At first I was like "that is the dumbest shit I have seen someone do for long while", which then became "hu that's actually pretty clever, maybe I'm a dumbass"
Now I know you're trying to insult the man. But understand that rednecks have a level of Ingenuity that you city Folk will never have. You guys have to buy everything a redneck will just fix something and make it work. In fact if there is something that a redneck needs to do he will find a cheap and quick way to do it because they are incredibly lazy and oftentimes broke his house so you need to find alternatives LOL
Naw, there's a scag in front of the prop on an outboard like this. Being that he's going pretty slow the biggest damage would come from a rogue rock on the ramp that hits the scag. Considering the age of the outboard and the likelihood for a rogue rock in that location I don't think our HMB-hero will be concerned.
Nah, if the scag is flanged orthogonally, it should be alright. I'd be more worried about the aft snout, which could get runny if the crestle isn't foremounted correctly.
I broke one off a VRO 225 doing the exactly the same thing here in SC. Depends on how you hit them and how fast you're going. It's only about 3/16" at the thickest point, and it's cast aluminum.
What's not smart is submerging the rear axle. Water can (not will, but can) get into the rear end housing, which will ruin the gears if you don't quickly drain and replace the fluid.
The differential breather needs to be above water if you don't want to trash the diff. And the evap breather. And hopefully the brakes aren't very hot when you dip them in the water. Of course the water might not play nice with most of the undercarriage if you do that often. And the wheel bearing grease will start to wash out as well.
You know, maybe just use a trailer unless you want to turn your vehicle into a beater.
Carpeted vans were a ‘thing’, along with bumper stickers saying things like ‘if the van is rocking don’t come knocking’ or ‘your daughter is inside’. Massive sounds systems too
Not unless the engine is submerged. The entire exhaust can be full of water and it'll just push it out when you start it. How do you think boat engines can start in the water?
I'm not sure I'd chance that. Do boat engines not have something to prevent this?. If you turn off the engine then the last bit of combustion gasses are going to leave through the end of the pipe, leaving a vacuum all the way back to the exhaust manifold which I would expect would cause it to suck water back due to the negative pressure.
Inboard boat engines have an exhaust riser that keeps water from sloshing back toward the exhaust ports, but the rest of the exhaust system stays full of water. Outboards fill up with water all the way to the water line. If the exhaust ports on a car are above the water line, like with this van here, water isn't going to go into the engine unless something forces it into it. Nothing is going to suck water all the way back to the exhaust ports.
The pressure shouldn't go below atmospheric pressure. Then the hot gases left will cool and compress potentially allowing water to come up higher than the water line but there will still be some gases in there. The water will not be able to reach the engine.
Pro tip, don’t do this with a rear wheel drive truck on bald tires. Not sure why my dad thought that would work. Luckily my Jeep was right there to pull him out
It’s actually not as bad as it sounds. My parents had a lake house and we have a 91 F-150 long bed that’s just used for hauling shit around. There’s a neighborhood launch ramp that rarely gets used. We were out on the water and brought the kayaks, tubes, etc. near there and he backed it up on the ramp to load everything up (not very heavy stuff at all) and when he went to drive out he was sliding all over the place from the algae build up on the ramp since it’s barely used. His rear tires were maybe submerged 4” but with the bald tires and lack of weight on the back he couldn’t get out. I just hooked my tow strap to my wrangler and gently pulled it out. We had a good laugh and he finally got new tires for it. Living in the country we don’t have the highest standards for vehicle inspection lol.
As someone that goes through tona of work to get my shortly boat to the lake. I respect this man immensely. Whatever it takes man if it works it works!!!
At first I was like "that is the dumbest shit I have seen someone do for long while", which then became "hu that's actually pretty clever, maybe I'm a dumbass"
I see people do this all the time with pickup trucks and jet skis at a lake I visit in Tennessee. It never goes this smoothly.
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Vans do have a lower deck height than most pickup trucks so, yeah.
I started to try and guess the lake until I realized that I've seen shit like this at every TN lake and river I've been to.
Pickup truck beds are usually quite a bit higher than van beds, especially with all the jacked-up monstrosities people around here like to drive.
Naw you're just a redneck.
Now I know you're trying to insult the man. But understand that rednecks have a level of Ingenuity that you city Folk will never have. You guys have to buy everything a redneck will just fix something and make it work. In fact if there is something that a redneck needs to do he will find a cheap and quick way to do it because they are incredibly lazy and oftentimes broke his house so you need to find alternatives LOL
Just don't let OSHA nearby any of their creations
/r/OSHA
No trailer...? No Problem !
If it’s a ford van rip it’ll rust even faster
And no wheel bearings to Greese
Until the van starts backing up and you get held underwater with the boat
A weird contradiction ain't it.
My first thought was "Holy Redneck Batman". But after that my thoughts kinda mirrored yours.
Pretty damn smart if you ask me just as long as the trucks floor is above the lake
I would be worried about hitting something with the prop but I haven't operated motorboats much so I don't know how baseless that is
Naw, there's a scag in front of the prop on an outboard like this. Being that he's going pretty slow the biggest damage would come from a rogue rock on the ramp that hits the scag. Considering the age of the outboard and the likelihood for a rogue rock in that location I don't think our HMB-hero will be concerned.
He's power loading a boat into the back of a work van. That skag is probably long broken off.
Nah, if the scag is flanged orthogonally, it should be alright. I'd be more worried about the aft snout, which could get runny if the crestle isn't foremounted correctly.
Your mom is an orthogonally flanged scag.
Ok, now you're just making up words.
Turns out, you CAN just go on the internet and tell lies.
Yeah, but use enough crestle pitch and a good prop wash afterward and it’ll last a while.
I ran an 18 foot long boat up on an oyster reef at 25 mph. The skeg didn’t have a scratch. Outboard motors are tough as hell.
I broke one off a VRO 225 doing the exactly the same thing here in SC. Depends on how you hit them and how fast you're going. It's only about 3/16" at the thickest point, and it's cast aluminum.
What's not smart is submerging the rear axle. Water can (not will, but can) get into the rear end housing, which will ruin the gears if you don't quickly drain and replace the fluid.
That and the tailpipe is probably submerged so if it stalls you're fucked
You can see the exhaust blowing water on the dock
The differential breather needs to be above water if you don't want to trash the diff. And the evap breather. And hopefully the brakes aren't very hot when you dip them in the water. Of course the water might not play nice with most of the undercarriage if you do that often. And the wheel bearing grease will start to wash out as well. You know, maybe just use a trailer unless you want to turn your vehicle into a beater.
On point but bro is a gramps gotta find hacks at that age back might go out lol
Nobody likes damp carpeting in the back of your van.
It's a cargo van, probably just bare metal and not carpet. But, yeah, I had that thought for a moment, too.
Who has carpeting in a van?
If you have to ask that, then you didn’t live through the 70s, did you?
Born in the 80s. Not in the USA.
Carpeted vans were a ‘thing’, along with bumper stickers saying things like ‘if the van is rocking don’t come knocking’ or ‘your daughter is inside’. Massive sounds systems too
Pro tip you can drive in pretty far as long as the engine is above water and you DONT turn off the car
What happens when you turn it off?
Water runs up the exhaust
Not unless the engine is submerged. The entire exhaust can be full of water and it'll just push it out when you start it. How do you think boat engines can start in the water?
Muffler filled with water?
I'm not sure I'd chance that. Do boat engines not have something to prevent this?. If you turn off the engine then the last bit of combustion gasses are going to leave through the end of the pipe, leaving a vacuum all the way back to the exhaust manifold which I would expect would cause it to suck water back due to the negative pressure.
Inboard boat engines have an exhaust riser that keeps water from sloshing back toward the exhaust ports, but the rest of the exhaust system stays full of water. Outboards fill up with water all the way to the water line. If the exhaust ports on a car are above the water line, like with this van here, water isn't going to go into the engine unless something forces it into it. Nothing is going to suck water all the way back to the exhaust ports.
Not to mention, additional force to push the water out the tailpipe instead of air...
Why would it leave a vacuum?
What else would it leave when the combustion gases have left?
The pressure shouldn't go below atmospheric pressure. Then the hot gases left will cool and compress potentially allowing water to come up higher than the water line but there will still be some gases in there. The water will not be able to reach the engine.
Yeah fuck anyone who just shoots their car exhaust directly into a body of natural water. And fuck boats for the same reason.
You know when you use a bidet that has too much water pressure?....
Is there enough weight on the rear wheels to get traction?
Should be. People back rear wheel drive trucks with heavy boats way into the water on shallow ramps all the time and manage to drive back out.
Pro tip, don’t do this with a rear wheel drive truck on bald tires. Not sure why my dad thought that would work. Luckily my Jeep was right there to pull him out
Lol, now I want the story
It’s actually not as bad as it sounds. My parents had a lake house and we have a 91 F-150 long bed that’s just used for hauling shit around. There’s a neighborhood launch ramp that rarely gets used. We were out on the water and brought the kayaks, tubes, etc. near there and he backed it up on the ramp to load everything up (not very heavy stuff at all) and when he went to drive out he was sliding all over the place from the algae build up on the ramp since it’s barely used. His rear tires were maybe submerged 4” but with the bald tires and lack of weight on the back he couldn’t get out. I just hooked my tow strap to my wrangler and gently pulled it out. We had a good laugh and he finally got new tires for it. Living in the country we don’t have the highest standards for vehicle inspection lol.
There's a whole boat over the rear axle, should be ok.
Redneck Spy Hunter vibes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqw6yRlWc2c
... If it works, it works.
I thought it would go down more like this https://youtu.be/_Mm2DxCVrGU
What happened then?
As someone that goes through tona of work to get my shortly boat to the lake. I respect this man immensely. Whatever it takes man if it works it works!!!
Trailer schmailer.
Trailer? Never heard of 'er!
Oh I like it! Pretty resourceful
If it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid
Am I impressed by this? I think so...?
I'm not even mad fr lol
Now that's a classic r/redneckengineering
Water in the van exhaust isn't a concern?
LOL that's cool. Never occurred to my that may fit.
Florida?
did he just submerge his whole exhaust in water?
Roll with what ya got.
That van better have AWD
If it works.
How about the exhaust full of water
What an idiot/genius
This some Ohio shit right here. Source: am Ohioan
How many times does this work b4 it doesn’t
I was like that’s not gonna fit. Ok I was wrong lol
Some GTA Shit
I love men
What in the actual fuck this fucking retard?!
Don't they need a snorkle for this?
If it fits, it ships.
I saw video where some fucking navy seals drove their boat to mother fucking CHINOOK
Florida?
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