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Anyone own an Argo?
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:23 pm
Rode in one last weekend for the first time and I'm transfixed on buying one now lol Those things are bad!
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Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:28 pm to Hoyt
They make the rounds in popularity every few years.
The breif experience I had with one was not great. It would do land or water, but gumbo mud just made a slick suction and immobilized it.
The breif experience I had with one was not great. It would do land or water, but gumbo mud just made a slick suction and immobilized it.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:30 pm to Hoyt
high center to easy from what little experience I have with them. And slow
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:34 pm to Hoyt
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I'm transfixed on buying one now
Prepare anus for the repairs. Hope you are a part time mechanic for the minor fixes.
They do go through some shite though and you can frick up entry into a duck hole to where no wheeler or UTV can dare go into it other than an Argo so there is that.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:45 pm to Hoyt
Very high maintnance machines, that are very fun to ride.
My snorkeld sportsman and ranger will go almost anywhere an argo will.
My snorkeld sportsman and ranger will go almost anywhere an argo will.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:53 pm to greasemonkey
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almost
Key word here.
Argo's float.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:55 pm to Hoyt
quote:You live in NOLA?
Hoyt
Posted on 12/17/13 at 5:32 pm to MWP
quote:
Key word here.
Argo's float.
this is a lot funner than floating.(not my pic)
I regularly go in water 5-5.5ft deep and I can go places thet argo cant,such as thick or deep mud.
A couple of well placed boat bumpers and my sportsman floats.
That said,I would like to own one of the new hydrolic drive argos. piss on a bunch of chains,sprockets,bearings and gears on something that stays in mud and water
This post was edited on 12/17/13 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 12/17/13 at 6:11 pm to greasemonkey
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grease
I've got a question about your deer lease....are y'all staying on it next year?
Posted on 12/17/13 at 7:04 pm to greasemonkey
That might be a lot MORE FUN when it's hot outside and that's your goal but when it's freezing and you're going hunting, that's not fun anymore. Argos have their purposes. My friend has one because where we hunt, when the water rises the road washes out. Only way to get across is bring a pirogue on a 4 wheeler which would suck because the wash out is about 3/4 of a mile back or take the Argo.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:14 pm to Hoyt
The Argo is significantly outperformed by side-by-sides at the duck lease. They are slow. They also float really easily which makes them even slower. If you need to pull anything, they are pretty much useless.
Last but not least, all those wheels mean nothing if you high center it which can happen pretty easily. They are wide and have low ground clearance. Ive seen argos get high centered on a turn-row rut (made by a side by side). They are also extremely heavy; so, If high centered, it takes an armada of vehicles to dislodge.
Thats just my experience.
Last but not least, all those wheels mean nothing if you high center it which can happen pretty easily. They are wide and have low ground clearance. Ive seen argos get high centered on a turn-row rut (made by a side by side). They are also extremely heavy; so, If high centered, it takes an armada of vehicles to dislodge.
Thats just my experience.
Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:19 pm to Leadhead
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The Argo is significantly outperformed by side-by-sides at the duck lease.
The marsh lease I was on, the Argo was pretty much the go to for several blinds but I would take a jacked up ATV with a set of Vampires and a snorkel any day for all other applications.
Posted on 12/18/13 at 6:14 am to KingRanch
Probably not. we are tired of driving 20+hrs. we just got a place in Ga.
Sapsonranchtc at the gmail dot com
Sapsonranchtc at the gmail dot com
Posted on 12/18/13 at 7:06 am to Hoyt
We have an Argo 8-wheeler that is about 10 years old.
Not sure about everyone elses dealings with the speed but mine hauls arse...........when it works.
It has the most sensitive carbeurated engine ever. I have had start up and fuel delivery problems for the past few years. Not even worth driving because I get stranded. 600 acre walk in chest waders was no fun last year.
Lastly, Center-of-gravity and drivetrain. The Argo is a tank, it will also get high centered on a crop row. The tires get slick very easily, and as stated before, the chain/break-turn system is just asking to rape your wallet.
TL;DR - Just buy a side x side
Not sure about everyone elses dealings with the speed but mine hauls arse...........when it works.
It has the most sensitive carbeurated engine ever. I have had start up and fuel delivery problems for the past few years. Not even worth driving because I get stranded. 600 acre walk in chest waders was no fun last year.
Lastly, Center-of-gravity and drivetrain. The Argo is a tank, it will also get high centered on a crop row. The tires get slick very easily, and as stated before, the chain/break-turn system is just asking to rape your wallet.
TL;DR - Just buy a side x side
Posted on 12/18/13 at 7:32 am to Hoyt
I know somebody who had one. It was a rolling hunk of shite. Almost never got more than a day or two out of it without something breaking.
Posted on 12/18/13 at 7:36 am to FelicianaTigerfan
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high center to easy from what little experience I have with them. And slow
And break down A LOT. My grandpa had one and good thing he and my uncle are machinist and mechanics cause that damn thing kept them busy. After about 5 years and replacing about every part with their own, it was half arse reliable.
Posted on 12/18/13 at 7:44 am to Hoyt
No, but do want one
Posted on 12/18/13 at 9:01 am to Hoyt
I think the one we had was a Maxx it was a six wheeler with chain drive. It would go anywhere and probably some places you shouldn't be lol. Only thing was that it was slow swimming and had some trouble climbing into the marsh from a swimming condition. It worked great for making shooting lanes in the marsh.
Posted on 12/18/13 at 9:06 am to Hoyt
Prepare to develop a good relationship with your mechanic of choice.
Posted on 12/18/13 at 9:11 am to bayoudude
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I think the one we had was a Maxx it was a six wheeler with chain drive. It would go anywhere and probably some places you shouldn't be lol.
That's what some guys had on my old marsh lease. Most everyone else ran jacked up Rangers or ATV's. The Argo's were a major pain in the arse for their owners and the only upside was when we got a huge rain where our blinds got to the point where only an Argo or a boat could get to them. I had a 10' jon on a jet ski trailer so I was good. However, if you ever fell off into an Argo rut on your wheeler, you were also fricked....
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