I've had my Argo 6x6 for almost 20 years now, I paid about $9,500 new, used it a lot when new, but kept getting tickets from the DNR for going into the water even registered as a watercraft. So I built a homemade snow plow and it works great you can't stop it, I have never done any (zero) repairs on it since day one and it runs drives great yet and everything works!
@peggychase32605 жыл бұрын
love our argo..didn't get into it for speed...have 2016 huntmaster with 18 inch rubber tracks and run mostly in winter...bought for capability … spend a few extra bucks and and do a bit of prep work and you can get yourself out of almost any situation.. we got an extra winch for pulling backwards.. if front is down in a hole .. can be a challenge to get it(winch ) from front to back.. rig another winch so you just have to slide it into the receiver on the back... plug in … and your good to go..stay calm and have a check list like a pilot so your prepared.. ...make sure drain plugs are in and you can just relax and take it all in stride... have fun in places that others won't go near ...thats what argos are all about....
@joet-sk4sw5 жыл бұрын
Argo you've out done urself again,put a set of Argo tracks on this monster,n its unstoppable......if i could pick any ATV today it would be this Argo hands down..
@SIC-SEMPER-TYRANNIS5 жыл бұрын
I have a 2001 Argo 6x6 Bigfoot. These machines take lots of maintenance and constant bearing replacements. I've spent more time working on it than riding it.
@bobpegg045 жыл бұрын
Upgrade bearing... ahah been there done that... bearing upgrade is best mod for it
@distance354 жыл бұрын
Just bought a 2021 Argo frontier 600 as just wanted to try it and no get too deep. $10999 in Almonte ontario Canada. Will make a decent machine to try out. Didnt kill the bank. $40 a week is what im paying. Mehhhh if i like it ill go with 8x8 Aurora which i liked better. Test drove a 950 which was much nicer but like $30 K ..Expect a video soon as picking up today. Ill try and do without music lol god knows everybody hates that lol
@roberth30946 жыл бұрын
YAP,YAP,YAP,YAP, MAN! lets see the vehicle !!!!
@phengchan32322 жыл бұрын
I bought one of this Machine 2019 Argo Aurora 800sx 8x8 for couple years now! That’s great vehicle for off grid Cabin up north in Minnesota
@2artactical553 жыл бұрын
They went from the 8x8s being a 6 seater on land to only a 4 seater and the price is way higher to where MOST people can't afford the new ones! I paid $32,000 for my 2012 Chevy Suburban with 20k miles in 2012. These new "recreational" AATV almost cost as much as my full sized Suburban did and it has onstar, leather seats and all the bells and whistles you'd expect. Argo made a few changes on thier transmissions, tire size and engine size but the drive train is really no different than the much cheaper older models that still do the same thing the newer models do. My 2000 Argo Conquest 8x8 can still go the same places the newer ones can go and do but my 2000 Argo only cost me $5500 with only 96 hours on it as apposed to $28,000 for these new Aroras. Argo will soon price themselves back out of the ATV, UTV market which costs about half of one of these $28,000 Argos! You can buy a new Jeep Gladiator for what you'd pay for a plastic made Arora driven by chains, a couple of springs added to the steering system, and an oversized lawnmower engine. If you were doing an honest and forthcoming review for your fans and other people, you'd discuss what I just covered with everyone. Oh Argos are indeed amazing machines but they still can't justify a $28,000+ price tag on them.
@jamiemaciborsky59895 жыл бұрын
Talk more about the drivetrain, where all the problem were/are. I’ve owned Argos since 1981. Always bought two together and worked them side by side in industry! I see all the cosmetic changes but more time has to be spent on making the machine more reliable in the drive train for extreme remote areas.
@bobvanhooren31012 жыл бұрын
Argo A5v looks awesome, would love to drive one
@georgevavoulis47582 ай бұрын
I wish ARGO would built an amphibious 6 or 7 passenger minivan especially in Ontario where you have so many lakes .
@fanfriendlyful5 жыл бұрын
the biggest question is did they price the argo... to high like the utv's and atvs
@MrDavidelliottjr5 жыл бұрын
Definitely something nice to have for my life style. Living off grid. This would come in handy bto the hard to reach spots deep in the Louisiana swamp. Very nice machine. It has come a long way.
@bigbluegpr5 жыл бұрын
How "off the grid" are you, really, if you're using the internet to watch and comment on KZbin videos??
@goodboyringo97166 жыл бұрын
28,000 it may as well be 5 millon
@sartainja4 жыл бұрын
Too damn expensive.
@sartainja4 жыл бұрын
D A K Good For You
@btchhopperou8124 жыл бұрын
@@dak1361 12-14K IMO
@Zircon_2155 жыл бұрын
Can those rear seats be easily removed. If not, there's a lot of storage space gone! My Argo Avenger gets loaded down ... no need for two passenger seats in the rear.
@peterpiper_2036 жыл бұрын
So was no one else wanting waiting for The Banana Splits theme song to play
@abbaby5556 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only person who was old enough to remember them
@peterpiper_2036 жыл бұрын
abbaby555 Oh hell no We are out here
@WW-wf8tu5 жыл бұрын
@@peterpiper_203 True. The thing the guys in those outfits had going on was extra padding for when they fell out. lol
@stevedarden52805 жыл бұрын
there is plenty of us
@27Zangle6 жыл бұрын
Always wanted an Argo since the mid 90's when the one season of Maximum drive aired on TV. Now want one even more!
@tayloru82826 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a review of the new Mahindra Roxors!
@grandwaha6 жыл бұрын
Go buy a real Jeep! Get one used for 5 grand and build yourself. Don't waste 15 grand diesel powered Jeep inspired golf cart
@tayloru82826 жыл бұрын
@@grandwaha Thanks? I appreciate your strong viewpoint. I have a built TJ. But am I not allowed to be interested in an unbiased review of the Roxor?
@grandwaha6 жыл бұрын
@@tayloru8282 The Mahindra is a really cool, very capable machine but for 15 grand it's so overpriced
@kong35 жыл бұрын
@@tayloru8282 There are a number of Roxor reviews. Search or Google it. Not difficult to find. Roxor is expensive for what it does. Not even close to modern sxs vehicles.
@mudpuppy3185 жыл бұрын
Buddy had a old 6x6 with a 440 snowmobile engine, he’s the one to ask about going really fast on a Argo..
@MattyM1105 жыл бұрын
Anyone notice how he says been, just stands out 😂
@SidecarHero16 жыл бұрын
2:22 is that witch zip-tied on? Sure looks it the way it's flopping around.
@oscarviewz3 жыл бұрын
Correction at [4:30] top speed In excess of 40 KILOMETERS per hour not 40 mile per hour
@calebm.56986 жыл бұрын
I’m here early! Love your show and I can’t wait for snow to go snowmobiling in.
@upthecreekyt6 жыл бұрын
That sounds like so much fun. I live in the south, no snow for me.
@plaid136 жыл бұрын
40mph with tracks would be interesting. Wonder at what point the good aftermarket tracks like the adairs or beaver dam would fly off.
@distance354 жыл бұрын
No.. 40 Kph not mph .. slower .. looking at a new one today but only thing that scares me lack of speed
@plaid134 жыл бұрын
@@distance35 yeah 40mph would be great 40kph not so much.
@danielhiggins87985 жыл бұрын
I used to rent them for surveying in the 80s. Really hard on the lower back. Only useful in open water or muskeg.
@bobpegg045 жыл бұрын
daniel higgins that's a 80s Argo....bud they came along wayyys since then... anything under late 90s is junk... roll pin axles are wayyy out dated .. my 6x6 rides good .. buddy's 8x8 n ever model rides smooth with thick seats and better back rest...
@toben426 жыл бұрын
It won't replace a utv, but would be fun to take it in the back 40 for some mudding and climbing.
@scottbaker43146 жыл бұрын
40+ mph without a factory rops? Sounds like a for sure disaster
@chargermopar5 жыл бұрын
My Attex could go over 40 mph and somehow I survived.
@scottbaker43145 жыл бұрын
@@jasonmorehouse3756 yeah no sh-t quads are totally different than a 6 wheeler that you set inside and can't just jump off during a rollover like a quad. Sxs's and Utv's use seatbelts and a rops for safety.
@ltrbuhq5 жыл бұрын
First thing I noticed!
@SIC-SEMPER-TYRANNIS5 жыл бұрын
I built my own hardtop roll cage.
@coreypiatek65075 жыл бұрын
You don't want seatbelts in an amphibious vehicle in case it swamps; with no seatbelts, you don't want a roll cage.
@siraff44615 жыл бұрын
Why brakesteer? This isn't 1939. Also no rollbar? For that money? "argo is no longer content to build the same vehicles with minor improvements year after year"? So what do you think this is exactly?
@jamesscott54075 жыл бұрын
It isn't classical brake steer as in clutch and brake,or a braked open differential which is wasteful (and 1930's tech) it is a triple differential system, when you want to turn left there is a brake applied on the right which is attached to a planetary output,this increases the speed on that side,this change I'm speed is fed through a caged pinion diff that accelerates the opposite planetary set which has the effect of altering the average speed of the gear set and will slow down by the same ratio the opposite side has sped up. It is very efficient and allows non self steering regenerative turns to be accomplished. Originally designed by Henry merrit in the 1930's...awkward, it was put in to production first in the Churchill tank and subsequently served in the majority of British tracked vehicles until the mid 80's.vthe Patton tanks of America used an Allison cd-850 transmission which also used the merritt triple diff steer system. There are many military vehicles that still use it. It's famous for allowing unbeatable climbing prowess.
@toshayonguard42535 жыл бұрын
Not gonna be interested until i see a Tracked Argo with a small Diesel for major pulling power for Us Woods Men. 🤠
@ronbradshaw74045 жыл бұрын
They have one, the Argo Centaur!.
@georgeduckworth44526 жыл бұрын
That hair on his ear man...I wanna just pluck it.
@andybev155 жыл бұрын
Can’t t stop looking at the ear hair ......thanks George!!!! Pmsl
@TEC_Stuff5 жыл бұрын
Man, are you guys watching the wrong video - negative political videos are just a click away for you.
@JediScum4205 жыл бұрын
Someones panties are in a tight bunch. 👆🧐🧐🧐👆 I guess he doesn't want to hair it anymore. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@josecortez52135 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't want someone without weird ear hair telling me about weird awesome off-road vehicles.
@680ecks5 жыл бұрын
Make it four wheel and put a rops and keep the water ability .So a utv that goes i the water ,the water part would be there"thing".
@fanfriendlyful5 жыл бұрын
ive owned honda,kawaski,yamahas utvs/ atvs/snowmobiles for 50 years. in 2018...a younger guy buys one its 10-20 k purchase....cost is too high
@sartainja2 жыл бұрын
Excellent review
@ericlessard50216 жыл бұрын
Now they need to come out with a model with suspension. I don t care if it can t float on water.
@ROTAXD6 жыл бұрын
eric lessard no reason a model with suspension couldn't still float.
@nismo4x4n6 жыл бұрын
portal axles like a LAV Bison/Coyote should work great and still allow it to swim.
@sh.osmanov67925 жыл бұрын
Wait, it doesn't have suspension? So basically it's a boat with wheels on it and it costs 25k. Who comes up with these..
@frederictremblay31156 жыл бұрын
Why do they keep brake steer? With just a small modification to the transmission to could have a really smooth steering with zero lost of power just has the new tanks have.
@davidrayner98325 жыл бұрын
Or have two transmissions like a zero steer lawnmower?
@dkdanis1340 Жыл бұрын
It doesn't loose power. Power goes to other wheels.
@markminyard48746 жыл бұрын
I like it! How strong is the plastics? Is it something that a broken branch can push through easily?
@caleblivingstone68786 жыл бұрын
They're amphibious. I'd assume it would be tough...
@markminyard48746 жыл бұрын
Caleb Livingstone I would agree with you, but a broken off branch pointing towards you is really tough. And it could be under water where you can not see it. Lol 😆 thanks for the comment.
@caleblivingstone68786 жыл бұрын
If I hit a big enough log with a riverboat its gunna stab the haul. I'm sure the Argo is built to withstand what you'll put it through
@AceRichness6 жыл бұрын
It hit sharp rocks in the river with my argo and none happened
@billsummerhill55506 жыл бұрын
They can take a lot of abuse
@bobbyjorogers49375 жыл бұрын
Whem you dominate the field you can name your price !
@johnsellers58188 ай бұрын
I have a 2019 Argo Aurora 955 sx. Great machine EXCEPT when you need to do even simple maintenance. The oil filter is so misplaced it took me two days to get it off and another day to put it back on. Be sure to wrap your hands and wrists also or they will be torn to pieces from where you must reach. I thought changing the transmission oil would be easier, but they put a component right in front of the drain plug so you cannot use a socket. Too much machinery in the way to use a box wrentch. Very frustrating.
@dougharker99136 жыл бұрын
UNCLEDOUG SAYS WE LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@johnlong32146 жыл бұрын
The tread pattern on the tires seems to face the wrong way. (The opposite way to that on a tractor)
@bobpegg045 жыл бұрын
John Long ahah omg ... dude that's so it swims......
@wendellworth3535 жыл бұрын
Add two more tires and double the price? I don't think so! I would not pay 15K for all the Argo's ever made.
@BigPlaneFixer5 жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid we use to drive these alot. All by ourselves and no adult supervision. Don't know how we didn't kill ourselves. By today's standards it's kinda useless. It floats...thats it. A side by side would be a better purchase for this price. I do have fond memories of Argo's.
@duncandmcgrath62906 жыл бұрын
Bearings and chains will always be the downfall of ODG machines .....love them when they’re working but whatta maintenance nightmare.
@wrlomm5 жыл бұрын
Argo update design? I have really bad experience when I try to changed engine oil and filter on the old 8x8。。。。。
@maplemike78086 жыл бұрын
I like Aurora!
@yhzx34835 жыл бұрын
We’re can I get one of these?
@southernwulf5306 жыл бұрын
I just want the parts list for the drive system, and the drawn diagram, or to get the 3d thing so I can build my own tank
@gerameraz98663 жыл бұрын
what is its price
@johnnywilson77992 жыл бұрын
Price?
@ericmick66794 жыл бұрын
Please what is price. Please get back to me again thank you Eric
@GrainMachineJulite4 жыл бұрын
Is there someone need grain cleaner or separator?
@RootBeerGMT4 жыл бұрын
How much?
@MrDCourtois5 жыл бұрын
these guys never give good/true reviews, it's like they are always scared to say anything negative of what they are testing.
@boston77046 жыл бұрын
Didn't Argo make a really cool amphibious ATV in the 70s?
@chargermopar6 жыл бұрын
Cool and much more affordable!
@plaid136 жыл бұрын
Wait you say it goes 40mph but the website says 20mph....
@billsummerhill55504 жыл бұрын
Top speed I'd 25mph
@ericmick66794 жыл бұрын
Be nice if said starting price.
@jacobcarrico16 жыл бұрын
Looks awesome I love your all's videos
@johnr55452 жыл бұрын
Thanks god bless
@nicolec72904 жыл бұрын
Good video
@robertrjsaa3 жыл бұрын
argo or a defender....... ???? live on a farm......... love the argo .... but not much. out here .......... defender. 6x6. huge here.......... any comments....thanks..
@01hondascott6 жыл бұрын
I know the way the argo is shaped has to do with why it works so I know this could never happen, but could you imagine if they could somehow make a side by side looking machine with the argo capabilities, like being able to pull up at a lake in a vehicle that looks like a polaris general, or 4 seat yamaha wolverine, and being able to go out and motor around on the lake.
@ROTAXD6 жыл бұрын
Нафан к. Yea, the sherp isn't going to cut it for a guy who wants the performance of a sxs. The yamaha will run maybe 50 mph and the polaris general will run 70+ out of the box. No, they don't float (God knows all yamahas are boat anchors to behin with), but by the time you're across the pond or swamp in a sherp, a conventional sxs would have had time to go around the body of water and still be ahead of the sherp. Different vehicles with different capabilities.
@gordonbrown54765 жыл бұрын
who gives a fuck what it looks like? go buy a Ferrari
@freeman9606 жыл бұрын
Is it a hair or an antenna?
@toddallen59916 жыл бұрын
that may be true BUT! you still to deal with getting traction also when you outa water too. Sent there 8 tire wheels 4 on each side the best way to set up the DIRECTIONAL V-TYPE TREAD is: front V point forward 2nd point ^backward 3rd forward 4th^ backward. this way when in water the front rows tries and the 3rd rows tries will PULL YOU FORWARD. while the 2nd row and 4th row tire will even out the paddling for pushing through the water. Doing this configuration will help with better control and traction in mud/bogs/snow/water. If not agreed go on YOU TUBE type search for the HISTORY OF BIGFOOT monster truck. in that video you see bigfoot in the water using there monster truck tractor tries running the forward with the V-TIRE so the paddling this pulling the truck through the water.
@f.k.burnham84915 жыл бұрын
Do the wheel bearings and seals still continually fail from salt water? A friend has one of the originals, and continually had to replace seals & bearings when he went out into the salt water with it. poor design, IMHO
@jackthibeault86985 жыл бұрын
Salt water will kill anything
@edwardgilmour90135 жыл бұрын
no roll bar or cage .:. the same rate of roll over or back flip caused casualties & fatalities.
@Sheepleton3 жыл бұрын
Nothing like a roll cage trapping you in a sinking utv...idiot
@braydondorgelo66495 жыл бұрын
How fast is the water speed for the ARGO?
@attilathorbjornsson1519 Жыл бұрын
3mph
@BHARGAV_GAJJAR6 жыл бұрын
All this power and money but no PTO ?
@centralcoastcamper96315 жыл бұрын
No roll bar?
@50_cal566 жыл бұрын
Looks like a pain in the ace to work on
@Zircon_2155 жыл бұрын
You've got that right!!!
@jdirt19826 жыл бұрын
This week on dirt tracks. I hope they don't take there hats off !!!!!!!
@BigKeithDog4 жыл бұрын
So it's just like the old Argos except it's fun.
@plaid136 жыл бұрын
he must have ment 40kph not mph and maybe it does 25mph?
@Sea-Bass3 жыл бұрын
I’m glad they relocated the parking break, I’m tired of getting poked in the ass.
@Billy283766 жыл бұрын
The price is insane.
@SquirrelDarling16 жыл бұрын
I want bucket seats, roll bar, fold down windshield, and a turbo charged water cooled engine.
@trollhdpc32934 жыл бұрын
for $28,000... I lost all interest. Please tell me where the ridicules major cost resides....just pure over the top profit. Or is it because they sell so few per year the pricing is through the roof.
@blhornertube5 жыл бұрын
What I find lacking in Argo is the drive train all chains and them wheel bearings the need to do something different. Hydastatic drive. Not for outdoorsman needs shaft drive
@chargermopar5 жыл бұрын
I wonder why they never made a screw drive system with forced oil lubrication.
@jaydee15325 жыл бұрын
Sprocket and chains .... no suspensions .....24 000 $ .... not for me
@Mr.Beastforpresident5 жыл бұрын
1:35 " always BEAN fun" wth does that mean?
@lawnmowerdude5 жыл бұрын
Lol I think it’s a Canadian thing.
@Mr.Beastforpresident5 жыл бұрын
lawnmowerdude @ 1:37 he says Bean then 4 seconds later at 1:41 he says been
@shawnhampshirehick1015 жыл бұрын
Tell Argo WE Want a $10.000$ machine with a Roll Bar. Then I will buy. Keeping my ATV until then.
@RedfishInc6 жыл бұрын
Give me two!
@merza164656 жыл бұрын
Great
@vitalsigncompany6 жыл бұрын
he was mistaken no utv will do 40 mph without rops. and the admiral trans isnt geared for speed. i own a 1999 argo vanguard , bullet proof and simple to work on. my biggest fear with this is no way you could work on it. they do make a great vehicle . also have a pioneer side by, but always end up in the argo. 25 grand???? im out
@Colt-tf6xf5 жыл бұрын
Ride like a Roto tiller, float like a turd, all options 30k. what a deal !
@Matt_Chalice6 жыл бұрын
Ok, who started singing the Banana Splits tune in their heads??
@jeremy87156 жыл бұрын
Why the handlebars??? I'd think a steering wheel would be better??
@kirillkhizhnyak37495 жыл бұрын
Tub vs Sherp
@rumblerow6 жыл бұрын
Nice advert...
@jarrodpenton26496 жыл бұрын
Wow that's bad to the bone now I just have to wait 10 years so I can afford one
@pwcaww32876 жыл бұрын
Why orange
@neko770255 жыл бұрын
Man talk about script paid advertisement, I wonder how much commission he gets
@btchhopperou8124 жыл бұрын
Free used set of tracks for his old Argo
@DavidWoods-rk8st2 жыл бұрын
I hope you got the money
@barbaromatos81985 жыл бұрын
To dangerous no security roof if the things turned around what is next you losing your head
@skeetersaurus62494 жыл бұрын
Taller seating platform, modular panels, 40-mph speeds without factory mandatory ROPs? Sure sounds like some lawsuits on hills, waiting to happen. You see, what you have here is a competitor to a JD Gator, not an actual ARGO...and after enough people complain about this not being able to ascend a 35-degree incline (or take a lateral bank without flipping over...without a ROPs), this will be just another dead model. Thanks, but I'll stick with the Avenger XTi...
@danthedewman15 жыл бұрын
Nice...but they shouldnt cost that much
@Ballista7626 жыл бұрын
Needs LEDs
@ROTAXD6 жыл бұрын
GibsonOfAGun it needs anything but halogens. Led's arent all they're cracked up to be...even with a good projector. The wife has a 10" rigid on her outlander & I'm running a middle of the road set of hid's. The hid projects more useful light further down the trail than the rigid and they were less than 1/2 the cost.
@dougharker99136 жыл бұрын
UNCLEDOUG SAYS NICE !!!!!!!!
@jmjmservices5 жыл бұрын
Such paid review..hope you got lots iof cash for this advert off argo...totally sales..
@googleadministrator39942 жыл бұрын
Star Citizen players, you know my thoughts. Oh, and PTV?