
Imagine how many times he's nutted the bars to include that advice..
@@strawmantee3085 Must have the grip of an 800lb gorilla. Also, how many times has been tossed over the front to have developed that skill?
@@ichoozjc like the one guy said, rack the jewels once and you probably start diving over the bars.
Amen!
Love that you got in contact with an original employee of Scat. So cool to hear him talk about the history of it, and his is a Freedom unit!! So cool!!
Was super cool hearing him talk about something that he is clearly incredibly passionate about.
I love that Cleetus bought this as a "restored" unit, and the guy who worked there was pointing out the stuff done wrong LOL
My favourite part was when he explained that going too fast into a corner meant you wouldn't have the racing line, hovercrafts are so unique!
@Andrew Lang, Kevin wasn't just "an original employee of SCAT" he was the Chief Engineer, During his time working for SCAT over 6,200 craft were built, its the equivalent of asking Orville Wright to build your Airplane! Kevin obviously knows his stuff and is a very capable engineer. It's also obvious that Kevin is passionate about hovercraft and knows the pitfalls and safety of going fast in a hovercraft. If there's one person who should build your Scat hovercraft for you, it has to be Kevin and I hope that Cletus joins the hover club of America and starts to race SCAT hovercrafts with Kevin as builder and Chief Engineer. Smiles and fun!
The Scat went from “silly but fun” to “dangerous but fun”.
It sounds so much meaner with the twin. I dunno who found who but what a score meeting those guys!
Never would have thought there would be a guy who could share so much knowledge about blasting these hovercrafts , what a legend!
Cleetus been watching too many Ronnie mac videos 😂 on another note, we ever going to see the tracker cross the pond? Us fans been patiently waiting for episode 4 for over a year now! Fire us up!
For real! Let's see that tracker swamp it up!!
Yes this has to happen
Go full SCUBA haha
Yaaaas! Or put the Tracker on a hovercraft to power it!
They blew the motor
I love the passion this guy has for explaining things
It's all firsthand knowledge too. Not just I heard this and that.
I wish he was my math professor....
As an engineer myself, I can totally relate with this guy haha. Love spreading knowledge and having a great understanding of how/why things work.
Exactly
"I was busting ass until I literally busted my ass!" Best thing I have heard in a while!
This is the most 1980s powersport anyone could ever do. Its perfect.
cleetus you did a great thing in re-igniting this mans passion and allowing him to impart his vast knowledge on all of us, very cool bro
💯💯👍
It's like all you fan boys think he does all these videos out of the kindness of his heart and not cash money. He literally sells fkn dirt in a bag for 50 dollars. Every thing he does is to squeeze more money from you guys
@@theirishaxe9405 but it's in a creative and clean way. I'm buying it.
@@Toxic2T hey true
@@theirishaxe9405 welcome into capitalism.
This guys is got to be ecstatic that someone else is loving the scat like him.
i doubt he's into scat
The guy who sold it to him didn’t even drive it lol
All because of Craigslist haha
What are you talking about? At least 95% of us are here for the Scat
@@mollybaumann415 yum
Love hearing older gentleman talking about their craft and sharing their wealth of knowledge, shows you never really grow old or lose the passion for things you love.
Only Cleetus could turn a hovercraft onto a drifting machine. I sense a freedom 500 hovercraft race coming up
There’s something about seeing the design engineer passionately speak about an old obscure rig. Absolutely love this.
“Plow in?” Pretty sure I’ve experienced that 😂 garret did his best to keep a straight face
glad im not the only one who noticed that lmaoo
"Pretty sure I've experienced that."
"You probably have."
🤣🤣🤣
I read through the comments hoping someone else noticed it, thank you hahahah
Next vid: “aight guys, we’ve got some parts for the hovercraft, we’ve got a holley dominator and some fuel rails so we can switch to fuel injection, we also sent the gearbox off to RPM transmissions, and precision hooked us up with some twin turbskies, we’re shootin for 200 hp, and we’ve got jackstand here with a bottle of nitrous in case we dont make it”
Ole Cleetus I really enjoyed the backstory on the Scat with the engineer. And the intro was funniest one you’ve done lmao. Thanks for the video and the much needed laughs.
Guy is so happy to be able to share his knowledge with someone genuinely interested.
It’s so wholesome
It's great when you talk to the actual engineer who knows his stuff. Shows how much work goes into the design of any vehicle.
You made this man's month, let him pimp your ride then let him talk about it, love it
I think Cleetus single-handedly made people want to get a hovercraft again
These SCATs have such a timeless design. It's one of those shapes that just doesn't look 20-30 years old and will never really look its age.
30-40 years, even.
I forgot they were from the mid 80s, they still look 2000s like
yeah, it looks like something made around 2010ish, but it's literally a 40y old design
He’s like the Kevin smith of hovercraft lol best compliment of all time!
this dude has been doing hovercraft engineering since the late 80s, so Kevin Smith is the Kevin D. Bedsworth of race cars.
btw that's the right dude right? I looked up who the chief engineer was on google and I am pretty sure I found dude's CV...
His job while still in college was as a Dynamometer Technician! this dude is a LEGEND
Instantly came to see if someone else caught that an amazing comparison
The real, undisputed Scat Man. God bless Amercia
When I first saw the intro and what appeared to b a lil handicap boy on there w Cleet and I thought this was gonna b a make-a-wish episode. A lil over halfway thru I saw Garza getting in and died laughing 😂 😂
I can hear it now.
Maddie: The driveway needs to be blown off.
Cleet: Hell Yeah.
The SKAT cranks up and heads out down the driveway.
I also see hover craft exhibitions on rain delays at the Freedom Factory too.
@@joedogmckeel THIS 100% NEEDS TO HAPPEN
@@thefunniestfarm4731 yeah but I feel like they'd have to try the banks and that likely wouldn't end great for reasons mentioned in the video.
Hey Babe I'll do the Coy pond while I'am at it
@@MrDJAK777 It can be used to blow off the skid pad.
For him to say that dude was like Kevin Smith what a compliment I hope dude knows
imagine buying a country home in rural Florida, looking forward to enjoying your peaceful country living sipping tea on the back porch, only to find you live between JH Diesel and Cleetus McFarland
Hell yes Brother❣️🥴🤪😍
Legend has it that sales of recreational hovercraft increased by %1000 after this video was uploaded.
What a great guy who really knows his stuff. Glad he reached out, fixed the craft up, and then came and gave a ton of advise. Great guy!
22:16 cleeter gives huge compliment, the Kevin Smith of hovercraft. This kevin really is an awesome guy. Seems like a good guy and could learn alot about flying!
Never knew how much I needed a hovercraft in my life until now.
This video brought back a flood of good memories for me... I had the pleasure of working with / for Chief Engineer Kevin when I was employed as SCAT's test pilot / flight instructor / craft demonstrator during the transition from belt drive to gear drive and the development of the SCAT II. Unfortunately I moved out of state right before the SCAT II was released and before SCAT went racing. Kip, Kevin, Guillermo and I worked extremely hard to make the SCAT II a much better - more refined craft than the original, and I believe we succeeded.
Just wanted to take the time to thank you for uploading random videos... These random videos are sometimes just as important to us as big events... Hope you all have a blessed one
The month of freedom is coming soon I am looking forward to daily videos for the whole month 👍
Big big facts.
facts bro
As a father of young children, I can only imagine living next to these guys and having to explain to my kids why we can't have hovercrafts too...
Or why you can’t crush cars and roll your truck into the pond
@@Jon-R-Lee funny you mention something like that. Just the other day I was wondering if they made drones for the public that could lift enough weight to pick me up in a harness and I could control it from in the harness to fly myself around. I think that would be pretty epic!
@@awdeveau Oakley made one for a golfer well it was kinda more a jet pack
I would be like son ya know what fuck it were getting a hovercraft
How do you explain to them the importance of higher education and going to college?
So how long do y'all think it'll be before we see a hovercraft hot lap at the Freedom Factory?
When Garza first put his arms around your waist in the back, he looks at the camera like “you’re not filming this right??”
intro was quite possibly the most hilarious thing Cleet has ever done
HA! he went full CLEET
Blew my fuckin lid off 🤣🤣🤣
In the beginning, Cleetus would make videos like this. This was genuine old school Cleetus and hysterical. "I just can't seem to keep the prop blades in the water." hahahahha
Love the Ronnie Mac style of production at the start
69th like
Can you imagine if he did the whole video like that. It would be fantastic!!
@@tylerblack9518 go watch the origins of cleetus
@@camarowland4 true, I loved when he was still figuring out who Cletus MacFarlane was
Yeah definitely well done with the intro
The Kevin Smith of Hovercrafts. A compliment doesn't came bigger than that!
Just when I thought I'd never see any more hovercrafts here, Cleetus brings us the dang guy who engineered them!
Can see it now. Cleetus and Madi get married at the edge of a lake they hop on the hovercraft to head off to their honey moon cabin at the other end of the lake. 😂
@Alpha Worx The water could be a problem for a 'drag car' and the cabin being as the poster stated at the other end of the lake...bud
You're such a great person for working with Make A Wish and taking that kid for a ride in the hovercraft.
Dude. Killed me.💀
👌🤣
Oh my!!
it hurts to know that young lad was born with an extra chromosome, trisomy at 21.. 😭
Damn,
Brother! When I was a kid, my dad had one black and one white SCAT, the black one was newer with the liquid cooled twin, and that thing was a blast. Crossing public roads on it, when you are 12 on a 1980's FREAKING HOVERCRAFT is literally a 6th grade wet dream! I figured you'd just gotten rid of that thing, like we ended up doing after a couple years (traded them for an ARGO),. so glad to see it back on the channel.
I love when people are passionate and for you to bring this into the mainstream now a days makes these two smile from ear to ear! Keep up the great work
Garza holding cleetus hips on the hovercraft had me dying
I believe the proper term for that is "riding nut to butt" 🤔
Cleeter- "I wanna go fast"
The Kevin Smith of hovercrafts- "here's how to calculate the moment of inertia of a turn to minimize the coefficient of kinetic friction while on water"
Great content
lmfao
This is awesome. We need this man on the channel more! He deserves a place to share his passion and expertise!!
damn that's so freakin cool this guy got to share all his knowledge again after all these years. The internet can be a great place at times, bringing together enthusiasts to just have more fun.
Awesome to hear about Scats history and to see the genuine excitement he still has for them, 30+ years later
Do I watch racing? No. Do I watch almost every episode of Cleetus? Hell yeah, brother!
I love it when people who were involved in the design, engineering and manufacturing of products, vehicles, aircraft, etc reach out to others and say, hey we can make that a little better. Knowledge is power. Thanks, guys
I could listen to Kevin talk all day. Him and James would get along great
This guy is like the James of hovercrafts the way he explains things.
Nah, he explains everything in the technical way, like Kevin not James haha
Never thought I’d watch a full 26 minute video on hover crafts 😂
And be sad it was over 😂
Welcome to the 95 percent of subscribers 😂
Bad ass hover crafts at that
@OHBUCKEYES, and my cheeks are hurting from smiling too much! That looks like so much fun with the little bit of danger to keep you on your toes... Cletus really needs to have Kevin build him a racing hovercraft and become crew chief with jackstand on the wrenches! The fact that they could build a craft out of Carbon fibre and Kevlar and the snowmobile engines put out so much more power and are lighter than 30 years ago, it would be a rocket ship. Entertaining to watch!
He can make An hour video on anything and it will be entertaining to watch
That scat guy u can just tell how proud of his work he is and how much knowledge he has.
How fast can the SCAT do a lap at the Freedom Factory? We need EVERY cleet' vehicle doing a timed lap at the FF! Hell yea brother!
That dude is like an expert in a lost art. Cool to see people keeping stuff like hovercrafts alive
This hovercraft guy is the equivalent to how KSR is to Holley. Incredibly knowledgeable!
No kidding I commented this right before I watched Cleetus say this in the video lol
I have zero interest in hovercrafts, but listening to old motorsports dudes explain classic tech tips and theory is so enjoyable.
Garza's instant smile when ya'll hit the water, LMFAO.
Those guys seemed genuinely nice. Always good to have a hover crew around with a guy who helped engineer the darn thing! Great content, would love more hovercraft stuff.
Imagine just going about your day, and you see a Floridian and another guy on freedom pillows
At this point people probably drive thru there just to see what shenanigans are happening at his house or jh house that day lol
Giraffe*
Hahahaha Freedom Pillows 👊😂 Comment of year right there hahaha
100% high quality American air
YEE YEE
18:27 That is the smile of a cleetus who is really having fun
The hover craft guy is truly full of knowledge and great at explaining it hats of to you sir love when someone can spit out technical details like nothing really keeps you interested thankyou sir
Video 61 of asking cleeter to do driving underwater part 4
I agree
I've been asking too! Wouldn't even cost that much either.
damn i saw u back on vid 27 of askin lol
Literally Just was going to comment about this
Yup
This content makes me really miss my dad. He’d have loved this.
Man, this comment punched me right in the heart. My Dad, too, would have loved this and everything Team Cleet is about.
F
They’re up there smiling down on you both, boys. 🙏🏻 I dread the day I’m in the same boat. Prayers for y’all
@@KDad514 you might wanna search up team skeet before u use it anymore
@@BMW-E36 spit my drink out after I googled it for the halibut
This gentleman and James would get along just fine... The amount of pride they have in their explanations is lovely 👌
I love seeing an older guy so happy to share his passion and knowledge
the neighbors are gonna be like "that STIHL sounds like a good unit."
Omg 😂
It'd be like neighbors to snowmobilers in michigan. But alot of people run even louder mountain can exhaust. 🤣
His neighbor is JH Diesel lol
Don't want to spoil any surprises, but I spotted something in the background and I was just too proud of myself not to share.
7:43 I had to pull up some screenshots to make sure, but that's a damn jet powered cheese wedge in the background. Was for sale in Wisconsin back around Christmas.
@@gearbanginentertainment7476 give it a google lol its a gas powered go cart with a friggin jet strapped to it lmao
Best scenario is having the guy who engineered the SCAT to work on it , good stuff Cleetus 🙌🏼
Nothing better than learning from a guy like this,
He knows exactly how to explain it I’ve never even seen one of these in person but now I know what not to do.
"Always wear a helmet and life jacket"
30 sec later, Cleet in the water with no helmet or life jacket. Lol
I thought the same lmaooooo
Cleet is basically a giraffe, if he flips he can prolly just stand up 🤣
Kevin hittin’ us with the hovercraft mechanical/piloting knowledge🤘🏻 I’m now ready to race my non-existent hovercraft.
That guy really loves what he does and clearly enjoys his own voice 😄 😆
i was just gonna comment "this guy loves the sound of his voice" hahah
@@wavydavey5134 you could see cleet like yea yea just let me shred some skirt 😉😅🤣🤣
Ah come on guys that's kinda mean! He's just an old timer that hasn't been able to be passionate about hovercrafts to anyone new in a very long time I'll bet. He's got all this knowledge, and is so passionate about these things... I think he was just suuuper excited to share with Cleet, someone else who was interested in hovercrafts too.
"loves the sound of his own voice" sounds like he's a self absorbed piece of shiest... He did all this for Cleet, took his time to come out and give him all those pointers and advice. I don't think this man is self absorbed... Idk, just my thoughts.
This guy was great. U can tell he geeks out on this stuff. But nothing better than to learn from him
This Florida man is like the father of the automotive CZcams family😁. He brings so many people together.🤙
So ah cummisn swapped hoverboat coming soon??
And he’s only like 25 😂😂😂
It's been like 2 years
no, i think that title belongs to either hoovie or doug. cleetus is the cool uncle that all the kids want to hang out with
@@masterbond9 I only have one thing to say. Freedom 500.
Just when we all forgot about the old Hovercraft Cleetus drags it outta retirement.
It wasn't in retirement. It was being overhauled. Its been AWOL from the garage for months if you paid attention.
This was so cool. Hearing the engineers / enthusiast talk probably my favorite
'Cleetus McFarland' is exactly the sort of name I'd expect from a hovercraft pilot, and I wouldn't trust anyone with a lesser title to be a master of the craft.
Kevin and Alan are also excellent mechanics, willing to go above and beyond the stock to bring this machine to peak performance. Technical skill of that quality is something that ought to be revered
The discovery channel might be interested in this new footage of a baby giraffe crossing water ways with such power and grace
I'm waiting for an episode starting with "The guys from 316 Speed are here to expand my pond...."
What cool dudes! People like this is what makes the world a special place.
Dude!!! I loved that guy's technical knowledge! He knows a thing or two because he's seen a thing or two!
Sells all drag cars* “what’s up guys I’m here at the national hovercraft championship 2021 let’s see if I can’t at least place top 3” 😂
From weather balloons to hovercrafts 😂 it's kinda like the pg jack azz where bam is just like "let's get an elephant" 😂
How's the turbo build coming along???
ahhhh s**t, kyle is in the hizouse!!!!! I hopping you get freedom 500 seat next year!!!
Hovercraft porn. Then I looked up 'scat porn'. Oh my.
@@wetsaltypickle hell yeah he deserves it
When do we get to see the new dyno video of the 8 turbski mustang?!?!
Really appreciate this guys explanations!! And how happy Cleet is back on a craft!
can't lie. the interview was an actually, genuinely funny sketch
I’m not sure if I needed all that info but Dam did I want it. I feel like a hovercraft expert now !
Cleetus surrounds himself with the best people. Love anyone who is passionate and knowledgeable about anything.
0:21 that freeze frame 🤣
In 1989 while working for the Bradford group in Ft Lauderdale, I built a hovercraft using a B&S 18 hp engine, all plastic hull, plenum chamber and deck vacuum formed to the molds I built in 3 weeks, Florida Highway Patrol clocked me at 87 mph going down an alley off of State road 7. Later while filming the engineer doing a ground to water transition into the L17 canal he flipped and sank it. Somewhere I still have the VHS tape.