Bandit Airdrive / pusher fan on 1436 jon boat

This is our new Bandit 44 Airdrive running on a 1436 jon boat, based on the airdrives we've developed for small hovercraft. The production version will come with a Kohler 25 hp engine, or optional Kohler 26.5 hp EFI engine. Speed is about 20 mph. This setup is great for getting into shallow water where outboard motors are damaged by debris and thick vegetation. Visit www.banditairdrives.com for more info!

[@starpilot101]

Jon boat + bandit airdrive = boat + snow vehicle. I live in Ontario and walking on the ice (to fishing spots) is a pain in the ass. With this you get a fast boat and snowmobile.

[@dewaynemarcionette6112]

Seems to me this is the best of both worlds you can go anywhere you want to go you are not dragging a prop of water you're not sucking up dirt and debris in a jet

[@noyopacific]

Looks slick! This might also work on our lake at times when the ice is too thin to safely walk on or drive a snow machine and too thick to use an outboard.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

Awesome recommendation from you tube, makes a change. Looking forward to exploring your channel a bit, I've seen a few Briggs in homebuilt aircraft and am interested in anything with a prop on it.

[@sstein49]

Wow love it

[@alistairfurnell126]

nice one man

[@silversmokex]

I live in Louisiana and we have a lot of weeds both above and below the water ! I would like to see this thing go through some thick heavy weeds - can it do that?

[@iron-farmer]

Yep

[@omarkhamis2008]

Great way of moving around indeed. Is the prop on those moving on idle speed or only when revving up

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

There’s no clutch, so the propeller is turning even when the engine is idling. But it doesn’t generate very much thrust at idle so it doesn’t move very much

[@donduck6195]

​@@LoneStarHovercraftthere is one company in the mud motor world that is now offering a "retriever" clutch (as mudskipper calls it) effectively converting a direct drive to a centrifugal clutch. I wonder if that will be in the future for these types of air drives. It would be pretty sweet.

[@kylekarwowski2642]

Will this push through deeper snow over ice, like 20-24"?

[@themouas]

I have a jon boat and I want to turn mine into something like that, where can I get an engine and propeller set up like that?

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

We have reduction drives and propellers on our website www.banditAirdrives.com

[@starsoldier3643]

What size motor used? Harbor freight 22 works good I hear with the reduction drive.

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

This is a Subaru 25 hp, but the HF 22 hp works well too

[@pioneer6432]

нормальный аппарат ))

[@wesm3915]

So it takes 25Hp air prop to go as fast as a 5hp outboard

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

Yes, a propeller in the air is much less efficient than a propeller in the water

[@Konceptz008]

Is this example running a 22hp Predator or the Kholer?

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

This is a Subaru 25 hp engine

[@danielrichardson6054]

does it have a kill switch to wear?

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

Yes, it has a lanyard kill switch similar to the ones on jet skis

[@reconfishing8595]

What’s the top speed with that setup

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

It’s about 25 mph with one person, and 18-20 mph with 2 people

[@reconfishing8595]

Very nice. Will it make it over a sand bar with about an inch of water or a log protruding the water?

[@buddycochransr.1842]

I am getting one or makings one. Any idea or info on these

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

We have a lot more pictures and info on our website www.banditairdrives.com. If you decide to build your own, we can get you a good propeller to match your engine.

[@marcosandes2151]

Mostra o motor quantos hp tamanho do bote

[@thexpat]

are you guys still in business?

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

Yes, we’re still in business. We have a couple of the small Airdrives in stock now, and we’ve replaced the one in this video with a simpler direct drive version called the Bandit 38. You can see details on our website.

[@mrgrivers1]

Though the scenery was nice I gave this a thumbs down because I wanted to see the dang boat and it:s airdrive motor.

[@LoneStarHovercraft]

We have lots of videos that show the dang boat and airdrive: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnbShp55es-XqtE

[@mcschneiveoutdoors3681]

Me wants

[@стасмаланьин]

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