Originally Posted by
Sparx
All I see here is some unseen magical brand loyalty for Argo growing old in technology other then EFI which I don't care much for but understand the needs environmentally. It just seems like usual same as the Adair track loyalty on this forum to tear anything apart that could threaten the competition to an Argo. Let's face it, everything about an argo is old and archaic with very little technology anywhere else then maybe their space program. But just like Argo's space program not passing off the technology into an Argo I'm sure Polaris could do the same just as CHEAP as Argo does with their amphibious machines. We obviously don't need night lighting and nuclear harden systems for our use, that's just common sense. Like you guys are trying to find any downfall to knock it down.
I've had almost any off-road type machine there is and to me this seems like the next step. In my environment you need to stay on top cause no depth of snorkel or size of tire is going to keep you going in the skeg and water crossings I need to get across. Bigger tires just get you into bigger trouble, same with snorkels and there is a limitation on overall width despite the many cutlines in the area. The blowdowns can be so bad you need to ride through the trees to go around them as they would take you all day to cut through. The trees up here can be pretty big and heavy to deal with as well.
Here was my 2007 Custom Built Ranger with 8" lift and Tatou 4S UTV tracks buried in a beaver dam. It had over 24" of ground clearance, ran on 6 30" ITP XXL Mudlites when on tires with 6 Gorilla Axles. I broke 3 of the axles getting out of this hole and ripped the front A-arm off from the frame getting it out of this hole after driving through the other direction. My buddies 4 Runner on 35" Super Swampers was over the hood in the same hole just before I got stuck on the berm trying to get out and popped a balljoint out from a front a-arm and broke an anti-rotation rod in the rear on one track...