We Found a REAL "Jaws of Life" Setup at the Freedom Factory and Powered Them Up!!! (they're insane)
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Cleetus McFarland
12961 44th St N. Ste B
Clearwater, FL 33762
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Cleetus, I’m a mechanic that specializes in hydraulic tools and i would love to hook yall up with better whip hoses and put in some seal kits. I live in Florida as well.
Everyone should upvote this so Cleet sees it.
Jeff Sharpe you gotta send him an email
Find the res-q-Jack struts that one ram is made to go on...
I work (well currently laid off ) at a hydraulic hose shop up here in PA. I was going to post a comment to tell him to change all the hydraulic connectors to screw together style. If the hoses are 3/8 (its hard to tell if they are 3/8 or 1/2) some IVHP style connectors will make hook up much easier.
Safety first
Just some suggestions for you:
1 - get those checked over by a service company, possibly certified - insurance will be happier that way.
2 - take the crew and go on a rescue course; yeah, you hire experts (good call), but having the skills yourself could save a life.
3 - maybe find out if the hydraulics on the rollback could be tapped into to run the jaws. You could keep a set in the truck with say 50' of hose, and be ready to extricate in seconds of pulling up and engaging the PTO. Plus, you'd have a set of Big Block powered jaws then. Even if you don't use them in an emergency, could be handy for post-crash cleanup.
4 - get a good storage box that will fit the the whole (power source and all tools) set up that way you can easily be moved as unit and lets you stage it close by on a truck like the roll back but store it out of the way in a shed when they are not needed.
That’s a wicked idea trying to tap in to the roll back for a power plant. Would be a good set of tools to keep in the 6x6 as well as a utility vehicle on track.
that would be really cool to wire it into the truck!
or store in firetruck
This comment aged well let’s see how it does now that the rollback is big block powered lol
Just so you know, those Hurst tools are on the older side, the cutters especially aren't designed to cut the newer hardened metals. If you try and cut the wrong stuff you can actually shatter the jaws and they'll basically explode. Definitely get them serviced and looked at good. Us fire service guys get them serviced once a year.
They are museum pieces. We use electric ones now. Way stronger as well
@@bergrud we still have a set in service 😅 but mostly for training purposes we have the newer ones on the rescue
Most companies won’t even service them anymore bc they’re so old
@@bergrud yeah, most departments are switching over to the electric ones. I believe that's my departments next major purchase.
Calm down guys. They are not going to explode or cut them in half just because some instructor at a two day course said so.
You should do a collaboration with a fire department or nearest fire academy that's local to the Freedom Factory. You could work together to provide a unique training opportunity for their firefighters to practice cutting cars, rescuing people from overturned vehicles and all sorts of things. In return, they could possibly help teach you and your staff some of the basic skills with your extrication tools and fire engine, under the legal basis of being an "industrial" fire brigade. In many states, certain work places with special hazards, are allowed to organize a fire brigade from their own employees to be the initial response to an emergency, while the local fire department is on the way. The fire brigade would provide special knowledge about the facility and its resources and hazards to aid the arriving fire department and work along side them in handling the emergency. Another thing that you should consider doing is a voluntary safety walk through with your local fire department, so they are familiar with the layout of your facility, in case you ever have any emergencies.
The valve at the end of the hose is for you to be able to change tools while leaving the pump running. Just know that it’s bad for them to store them is the full closed position too. We use the ram to roll dashes, a pillars, b pillars, etc in the event of a patient being pinned. I’m sure the track fireman y’all hire will be happy to teach y’all more. Invaluable tools you have there!
It better than nothing and risk someone diying.
We have them at the track I work at. Yes very important tool and can save a driver from more serious injuries. It slices through A pillar and roll cage with ease.
Now all we need is a “Jaws of life VS ____” series
Jaws of life vs an engine block
Dooo eeeett
We need this!
probs not, cost of replacing a jaws of life outways it, and theres the fact they may be needed so need to be in working order, not out being re bladed
While true, they have two jaws and even if one breaks, the amount of money they’d get from the views would probably be more than enough to offset the price of brand new jaws.
This reminds me to the 90s when „Tool Time“ was on 😂
Maybe you should invite Tim Allen to the FF. He is a car maniac as well 👍
Haha please do it
Tim Allen would have loved the jaws of life. He's still doing car videos with Jay Leno from time to time.
It would actually be BAD ASS to see Leno AND Allen come to the FF , check the place out and do some rips!
Tim Allen the cocaine snitch?
That would be a show
It’s nice to see the freedom factories “interrogation” kit is up and running
“Interrogation station”
When you try wayyy too hard to be funny, this kind of comment happens.
I know it's from Fallout but "The Mechanist" sounds exactly like what they'd call the guy who uses the "interrogation" kit
Funny lmao
@The Mechanist that was so funny even if I didn’t know the reference that the others mentioned.
Can't believe you missed Cooper's shirt of the day 😭
Didnt he say two videos for the same day?? Maybe next vid but then we’d miss a day i guess lol
Probably it’s the same as yesterday, he used too many shirts this week 😂
Cleetus says “I wanna be those people” we should take care of our stuff” (beats fitting with pliers)😂😂
Have you every used a less than band new hydraulic fitting? Some times she just needs a tap 😁
Also have to know when to tap and when not to tap.. saw some guys trying to get a bucket off a bobcat and they didn’t let the pressure out and wouldn’t listen to me. They hit it and it popped off and sprayed one of the guys 18 year old kid in the eyes. Not pretty.
Gotta schedule in some percussive maintenance
Tools like pliers are more on the expendable side of tools. They are meant to be there for when you need them and a good pair can handle taps like that without being phased. As for value they aren’t anything like the Jaws Of Life he was referring to.
Can anyone appreciate the fact that this guy has uploaded for 15 days straight (not to mention his second channel) amidst preparing for race week, fixing and ordering parts, organizing events and ordering parts for project cars. What would he do without cooper or toolbox
AlloutATVing what’s the second channel?
I like watching these because I feel like "I'm just hanging out with them." They don't try to make it like an actual TV show. No stupid (beyond obvious) "mess ups" or scripted "unscripted banter". LOL That's the worst.....watching people that aren't actors, try to act.
MOW THE YARD AGAIN CLEETUS!!!!
@Traci Dave thanks!
"We should take care of our things"
14:44 "I was trying to start it at WOT"
Thank you for time stamping the thing we came for.
It really warms my heart to see those tools well maintained. Imagine owning a financially failing race track, having to cut corners, barely scraping by.
But those things you take care of. Really shows you that their hearts and minds were in the right place.
Exactly the first thing i thought. Goes to show theres a few people with their heads on straight. So much respect for the previous owner, having a failing track but still upkept all the equipment. If only more people were like that
I think it’s time to make a “custom” convertible crown vic
Winner of an event should be rewarded with using the jaws of life to turn the loser's crown vic into a convertible.
Just don't treat it like a side by side. Hehe
I was gonna say this!! Haha
Always did that with fresh cars we trained on
Hell yeah
The second spreader you guys found is a “ram” it’s for “dash rolls” when a car is crashed. So you would make a relieve cut at the bottom of the door frame under the dash, place the spiked part under the dash and the other but end on the door frame. Then twist the throttle and it’ll start to roll the dash forward. This is great way to unpin someone’s legs.
As both a firefighter and freedom fighter, remember to always wear eye protection when operating those. Also, don’t ever stand between the tool and what you’re cutting (you didn’t here but just good advise). I’ve cut MANY of patients out with these. The door pin and brake pedal are the strongest pieces of metal on the whole car, but they’ll cut!
When’s y’all going to make a convertible caged crown Vic with the jaws of life
in like 3 minutes, now they have them JAWS
I came here to say this but knew it had already been said
Well they made the convertible, but didn't use the jaws. Dang it!
James is an engine guy through and through. He got so excited when that thing fired up.
What’s a ‘engine guy’ 😂😂
Hugh Jarse that's Murica for ya.
Probably excited that he wasn’t gonna have to work for hours on it so it would run for a while!!!
Hugh Jarse an engine guy is similar to an engine girl except it has a penis... attached to it😉
I get happy when I hear something run that hasn't been ran in a while
This video makes me realize no matter how old we get we are all children at heart... Did you see how excited Cleetus got after cutting that first piece of metal... So great
we used those old Hurst tools for years and finally got some lighter TNT tools right before I retired. Those old tools wont cut nater pins or brake pedals where the new tools will. Dont try it or the cutters will explode in your face. Try handling those spreaders in 110deg texas heat with full bunker gear on. been there done that
I wish I was close to run you through what an how all of the tools work together. From popping the doors open, taking off the roof and a dash role up procedure. I would highly recommend having the rescue team do a class for you all because there's so many ways you can use the tools with each other. Be safe brother!
practice with those tools guys...listen to me, when your loved one is trapped, metal crumpled INTO THEM, you wish you could get them out as fast as possible. practice!! those are TRUE life saving tools...no BS
Or they could leave extrication to the professionals, they have been getting emergency staff for the races.
@@alexkitner5356 very true, nothing but professionals for events, but you never know when a chill day of testing could go wrong, just look at the lambo video lol
Hey Cleetus, those are some old extrication tools. I started my career as a firefighter with those. If you need someone to come train ya guys on how to use them, maintain them and extricate with them I’d be down!! Love the video and channel bro!!
Man, a freaking shout out to all the professionals chiming in with how to use them correctly. Badass!! You guys be careful with that stuff. Hate to hear one of y'all lost a arm or leg from it.
Some older units you have there. 5000 psi setup from early 2000s. Still use them as backup. They’ll work pretty good on the older pre 2011 vehicles. Newer stuff they’ll struggle a bit in certain applications with the newer steels. Have fun they’ll do a lot but be careful. Let the tool do the work.
You guys just scratched the surface. With a healthy unit you should be able to completely disassemble that Vic. Should be a two stage pump so give it 8-9 seconds after it bogs with no movement. Second stage should kick in and getr done. Make sure you’re wearing full ppe as I’ve seen several injuries over the years. Remember there’s 5000psi in the lines and if one nick happens and your skin is near. Or any part of the car catastrophically let go. Like I said have fun but be careful.
@@blazebfd9850 Not to mention complacency. Using it for a while with no close calls gets you complacent and that's when serious injuries can occur.
What are some kind of the injuries you’ve seen or heard about happening misusing these units.
My rule of thumb is that if hydraulics and heavy equipment are involved, it can kill you quick.
Off the top of my head a couple hydraulic line ruptures. Cut the leather boot. Tips and blades broken under force. Everyone was wearing structural ppe and at worst was a laceration to the arm. Our structural gear held up quite well. Just a lot of pressure and force to be carful around. Proper PPE should be used.
The “spreader” IS THE JAWS OF LIFE. You’re calling the “cutters” the jaws. I’ve got some extra pumps for them and hydraulic reels if you need one. Those first things are called rams. And the original cost was probably around 15k for the set with the generator...
That spreader doesn’t look like a 32A though. I could be wrong.
it's old set....at least 20 to 25 years old....but if they work they are great to have for an emergency...they only thing the old Hurst jaws are HEAVY!
It literally says has of like on the cutter... Besides that, jaws are known for closing not spreading.
You can buy a refurbished one on ebay right now for 15k.
None of it’s Holmatro so they should upgrade.
10:41 The fittings on those hydraulic lines are made to where they can be disconnected without them spraying fluid everywhere. I would safety check that though due to the fact that you don't know how old the seals are. Hope that helps.
And when you disconnect them, make sure to keep the fittings clean.
That's the older style of Hurst extrication tool hydraulic hose fitting. You don't need to turn the pump entirely off to swap tools, but you absolutely need to have the pump in "dump" before you disconnect the fittings. On the newer single "coaxial" style Hurst hydraulic fittings, you don't need to touch the pump controls to disconnect. Very bad things happen with Hurst tools if you have high pressure building up in the line with no return to the pump because you disconnected that first or didn't connect that one properly with the older style fittings. Things I've seen for myself during rig check. That high pressure hydraulic fluid will absolutely screw up your body too as it cuts through you, like the meanest, nastiest water jet cutter you've ever seen. It's awful, they showed us photos during training. You really want to be wearing proper personal protective equipment when operating that stuff, even just to test it.
"Florda man loses his hand playing with jaws of life"
I cringed when he had the things basically wrapped round his leg as James started the motor at 12:37 ... 😂😂😂
@@benjiman46 not something you just pick up and start cutting people out of cars with.
James skippinhopper I mean I picked up a welder and started welding. When are you gonna learn if you don’t try.
@@whydoihave6neutrals772 good name and comment
" Florida man has hands replaced with jaws of life"
You have Spreaders, Cutters and Rams. We use the spreaders the most then cutters...barely use rams.
The new Hurst ones my department just got are their new "E-draulics" run on battery...set cost $30K-$50k depending on what you get and batteries/chargers ect. Surprisingly the battery ones have more power than the real hydraulic ones we used to have!
You guys should take a class on how to use them... my buddy is FDNY 20 years and teaches that all over the US on the side.
Ryan Horowitz is this an original jaws of life when they first came out.?
Jaws of life is a brand. Cutters, spreaders, and rams. Someone just coined the phrase and it stuck
Fire department by my office teaches rescue tool use. They let people come watch. Not sure where they get the cars but I watch where I park in that town.
@@rh4by800 not the first but definitely 25 years old +
@@TheMichael2410 Hurst is the brand...the slogan is "Jaws of life"
You discovered the secret to carbed engines starting on the first pull after years of sitting. Run the carb dry before storage/winter. This is vital info for generators.
Or run gas without E
I think this was already common knowledge...
@@Mastermindyoung14 non ethanol gas still goes bad, its not magic. but have fun cleaning carbs if you wanna test it
You just give it a few snorts of carb cleaner and pull 😝 it always smokes a lot but it burns that varnish up good 😉
6:14 behind the ladder, under the jaws of life, is a beast of a tire machine. I wouldnt use it on any snazzy wheels, but man those things do work. Id do any steel wheels you need to put tires on with that unit. shes a ripper for sure.
Cleetus rescue squads still use in my area. Those are some awesome tools to have. The scissor type are for cutting the pillars so you ca lift the roofs off a car. The rams are used to place in door jam to roll a dash incase someone is trapped by the dash. This info is from a former Firefighter, me. I retired after 21 years of Firefighting service. Use those tools wisely my brother. Keep doing it for Dale. Hell yeah brother!!!
IDK about the rest of you guys, but I want an entire Year of Freedom after the last 2 weeks.....
Not American but the next month of freedom should be in July
I live in the UK and have completely changed my sleep pattern just so I can watch the month of freedom as it comes out
Can I get a "HELL YEAH BROTHER!"?
All i could think of when cleet says "more rpm" is next episode:
DR. SPRAYEMALL sprayed the jaws of life! Lol
Watch them cut this piece of 3 inch hardox!
Cleet: "Oh wow, how did you do that??"
James: "Cuz imma dad"
lollllll
I highly recommend you guys to grab at least 2 dash rams. They are crucial if someone hits the wall hard enough to push the dash back into the drivers legs. You can push the dash either up, or forward to free the legs. I know yalls tools are backups but I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve used the rams. The spreader will work, but not on all vehicles. The rams will push higher and farther than the spreaders, plus the rams will fit in much tighter spots. Awesome tools, and video! Love the large cutter. Hurst is all we’ve ever ran at our fire department and I’ve never had issues with any of their tools. Just keep them clean, greased and stored in a cabinet of some sort to keep the dirt off of them.
First two rules of owning a Hurst Tool: Practice then train; Then train then practice; ... repeat.
And by doing so build your arm/upper body strength so that those tools don't seem so heavy in times of need. Unwritten part of the training program 😆
And then train some more.
Can you crush a rim with these things?
@@SuperCRF150rider yes.
@@SuperCRF150rider steel or aluminum, doesn't matter. You really only have to watch out for high strength steel, like boron or similar on car door side frames. Skins and hinges are no problem.
The MOC cutter was developed to cut those, and if I remember correctly, they can do 157,000 pounds of cutting force. The smaller 'O cutters' are like 60,000 or so.we really don't use them anymore.
The previous owners of the track clearly wanted to give the next owners every chance possible to succeed by taking such good care of everything before letting it sit.
I can imagine if I suddenly died, everyone getting my shit would be like "he took such good care of his stuff"......... Reality: I was too damn broke to fill everything up for them. LOL
510Redneck wish I could say the same but that two year old ethanol mixed gas is already paid for 🤣
I think the best thing about you guys vids are the bonding and brotherhood....
You guys make it so awesome to watch, I can almost feel like there....
I miss Florida. I can still smell the air and feel the brightest sun there.
Thanks once again....
Man, I just opened this video after 4 years, I didn't even realise it's been that long since, cleet bought the FF. Still feels like yesterday.
When he got the jaws of life out I’m like well there’s a tire machine right there anyone else see that tire machine
@Cletus McFarland check this mate !
Nathan DiSalvo j
I saw the tire machine. I guess it's to old school for them.
@GARRETTmitch
They already bought a new one
"I need to be one of those that takes care of equipment." (Hammers coupler with pliers...)
You know what would be cool? Track maintenance Crown Vic. Do a pick up bed conversion on wrecked one, put the jaws of life and oil binder and fire extinguishers in it and use as fast response vehicle
People talk about sports stars, Hollywood, etc....You, young man, are Living the Dream. "RIP IT!"
The Fire Truck is a perfect place to keep them.
Move the truck close to wherever you're Ripping & you're set👌
I think the firetruck may have the hydraulics to be able to run these things right off of it. I have seen trucks with it, so maybe theirs does too. I do not know much about firetrucks so take with a grain of salt I guess.
@@willpestka2745 it all really depends on how the original department ordered it. More than likely it doesn't because that's seen as more of a luxury. But it definitely could
@@CallSignCosmic i wouldn't think of it as a luxery. More of an unnecessary thing. Most stations have trucks for a variety of tasks. This one probably for fire management more than anything
Nothing to do with a luxury. Different tools for different jobs. They have a fire engine. They are designed to put the water on the fire, not a whole lot else. A rescue truck is what holds the hurst tools and as the name implies, their job is to perform rescues. They are almost always plumbed to run the tools off the truck. Now that being said, certain places have rescue tools on their engines like where I work. In that case, they use the portable pumps like they have here. The idea is that you can do something with a small pump and one or two tools. If you need more than that, you call for the rescue truck.
@@ConnorEtch yeah no. Most places can't shell out half a mill for a new rig so if they buy a used one that has it it's a luxury
Honestly shout out to whoever took care of the equipment at this place cause golly just about everything fires right the heck up! Good man
Connecting the lines so no crap got in. Time took to do it: 2 seconds. Time it saved: hours, maybe even a weekend.
I love the "anal" aspect of who did that. I do the same things.
James and Cleetus! You have a tyre changer! The old 440 sitting under where the jaws of life were is a ripper! Fire that thing up! Old faithfull right there!!!!!
We would absolutely love a third channel, that shows more of the down and dirty working on the cars! All of the content!!!
James “because I’m a dad” best thing ever said lol 😂
10:17
John Zardo hahaha so true... that be one sick shirt
Make this into a shirt!
Y'all should've been around in the Chrysler 2-stroke era of those. Never knew if you could get them lit on scene to cut someone out in time. We had to perform a weekly test but they were so finicky that they may run great that day & be dead as a post the next.
That B&S Quantum setup looks heavy as hell. Practice cutting A-posts, B-posts, cutting the roof just ahead of C-pillar & folding the roof back. Good experience for you all.
Was it similar to the power head off a small two-stroke outboard?
@@otm646 yes basically an air-cooled 3 horse outboard-derived motor. Bad about fouling plugs because they required 16:1 mix which is unheard of today & someone who didn't know better was always dumping too much oil in the gas. Those old tools we used had origins from the late 70s & I was with fire/rescue from 1991-1999 in Richland Co, SC so they were old! The powerheads were light tho, that Briggs they have looks heavy & bulky!
I don't know how far back you go but Chrysler had a significant presence in the 70s with outboards & continued on under the Force name thru the 80s & 90s.
6:56 minute time stamp...You guys already have a tire machine, all be it a really old machine(which is really only good on steel rims), which would work great for your crown vic rims
"Before they spend money"
I've talked to them from a perspective of 'saving money', and it doesn't seem to get their attention. This channel is about as real as they get, except for the funding/budget aspect. Seems like they have a tap, which flows money to them, (subs, or us, in reality), because they spend it like there's no end to it.
Most if us can't relate to unlimited funding. IE: who buys a new employee a brand new mini-motocross so they can 'play' with everyone else. I realize Spencer isn't just an employee. It's simply an example of 'money is NOT an issue'.
@@georgedennison3338 dude did a bunch of work and got paid a 'fortnights wage' in the form of a dirt bike? how is that an endless tap of money lmao
My girlfriend still tells me about when she use to volunteer to be cut out of cars at the local fire department. Her father was a chief and from what she has told me he made sure not one single piece of glass or anything would land on her. I would love to casually use one of these tools but under professional supervision. These tools are no joke. Even though they may be outdated, I could just imagine holding on to something that has this power and force. Good video cleeter, really enjoy the FF videos like this
Hopefully they never have to be used.
That’s what I’m saying hopefully the person that gets in that wreck doesn’t get hurt to bad
It’s a race track they will end up used at one point. I just hope everyone will be ok. They are taking safety seriously so everything should be fine.
As long cleetus force roll cage rule for racing,it should be fine.
And not some cheap roll cage either got to be the best roll cage.
Would rather have one and never use it than desperately needing one and not having it. At least at a track setting
Some guy died on this track in 2017. Just look it up on google. Apparently the guy was a life-long racer and pretty much a professional. Racing is a dangerous sport, so I’m glad Cleet doesn’t take the safety lightly
Coming from the son of a volunteer firefighter/reverend PLEASE be sure anyone operating them has a certified face shield. There is a man out there that is only alive because my dad threatened him to get his face mask on and the jaws blew apart. He would be dead without PPE.
Agreed as a EMS Deputy Chief... PPE and Training to use those tools are essential...
KD
very true lol, gloves, proper footwear, eye protection is a must for this kinda thing
never occurred to me till your comment. but you think how much power these have to literally cut a car in half.....i can only imagine how much potential energy is in that tool during a job like that
I’m upset Cooper wasn’t around for the “what’s the spreader used for?” joke opportunity.
Also praying you never need those things.
I’m still amazed at the amount of stuff that came with the sale of the track. I would have expected them to auction off all the assets separate to the property itself. Cleeter got one hell of a score, it must have been like being a kid with his own amusement park.
Yesterday: "I Flipped my side by side"
Today: "We got our jaws of life working"
noooo, no, no coincidence at all lol
James: I was ready to turn left..and he wasn't ready to turn left.lol
Man, where did James come from? Its like he showed up in a video one day and just never left. 😆
You need a crash truck, a tarp is the first thing you put down with outline of the tools painted on it, wood cribbing for support of overturned vehicles and nice bright lights on the truck are nice. Old fire hose for the pillar post when the roof gets "Flapped" and practice practice practice.....
There was literally a tire changer down and to the left of the jaws of life
Don't break your arm though
thats an older style changer really only used for steel wheels as isba pretty agressive machine i would assume they bought a more universal machine.
They probably want a rim clamp machine, to keep things nice.
That is a air powered tire changer I used to have one and it worked great
Those work, but they're extremely basic and only to be used on steel wheels you don't care about. You can mount a tire on an aluminum rim with one, but you'll scratch the hell out of it in the process.
Before connecting those quick connects, spray those male and female hydraulic ends with brake clean to remove contaminants and always connect hose ends after disconnecting. That will make it last long. Also if you can't get them connected make sure the female end is clocked right. If it still won't connect hit the male and on a piece of wood to relieve pressure. To release pressure from the female end, you can use a screwdriver if you're careful.
Nice kit.
I work in demolition and i use these things all the time for like cutting old sprinkler systems and stuff.
They're fantastic.
This place is a mechanics dream. So many random vehicles and parts of goodness. So jealous.
As a small engine mechanic I recommend investing in ethanol free fuel for all your small equipment. VP Fuel makes the best in my opinion.
It's Florida, I'm sure they can get 50 gallons of boat gas delivered.
Ethanol free doesnt matter if used frequently
Tampa shouldn’t be hard to find Rec Fuel. I get it up and down Florida for my boats and small engines
Build a big ass shop at the factory asap, no more shop rent 🔥
While they've had the FF for a while now, videos like this show how awesome this whole thing still is. Livin' the dream :D
Y'all should get some of the small engine fuel like VP and some other companies make instead of that garbage gas that is sold at gas stations today. The alcohol in today's gas will gum up the carburetor and is generally not good for small engines. PS you should find the serial numbers on all those tools and check with Hurst and check if they need any updates or certifications for use at the Freedom Factory etc. Lastly I think there should be some sort of load sensing governor on the power unit. If it were me I would check with your safety workers to see where they get their stuff serviced locally. Awesome stuff to have around, hopefully you'll never need it but definitely better to have and not need it than to need it and not have it.
It depends on thee state and the time of the year for the amount of alcohol in the fuel, additionally many of the additives that are put into today's gasoline cause it to have a very short "tank life." Up until the late 1980's gasoline regardless of the grade would not appreciably degrade in the tank and or gum up carburetors in small o. However by the early to mid 1990's saw the introduction of oxygenated gasoline as well as the introduction and use of additives to help reduce emissions but they had a negative effect on fuel economy and the stability and "shelf life" of gasoline.
"Finger Pincher 9000" made me laugh because in construction, everything that I didn't completely understand, I called it a Finger Pincher GT. lol
What did GT stand for? T gotta stand for thumb XD
Avetho Plays I think the GT is Get Off Thumb
If you ever get the chance to take a vehicle extrication course, I highly recommend it! It's a lot of fun and you learn a whole lot that'll help you when you really need it.
They could probably get the people they hire in to teach them what to do with one of the Crown vics they have.
Being a firefighter (volunteer) I get pretty good training every so often with your set of jaws the cutters and spreaders. With I could be there to show you guys a technique I was showed how to get to the door to rip it off
I never thought I would watch a 21 & a half minute video of two guys using the jaws of life and wish it was longer
Cleet - "I'd like to be one of those people that takes care of their equipment"
Proceeds to smack hydraulic fitting with pliers
nah, thats just how hydraulic fittings "work"
Should attach to the back of “track emergency vehicle” like a pick up or something with all those tools on it already to go
Or on a small trailer that even the golf cart or atv can tow, along with some work lights, first aid kit, fire extinguishers, maybe a water pump and hose that can tap into the irrigation system
Or...ya know...the tracks fire truck? Ya know. The one they bought
I guess it's a neat idea but there's more to it. Those tools are outdated and borderline dangerous. Improper use is dangerous to the operator and victim. Vehicle rescue requires training and regular drilling to be proficient. Situations also require more than just a cutter and spreader, without even getting into the PPE requirements. Having untrained people running old tools in a life or death situation that occurs during a high risk activity is ignorant.
I'm thinking it would be useful mounted to the rollback to cut and or spread things to make a car movable again
@@Ghilliebandits During that episode Cleetus talks about using it to water the grass around the track....
I’m a fire fighter so, you will put your spreader in the cracks of the doors and spread the door jams so the door clamps are exposed. Once that is happened, you take the O-cutter and you cut the door clamps. Don’t fight it because you ain’t gonna move it since it’s 10,000LBS of pressure. And with the car, cut the ABC pillars which are the arms on the windshield, between the two doors, and the back window. Make sure you have no power to airbags because it will explode. To make it more fun, put the spreader under the dashboard and the floor panel from the door jam, and it will break the dash up and it’s loud as hell. He’ll yeah brother
These need more James Amazon salesman pitches. Those were fantastic.
I saw this on another comment section. But Cleetus needs Ken Block to come to the freedom factory and make a Freedomkhana video🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸like so he can see it
Cleet in neighbor chasing Ken block
43 seconds ago? I haven’t came this quick since my first kid
Lmao 😂
I think you added about 40 seconds
Yoooo lmao
I'm a 2 pump chump just in case anyone feels bad for not lasting long lmao
So over used.
The day they replaced the Hurst tools at my Station with Amkus...we (Rescue) all cried. The spreaders we used had 24" titanium arms and could rip off a car door in one push at the hinges. The Amkus multi tool just was just not the same.
Friend: "So what'd you do on your Friday night?"
Me: "Oh ya know, just watched a couple of dudes play with the "Jaws of Life"
Jkjk. I don't have friends.
hey ill be a friend lol
SOCIAL DISTANCE CHAMPION!!!!
LMAO 😂
I cant wait for Cleetus to get an actual jet dryer. I can only imagine the shenanigans they would do with one.
prolly mount it to the dune buggy...
I'm waiting to see him put up a video of them playing with airboats. He's talked about them a few times and there's at least one at their shop.
@@jeepsterdaddy37 there's an airboat at the their shop?!?!? Is it his? We need some fricken airboat nonsense! How have I not known this over the years?
I would think about replacing those hoses as hydraulic fluid blinds and this is an insane amount of pressure
Yup, and if you get hit by the stream from a leak it'll inject fluid into your body. What they do to fix it involves removing any contaminated flesh...
Haha you guys are tools. They'll be fine it's been stored indoors... Replace if they start to leak or become weathered. 👍
@@derekbader130 it's old rubber hose it can fail under pressure without warning. Replace them. I've seen a hose on a port-a-power pump fail. The guy standing next to it has a new tattoo from the blue hydrolic oil that was in the pump.
You can run these tools in series so both operate at the same time. Limiting factor is the pump capacity.
You guys need to get the bike running and reenact one of the scenes from top gun
Upwards of thirty two hundred, for the ones wondering the price of the “ hurst jaws of life “ setup they have!!
You can get them for a cheaper price if you look around, and some departments just sell their older stuff cheap as they want it gone. Personally around here we use HURST Cutters and Spreaders but we also Use Edraulic cutters and Spreaders so they don't have a Hydraulic line running from the generator.
You're going to burn that hydraulic pump up by running it at low RPM, while on load. Just a heads up. Love yall
You guys have been unbelievably lucky, with all the stuff that's been working with very little effort.
My favorite part of watching this channel on my phone is seeing what the captions say when he says "you're watching the Cletus McFarland TH-cam channel." Captions never get it right and always say something hilarious.
2:37 Cleetus got freedom kicked in the face by a pterodactyl.
"Cleet and James' first day with Safety Scissors" :D
In my fire dept days I always loved those tools. Look up “dash roll extrication” you have all you need to do that for sure. I also remember those connectors for the lines for the tools. Strange little things, but never needed to smack it with anything. lol
Finally something that can trim Jeremy's beard.
Nothing should trim it, just maintain it. Well maybe the wifey.
For all the Dads “cause I’m a dad”. Love ya James
Cleetus & Crew, If you will run 100LL Avgas (airplane fuel) in your small, lawn mower engine powered tools, such as the hydraulic pump, you will not have gummed up carb issues. Avgas has an advertised 1-year shelf life, but it will and does last a lot longer than that.
any firefighter in usa should be able to show you how to use all this equipment. i was a ff for years and this is bringing back memories.
I totally expected another intro with Cleet saying “I just wanna start of todays video by saying I take full responsibility for what happened during the video and it’s all my fault..”
I’m watching this video thinking “Damn, it would be awesome to own a jaws of life...” then I remember “Wait a minute...didn’t you stumble across a set of them for sale like two years and bought them on a whim?” *looks in shed* “Holy crap I did!” Sounds like I’m having a good time with a parts car this weekend....
The scissors are designed to cut through the A and B pillars so you can throw the roof back. Spreaders are for spreading doors apart, and the rams are for moving engine blocks and the dashboard away so you can get the victim out. I'd be delighted to come to the Freedom Factory and show you guys how to use them!
James needs a raise and a few people under his belt. Cleetus needs multiple mechanics
Take it from a firefighter, those Hurst tools are heavy as hell and suck to operate for long periods of time
Heavy usually means built well though.
They really do man. We just got some E hydraulic ones that are completely portable and they are twice as heavy as our old ones.
They look huge compared to the holmatro brand ones I've worked with
@@masonhallman2442 We just got approved for those. Our tools we have are outdated by 5 or 6 years. They're only good for 5000 psi, but most modern cars now require 10-15,000 psi to cut through. We had a fatal pinjob last year in August that really got this ball rolling to get em. There was no chance of saving em, they where unresponsive, and died about 2 minutes after we arrived. We had another patient who was red in another car who had to be cut as well. Took us 35 minutes or so to do a 10 minute job. But we got em out alive and into the med copter
@@7eis We run Hurst. I've only got to play with Holmatro maybe 2 or 3 times. One of our neighboring depts runs them