Howe And Howe Tech

The Howes have a new shop, a new female welder, and a crazy new idea that might just revolutionize fire fighting. A request from the Army has the team creating a new set of Ripsaw tracks for the sole purpose of blowing them up in as many ways as possible.

The Howe & Howe team almost breaks their fire-fighting robot preparing it for testing with the fire department. Mike's Ripsaw weapons demonstration for the Army is a huge hit and hatches the idea for the Howes' next big R&D gamble.

Mike and Geoff are underway on their new amphibious tank, but a Vietnam Vet's email takes them on a detour to build an all-terrain wheelchair. The team's competition to build prototype ballistic armor for the tank has an explosive ending.

The Howes take on building and testing a prop vehicle for a major motion picture. Meanwhile the crew moves forward on the Riptide amphibious vehicle, including a dangerous test of its escape hatch system underwater.

Time is ticking on the Riptide project. The Howe & Howe team bears down, but their first test with the Riptide is disastrous. But it's not all bad news. Mike's seemingly tangent project -- a turret for the Riptide -- is an explosive success.

The team has to scramble to fix the engine on the amphibious Riptide before it can be presented to the Army.