rlk
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Went to the Farm Show in Raleigh, NC today, and saw this vehicle. It has tracks as well as an outboard motor. See what you think of it.
bjoutdoors
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Argo 8x8 Avenger Utility Vehicle
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Deerlope
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Awesum.
bigdeer2000
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had a 6 wheel argo about 10 years ago. it had a briggs vanguard motor in it. was a lot of fun. it would go just about anywhere that was wide enough for it to fit. decent speed on the trails(no speedometer so don't know mph) but tires were only suspension,so ride was a little rough.was fun in calm water and would propel itself with just the paddle tires but couldn't fight any moving water.was a nice machine but kinda got bored with it and sold it.(i have had a problem keeping the same atv for over a year for quite awhile.i am hoping that this is some kind of disease and not a character flaw)
TOMMYHPX4X4
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i sure would like to have one . with all the swamp and marsh around here it sure would be fun does anyone have a price list of these things? i would like to see one with a role cage for sure. the only thing i don't like about them is the figerglass under body. i think i would make them out of aluminum. or atleast put some skid plates on there .
Scooby074
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Hi all,
My neighbour has a Avenger. Great machine. Amazing in the snow when you are using the optional tracks. They are also used alot by people harvisting shelfish on the mud flats because of the low ground pressure.
Tommy, I looked at a avenger before i bought my Honda. Had to pass it up because it was too much ( over 20000 CDN including the cover and tracks IIRC) Could be a savings though if you used it in place of a ATV, snowmobile and boat like my neighbour. I believe that the body is plastic, and you can get a skid plate as well.
Heres a link to their website Argo - www.argoatv.com
They also make a commercial version in diesel!
Centaur - Welcome
Jason
My neighbour has a Avenger. Great machine. Amazing in the snow when you are using the optional tracks. They are also used alot by people harvisting shelfish on the mud flats because of the low ground pressure.
Tommy, I looked at a avenger before i bought my Honda. Had to pass it up because it was too much ( over 20000 CDN including the cover and tracks IIRC) Could be a savings though if you used it in place of a ATV, snowmobile and boat like my neighbour. I believe that the body is plastic, and you can get a skid plate as well.
Heres a link to their website Argo - www.argoatv.com
They also make a commercial version in diesel!
Centaur - Welcome
Jason
You can read the story about our Represenative purchasing the "Hoot" ETVTM at
Henry County News
and scroll down to "Borchert purchases first "Hoot" ETV
Henry County News
and scroll down to "Borchert purchases first "Hoot" ETV
Kays Supply
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I have had both the Argo 8x8 and the MAX 6x6. The Argo is a well built machine but the MAX will leave it behind in the really sticky stuff. The drive system in the MAX will allow it to pull on one side if the other is spinning free. The Argo has a differential and will spin on one side and not pull on the other.
The under side of both are an almost indistructable poly plastic. The Argo even has an optional double wall belly. The MAX also has a rollbar option. The very first day we went out after adding the roll bar my son rolled his backwards and did a complete flip. He crawled away and the machine was drivable in a few minutes.
The only down side in my experience is the maintenance needed to keep the chain drives dependable. By that I mean keeping them clean and lubed. It really isn't that much work but most people tend to just use them and park them until the next outing.
The under side of both are an almost indistructable poly plastic. The Argo even has an optional double wall belly. The MAX also has a rollbar option. The very first day we went out after adding the roll bar my son rolled his backwards and did a complete flip. He crawled away and the machine was drivable in a few minutes.
The only down side in my experience is the maintenance needed to keep the chain drives dependable. By that I mean keeping them clean and lubed. It really isn't that much work but most people tend to just use them and park them until the next outing.
muskeg_mapper
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The Hoot was originally designed and produced in Nova Scotia, Canada, but the company didn't have the marketing ability to make it take off here. I drove one back in 2003 and thought it was the most fun off-road vehicle I'd ever driven. I'd love to get one someday.
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i talked to a aligator trapper and he said he bought him one of them argo's and he said it was a big mistake. the problem with them are they do fine in the water and they do fine in some mud but if you try to pull or push anything in waater/mud you ain't gonna do it . the mud issue is they have a very low ground clearance and if you get into some mud that leaves you high and dry your stuck and with the flat bottom it makes a great sucktion on the mud to make sure you stay right where your at. but on the other hand if your in a watery swamp that has enough water to let it flaot a bit they are great but run out of water and your in trouble. another thing is the tires are too close together so you can't upgrade to a really good mud tire or a bigger size tire so your stuck with them crappy stock tires or you can put another tire on it but most tires that size don't have the tread you need to make a diference.
