My wife and I met Mike Howe snowmobiling in Maine. I knew who he was but kept that to myself. He was as nice as anyone I have ever met on the trails. Very down to earth genius.

One thing I really appreciate about Jay is that he is a true motor enthusiast. As a fan I really appreciate being exposed to vehicles I normally wouldn't pay attention to. Thank you Jay 🙏👊

Thanks for going to see theses guys - They gave an employee a wheelchair accessible tank which means a lot.

Back in the late 70’s me and my buddy Dave were trucking out in East Texas. We passed an older gentleman out in one of his fields. He was apparently paralyzed and had made himself an easy chair with a Briggs and Stratton engine. It was the coolest thing. Not as cool as these guys but hey, it was 1978.

I'm stationed all the way over in South Korea, but it was nice to see Jay having some fun in my home state of Maine!!

@TXMEDRGR

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for serving!

A skid steer guts in a custom rig. Woooo weeeee wowwww. That hand control is standard remote for straight trucks with a boom.

@Johnny-tq9no

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah sometimes the best part is already standard in another design and you just gotta be creative

6:09 The moment he realizes Jay isnt a spring chicken anymore lol

Don’t understand howe this is just coming up, something very special is coming for these guys.

5:52 seing Jay this happy just made my day complete :)

@jackagain8346

4 жыл бұрын

Jay wakes up happy every day....

I would totally install a bucket, plow, and roto-tiller then call it a Bobcat.

Depending where in Maine u are u can jump on the snowmobile thruway and possible cross into Canada and get to California all on trails . Great video

As a person with a disability who lives in a climate where there is a lot of snow in winter, something like this, but small enough to get through a 24 inch wide doorway, would be great!

@johncuervo3019

4 жыл бұрын

Are you a elf in the North Pole?

Bright ideas from J Leno and Howe and Howe tech

My fiancés uncle has a ripchair and it’s such a kickass work horse. Attach a trailer to it and use it for hauling split wood

How the heck did I miss this video?? So cool, had to be a fun time with Jay!

At 4:40 when Jay started sending it that was hilarious, made me so happy

Thanks for keeping us entertained Jay.

Jay I watch your channel more than any other. Keep it up.

My father has a neighbor who has been using one of them for at least 4 years on a farm. He came by way out in my father's field and it was great!

Very cool....I can appreciate the motivation behind the design.

I'm in a wheelchair and would really benefit from having one like this. Unfortunately i live in Norway and here they don't allow things like this, only slow electrical wheelchairs that can't even get over a rock is allowed here! Max 10 kph / 6 mph.

@Exploder11

4 жыл бұрын

Would they allow a tracked chair which cannot exceed 10 kph? This brand, actiontrackchair.com/ only goes 3 mph. I checked the Rip Chair it maxes out at 10 mph, but I bet they could make a governed version which can't exceed 6 mph.

@nickc173

4 жыл бұрын

If you google search X8 extreme powerchair it should yeild a result for a pretty capable electric powerchair. I hunt in the woods with one I borrow from a friend.

@netgeek3010

4 жыл бұрын

There is no reason why someone could not build an all electric tracked wheel chair with the ability to go over 30 mph+. I don't no the reason to have such a thing that goes that fast but can be done. In fact due to the fact that the motor would weigh less and have over 100 HP easily could make for one dangerous tracked wheelchair.

@Johnny-tq9no

4 жыл бұрын

You could easily gear this to have a lower top speed just change the final gear ratio

The Rip chair is an awesome piece of equipment that certainly fills a need in the disabled community, I'm glad to see them get some mainstream coverage. Unfortunately due to the lower volume production nature of said vehicles make them far too expensive for a lot of the people who could make use of them to improve their daily lives.

Very cool indeed...Enjoyed the handshake at the beginning too : )

Had a blast driving the big ones in the military.....

the Howe Bros have been fairly lucky as recent startup constructors of mil spec hardware. The RipSaw is with out a doubt a monster!Every middle aged child needs one to work out all the age and peer stresses!

"I gotta get one of these." Whips out checkbook.....got one of those. Lucky Jay.

Oh i saw one of those at the gun show, a couple years ago. That is pretty cool.

I'm honestly surprised Jay didn't already have one of these lol... super cool

I designed the "Barrier Buster" in 1985, built it in 1991, an ATV for people in wheelchairs...

Miss that show.

I’ve got a feeling Jay is gonna get one.

Wow now that looks really fun ! 👍 👍

I need one so bad! To bad I can’t afford one. I’ll just have to stick with my manual chair.

@SirVic42

4 жыл бұрын

If you are a disabled veteran, contact Jay directly. His heart is almost as big as his chin.

@TravisHargiss

4 жыл бұрын

SirVic42 No I was born with a disability called Spina Bifida.

@prof_aw3som014

4 жыл бұрын

Travis Hargiss tough hand, this chair won’t be cheap but if it truly means that much to you I’m sure if you contact them they may be able to do a deal or something, you don’t know until you try! I wish you the best

@joewayne9951

4 жыл бұрын

Travis Hargiss ever heard of mine go fund me sites man look into it might take a bit but sure you could make it happen

@justinbustin677

4 жыл бұрын

Good! Build your arms up

Even if I didn't love Jay, that was very exciting to watch.

Drive by this building many times. It’s on the border with NH.

This is so awesome!!

Ripsaw! The off-road Mclaren!

I would love for a ripchair to be my new BFF :o) Oh, the fun we'd have together!

That was awesome!!!

I need one of these!!

Perfect for L.A. highways.Traffic,what traffic?...

The IUD was a great invention 😁

$400,000 State of the Art Hot Rod Tank...with NRG seats... Lol

Yes indeed Jay you need to get you one of those

The Hov-A-Round people say their chair will get you anywhere; even the Grand Canyon. This one not only gets you to the Grand Canyon, it takes you to the bottom and back.

@wickedmuffin76

4 жыл бұрын

Any chair can get you to the bottom of the Grand Canyon...

@scootergeorge9576

4 жыл бұрын

@@wickedmuffin76 - I said "...and back." Two works that make a big difference!

@wickedmuffin76

4 жыл бұрын

@@scootergeorge9576 I know, was trying to make a joke.

@scootergeorge9576

4 жыл бұрын

@@wickedmuffin76 : D

Those are sick!!!

That looked like fun!

These guys should pair with Trail Hero in Sand Hollow, Utah. The Trail Hero spends a lot of time getting people with disabilities out into nature through jeeps and trucks.

I drive by their shop on my way to my camp in Maine.

The Ripchair is the Perfect Platform for a Paintball-Airsoft Tank.

_Jay's starting to look like "Mac Tonight". ; )_

@waynes.2983

4 жыл бұрын

I thought Jay was Mac Tonight. Looked like him playing piano in those old commercials.

Pretty Cool Guys.

That's awesome

Jay you need to pull up to Arnold’s house with this. The call him a girly man

@donolinger6904

4 жыл бұрын

As long as no one gets violated.

@dauti800

4 жыл бұрын

He has a real tank

Ripsaw? That thing is a beast, surely that's the way the suspension its suppose to work to bad I dont have the amount of money to buy one of those, nice video btw!

Looks like Jay might’ve had a little bit of motion sickness there 😂👌

I've always wanted one of these chairs Wish I could afford one

I thought it would be waterproof 😉👍👍

wow ! great for back woods and barbecue !

Dam that looked like fun

Ha ha ha, that's not a chair It's just a BOBCAT without the bucket!!!

Really cool vehicle.

wow, i sure could use that!

But how do you adjust the track tension?

That bigger tank is cool

I live right next to Howe & Howe

Any gearhead grownup would love to have one of those ripsaws. Just not to sure how the lawn would hold up.

@Johnny-tq9no

4 жыл бұрын

Tbh it doesn't seem not impressive as a fun offroad vehicle a rock bouncer, ultra4, or a trophy truck seems way more fun fast and capable

The ripsaw would be great for Cav Scout operations; low profile, very fast and evidently very driver friendly. If it was mounted with a .50 cal and a SAW you could lay down a great base of fire if you really needed to get away from an enemy force. Of course it may be limited on the amount of ammo you could carry and there may need to be better protection for the tracks.

@williamheyman5439

4 жыл бұрын

It was invented in the 1950's and the Marines fielded one with six 106mm reconciles rifles on it. I was in the US Army's Combat Developments, and one experiment took off the superstructure and it ran circles around the M60 tanks. I drove one. But much cheaper wire-guided missiles were coming into being, so they had a short life-span on the test. Why the M1 is big, with classified armor. Every army wants a cheap tank but the problem is that there are even cheaper anti-tank options.

@nmelkhunter1

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

I know R&D costs a lot but 40K? Maybe if they are mass produced it could bring down the price for average person in a chair. Side note: if tank driver puts on shoulder harness maybe a good idea to do the same.

Now just to win the lottery...I wanna tank!

3:30 "...tanks that we build for the military" No. You have no contracts to build anything for the military. They've been evaluating the ripsaw for more than 10 years but still haven't secured any contracts.

@travispratt6327

2 жыл бұрын

It’s still an accurate statement they built it for the military.

It's a lot of fun...tell that to your face Jay

"Stay safe, stay home, and stay sure." Bite me.

Price tag? I'm glad that the military is interested, esp. for the IED issue.

whats top end,,mpgal,,and how much?

The howe brothers had a TV show once

You would think it is waterproof for as much as it costs 🤔 . At least try to protect the interior from the rain . I think Jay changed his mind about getting one after he got wet

i had to laugh while jay was getting thrown all over the place the inventor Mike was strapped in his chair what looked like a 5 point harness holding him firmly in his seat

So Jay , how many did you order ? Looks like a family type trail ride . "Deeds not words"

Roads? We don't need any roads where we're goin 😆

@emeltea33

4 жыл бұрын

We don't need any roads *with what we're drivin*

5:10 need to get the Hamster to try it out and see if Jay is correct here

Jay is the reason why Fallon has a talk show. I will never forgive jay for this. Its not even what he did to conan the direct result, but the indirect result of giving fallon a platform to be a fool

2 questions: Whats the MPG, and how much does a replacement track cost? (On the civilian tank)

@gregorymalchuk272

4 жыл бұрын

I'm interested in that too.

@janeblogs324

4 жыл бұрын

If you have to ask you can't afford it

@wellmounted

4 жыл бұрын

@@janeblogs324 Well I wouldn't have anywhere to park one anyway, but just curious.

Street legal? I don’t think this needs a street

@bournedelta04

3 жыл бұрын

"Where we're going, we don't need roads." Plot twist.

I bet Jay ordered one

The evil Blofeld called in an order for one just today!!

That super sport tank have maybe a LSX gas engine?

Disabled people such as myself are broke.

Quite the commercial for Ripsaw.

Be real cool if Jay would do a show on Honda atc's

I think Jay might be a inch or two shorter from his spine being compressed :)

This thing is awesome, but sadly it quite sucks to buy it in Germany, because of taxation and other obstacles 😐

I'd like to see how this handles in the snow and on ice.

Jay looking more and more like Thanos every day.

We bring people New Life ...so long as they can write a big check lol

I wonder how much they cost That thing is awesome

I would say that antelope is just delighted you got your mobility back mate... 🙄

When F&F,, lets Ludacris drive one.. its perdy badass..lol. i wanna half size SSRI!! H&H,,u guys are revo... N Jay, so frkn rich!! Great vid!!

Only $30,000 damage..... brilliant!!

Make the Cobra Hiss Tank.