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Brian Nimm
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:52 pm: | 
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I presently have a max 4 6 wheeler that I use for duck hunting and fishing on the river that I live on. I made a brush guard that I can mount a 5 hp motor on ( the kind you spin around to go in reverse with ). But it plows like crazy. I want to either get a 6 or 8 wheel argo that I can mount the motor in back of. Question : It's going to be used by me mostly when I duck hunt, but will also be used with more people just to dink around with. Any how, my question is if I put a motor on the back of a 6 or 8 wheeler will I be able to operate and steer it from the front seat, or will I have to crawl in back to. Is power trim, throtle extention, and electric start an option $ ? I'm kinda worried about room for my decoys ect. so I'm leaning toward the 8 wheeler. But if the 6 wheeler will do the job I'm fine with that. Any advice will be helpful.
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Rogersmith (Rogersmith)
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Maybe someone has ideas for the max4's outboard setup...
As far as the argo, the room in the back of an 8 wheeler is one of it's best features. Big storage with low center of gravity. It's a pleasure to step into the back and walk around when on the water. |
Dave Johnston
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Personally, I think that is NOT a good plan if you got a 8 wheel drive Argo. Driving into the water. Do you have the motor UP in the storage position or hanging down in the water? Hanging down is a good way to ruin the prop as you enter or leave the water. If up, someone needs to LOWER it down. This is a back seat operation. Starting the motor. Unless you got an electric start, it is a rope pull. Another back seat operation. IF you make an extension to steer from the front seat, it also needs to control the gas, so you had better make a QUALITY extension. And make sure it does not get tied up by cargo. Then you got the issue of weight distribution. If you are in the front, the Argo will be front heavy. Good way to force water into the bow. Hope you got a bilge pump. If you sit in the back, weight distribution will be better and you will tend to ride slightly bow up. BEST method is to have two people...one in the front, one in the back.. Forget being a loner.. |
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:25 am: |
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what can any one tell me about the Trition 8x8 |
Runningwstorms
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Registered: 03-2006
Posted From: 12.218.139.202
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 10:28 am: |
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Before I bought my Argo 6x6 Bigfoot, I had test driven both a 6x6 Bigfoot and a 8x8 Avenger, both on land and in water. Both can have a rear mounted outboard motor, but it would be easier to run an outboard in a 6x6 than an 8x8 because all you'd have to do is reach over the back rest of the front seat, and easily reach your outboard. In an 8x8, you would have to enter the water, stop, and then climb over the front seat into the rear compartment to run that outboard, unless you have an electrically driven outboard, and make all connections to the front, so you could control it in the driving area. Stability is a major concern when thinking about water travel in an Argo, no matter what model you have purchased.
Without an outboard mounted however, I found that the 6x6's were faster in the water than the 8x8's. Having two extra wheels creates more drag than propulsion. Having tracks mounted doesn't help at all in the water, as that's even more drag.
No matter which Argo model you get, if you plan on using it in the water, make sure to get yourself a bilge pump, and get it installed, or install it yourself. They are really easy to install, just takes a lil bit of time, but well worth it being a major saftey concern. If you bought a bilge pump kit from an Argo Dealer, there are instructions on how to mount that kit in your machine. It took me just 25 minutes to mount mine, but then I have a full shop.
Another thing to think about is keeping good stability on water travel at all times. If your just the slightest bit top heavy, flipping can happen, so your not gonna want to run on the water with a full ROPS system, unless you can figure out how to modify your ride with side mounted pontoons to help keep your stability.
Hope this info helps & happy trails! |
philip w.cox
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Username: Philipatmaxfour
Post Number: 134
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 216.209.98.169
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 11:42 pm: |
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"YOU,RE NOT GONNA WANT TO RUN ON THE WATER WITH A FULL rops SYSTEM"?????? GEEZ I wish you had told me sooner! |
Red Carls (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: 63.231.130.107
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:58 pm: |
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I have a Argo Avenger. I have an outboard with a 20" shaft. I can hop around from the front seat to back with no problems. It is a very stable machine. Dont worry about it being front heavy. it is a non-issue. Water won't come in over the front unless you take it into big rollers. I am a big fan of the added room for carrying decoys/gear. |
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