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Michel
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:55 pm: | 
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I'm living in Ottawa/Canada and I just bought an Argo Conquest 8X8. Should I buy the STD Tracks or the Super Tracks?
Thanks,
Michel |
scrambler71
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:55 pm: |
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to michel
from daveyoder
it depend on what
you are going to use the tracks for
please post what are you going to use tracks
for your argo conquest
thank davey |
Michel
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During the moose hunting season, I will have to cross swamps, and during winter I would like to take rides with my family around the cottage. So I need to know if the 13in. tracks are good enough to cross swamps and to ride on about 15 in. of snow.
Thanks, Michel |
scrambler
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:55 pm: |
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to michel
from daveyoder
their again it depend on what you want to pay the
tracks
i planned on making tracks for my scrambler
for next winter
it also have to do with size tires you have
i am puting 21/11/8 chevron on my
machine
you might want take that in to
consideration
also
i think
you should have someone make home made tracks for
you and your conquest
in stead of buying argo tracks
probbley be better off doing that
i hope this help
mike
daveyoder |
PJ White
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:55 pm: |
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I have a 6x6 with 13" tracks and my buddy's have a 8x8 and 6x6 with super tracks and I can tell you in snow the super tracks are far better than the standard tracks. But we are in Nova Scotia and running on 20 to 40 inches of snow. |
David Keeso (Argomag)
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I know for a fact that the standard tracks will run through almost every condition (maybe not deep water as they do not really propell) but the super tracks will definatly keep you on the snow a lot higher. However, the super tracks suck the hell out of the engine. Also, you likely need to re-enforce the front and rear axles (someone have input on this aspect?) The super tracks are not meant to be used in other conditions other than snow. The standard tracks can go through anything including some rock climbing. They still suck power out of the engine, but not as much and they take a little less power to turn the machine. IN addition, a 6x6 with any track system will likely turn easier than an 8x8 just because it is shorter. Either way, unless I was going to be in extremely deep snow 90% of the time, I would go with standard tracks. They are also extremely tough. My dad has owned three ARGOs including the one we have now and trust me when I say that they have been to hell and back and are still in amazing condition. I have purposly risked damaging axles and the body of the ARGO trying to do some damage to the tracks and the only thing that happens is a little scratch on the ground contact area. |
Michel
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:55 pm: |
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Thank you very much for your comments.
Based on David's comments, I think my best bet would be the standard track.
Thanks again.
Michel |
Jon
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I have super tracks & they are very good in deep snow however I have had a problem with pad ends bending up from running over a stump or whatever. They can be straightened but it is a pain. I would go with standard tracks unless you are mostly in snow 2 feet or deeper. Has any body else had trouble with super track pads? I should mention that mine are the older style tracks. |
Barry Smythe
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:55 pm: |
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I have an 8x8 Magnum with Supertracks with Ice Cleats
on them. They work well for me. I have gone through
the bush in very deep snow, something I would not
want to try on ordinary tracks.
For anyone with Supertracks I have a WARNING. My
friend and neighbour up in Haliburton also has an Argo
8x8. He was crossing the lake a couple of days ago
and all hell broke loose...and I mean broke. The front
tire had actually come off, still inside the tracks, then
moved back to contact the 2nd tire. All studs were
broken off but the disk on the axle was apparently OK.
So today I checked my Argo 8x8 , and lucky I did
because darned if my studs on the front left wheel were
really loose, needing several turns to seat them again.
I alway check the tires for pressure (5-6 in winter) but
never the wheel nuts which are usually hidden in snow
and ice.
There is something about the tracks and maybe the
vibration of running that is prone to loosen the front
wheels. All other wheels have never loosened. If it
wasn't for my friend's disaster I would never even have
checked mine.
Go out and check yours and i'll bet a couple of you find
loose nuts on one of your front tires.
Never again will I fail to check this.
Ron Bast of ODG is sending my friend the necessary
repair parts....ASAP. |
Barry Smythe
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The problem I have had on snow tracks, usually
occurring when crossing slushy ice with deep snow, is
high centering on the belly of the Argo which is sliding
on the deep snow. The SuperTracks keep the vehicle
higher so there must be less tendency to high-center.
Ice cleats on my SuperTracks really help in such
situation as well as on an icy incline. I can remember
some hair-rising slides before I installed the cleats. |
Barry Smythe
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I have not had any Supertrack bending problems but I
did not know there were older or newer styles. How do
you tell the difference? |
Jon
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I don't know if there is any structural difference but the newer supertracks have a different tread design. What happens with my supertracks (actually yesterday) is the pad bends & the tire starts catching on the rib making a thumping sound. |
David Keeso (Argomag)
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Their was a comment made by Jon about the supertracks.
I have super tracks & they are very good in deep snow however I have had a problem with pad ends bending up from running over a stump or whatever. They can be straightened but it is a pain. I would go with standard tracks unless you are mostly in snow 2 feet or deeper. Has any body else had trouble with super track pads? I should mention that mine are the older style tracks."
He mentioned that the pad bent after running over a stump. The super tracks are not meant for running through the major obstacles. They are made for snow only. The standard tracks will go over stumps and rocks. |
Chancy
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:55 pm: |
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Does anyone know where I can find a set of used tracks for a Argo vanguard (6 x 6)? Are there any other track manufactures other than getting tracks from an agro dealer? |
Barry Williams (Barryhh3f)
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Does anyone have any experience with tracking the back (4) wheels on a 6X6? |
CSRichmond
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:55 pm: |
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Chancy, try www.trutrax.com.
There you will find Tru Trax, made of plastic and more narrow than the factory version.
I think these are the ones that Argo use but I really don't know that for sure. |
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