I finally managed to find my dad’s Hop-Rod, a gasoline powered pogo stick from the 1960s.
by Legend_of_the_Wind
I finally managed to find my dad’s Hop-Rod, a gasoline powered pogo stick from the 1960s.
by Legend_of_the_Wind
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Thank God
Hell yeah. Crank it up!!
You definitely need to restore that thing.
‘Gasoline powered pogo stick’ What the fuck is that sentence?
That thing was horrible. Like a had powere lawn dart that can burn you.
I miss when childhood toys were basically a dare.
Someday I will get my hands on a set of lawn darts.
While those things didn’t pogo higher than a normal pogo stick they did make it effortless to keep pogo-ing longer. Of course some people modified them to pogo 4-5 feet in the air.
I can’t see any negative consequences that might result.
Dude these thing go for thousands nowadays!
The History Channel just had an episode of dangerous toys in history and the Hop-Rod was mentioned. They said if you changed the fuel used in it you could jump up to 12 feet with no way to stop it.
[the backyard scientist](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iyM0rkoO-XI&pp=ygUiZ2FzIHBvd2VyZWQgcG9nbyBzdGljayBmcm9tIDE5NjAncw%3D%3D) made a video one one.
im pretty sure it messed up his ankles for a bit lol
It works like a diesel engine if memory serves, fuel and air is drawn in and then squeezed until detonation occurs and then boom
Let us know when you have to go get all new teeth.
Like riding an automatic shotgun.
You found it just in time for an impending gasoline shortage 😛
>gasoline powered pogo stick
At least promise us you’ll wear a helmet and perhaps a suit of pillows if you try that out.
And that you’ll record it, of course.
There was a tv show featuring a shop in Vegas that refurbishes various items like pedal cars and old coke machines. One episode they rebuilt one of these gas pogos. American Restoration was the show.
Sounds like an ankle-breaker.
You can’t post this and not try to get it running
Consider a helmet with a chin bar!
Isn’t this pretty much a jackhammer with foot rests?
I’m sure he had a set of Jarts (Lawn darts) as well.
Do these work similar to pile drivers? I have seen some that looked to be powered by engines.
You realize you are now obligated to fuel it up and post a follow-up video of it in use.
Good luck. We are counting on you.
What in the Fallout is this shit?
So where’s the video in action?
https://youtu.be/Lutv8c2Kd6Y?si=BVLxBwUPjeCC6K8T
Advertisement from the 1960s. Made in Wichita, KS. I believe they even sold their own fuel for it.
What in the “Homer Simpson” is this…
Not a pogo stick but kinda reminds me of this thing that Hand Tool Rescue restored a few years ago:
https://youtu.be/JW3bfYrK8oY?si=x9S29xtcduuNR5nU
Wow, the stuff they had in the 60’s.
Lawn darts, gas powered pogo sticks, raw uranium lab kits, and believe it or not, gas-powered toy cars. F*** the batteries, we got gas!
[https://wiseoldowl.net/forgotten-toys-from-1960s-that-would-be-illegal-now/](https://wiseoldowl.net/forgotten-toys-from-1960s-that-would-be-illegal-now/)
This sounds like a huge missed opportunity for Jackass. How did they never use one of these?!
That’s like something I’d use in a dream but it would make me go incredibly high and float back down gradually