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Anyone own an Argo?

Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:23 pm
Posted by Hoyt
Alabama: The Beautiful
Member since Aug 2011
5397 posts
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!
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38878 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:28 pm to
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.
Posted by FelicianaTigerfan
Comanche County
Member since Aug 2009
26059 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:30 pm to
high center to easy from what little experience I have with them. And slow
Posted by MWP
Kingwood, TX via Monroe, LA
Member since Jul 2013
10510 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:34 pm to
quote:

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 by greasemonkey
Macclenny Fl aka south JAWJA
Member since Aug 2012
2773 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:45 pm to
Very high maintnance machines, that are very fun to ride.
My snorkeld sportsman and ranger will go almost anywhere an argo will.
Posted by Neauxla
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
33453 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 4:55 pm to
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Hoyt

You live in NOLA?
Posted by Leadhead
Member since Jan 2013
887 posts
Posted on 12/17/13 at 8:14 pm to
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.
Posted by Polar Pop
Member since Feb 2012
10753 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 7:06 am to
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
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 7:32 am to
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 by LakeCountryRed
Training for the Kumite
Member since Feb 2013
2223 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 7:44 am to
No, but do want one
Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
25000 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 9:01 am to
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 by Rod Farva
Spurbury, Vermont
Member since Sep 2012
1136 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 9:06 am to
Prepare to develop a good relationship with your mechanic of choice.
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