Winchester Growler 6x6 ETV

[smooth_oakislander]

Hey Guys- Winchester is marketing a 6x6 can you believe it ?? I sure wouldn't have belived it. Its called the winchester growler. Here's the website ...(Growler Extreme Terrain Vehicle ) A company in robbins north carolina decided to redo the Knoxs Industries Hoot ETV. They bought the rights to it and talked with winchester and they went into bussiness together . I talked with one of the reps at the robbins plant. He said the hoot etv that was manufactured by knox industries had brake problems and needed to be reworked and fixed. So they fixed the braking problems. They also replaced the kohler motor out and put a in its place a briggs & stratton 18hp motor along with a briggs muffler.Theres a video on the website. There are several new accessories that are optional. Here's the winchester companies name for the new winchester growler.Extreme Outdoor Products,LLC and phone # 1-877-451-1110

[argohunter]

This machine was discussed a few weeks ago on this site. The video link on the original forum post by mudbug3 actually works better than the one on the company's website. MaxRules summed it up pretty well when he posted "Aside from the terrible music, they made a VIDEO without any VIDEO! A bunch of still shots doesn't give anyone any idea of the performance of the vehicle". Well said Brandon!

Here is the link:http://www.6x6world.com/forums/other...owler-6x6.html

[Castro]

I like the amphibious shot, you won't get wet!, as the guy slams the waters edge
And sprays water all over himself. I would be conserned with a fiberglass body as well

[Bazooo guy]

I would be conserned with a fiberglass body as well

Whats wrong with a fiberglass body? Boats and jet skis are fiberglass and imo much better than aluminum, quiet on the water and easy to repair. I think its even better than the plastic bodies that end up warping in the heat from the sun.
Look at some of the older argo bodies that have been sitting in the sun ...they sag in the middle

[thebuggyman1]

Whats wrong with a fiberglass body? Boats and jet skis are fiberglass and imo much better than aluminum, quiet on the water and easy to repair. I think its even better than the plastic bodies that end up warping in the heat from the sun.
Look at some of the older argo bodies that have been sitting in the sun ...they sag in the middle

Fiberglass IS great, untill you hit something....then it is not forgiving at all. Yes it is easy to repair, but so is HDPE. Fiberglass may not sag with age like poly bodies, but it does degrade in it's own ways (Dick Clark is the only thing in this universe unaffected by age).
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Try this with a fiberglass body

[LarryW]

Fiberglass IS great, untill you hit something....then it is not forgiving at all. Yes it is easy to repair, but so is HDPE. Fiberglass may not sag with age like poly bodies, but it does degrade in it's own ways (Dick Clark is the only thing in this universe unaffected by age).
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Try this with a fiberglass body

thebuggyman1,
Does anybody else find it interesting he died 5 days after you stated the Dick Clark comment?

[jpswift1]

Wow, you're right, Larry. I never even thought of that until you pointed it out.

[jpswift1]

I was just randomly searching for this machine and it looks like their website is down. Is this company out of business already?

www.winchesteretv.com

[akranger72]

So much for Winchesters 6x6 attempt? The Hoot ETV is still being made by a new company and a new upgraded Hoot will be out soon.

[jpswift1]

So much for Winchesters 6x6 attempt? The Hoot ETV is still being made by a new company and a new upgraded Hoot will be out soon.

I didn't know someone was resurrecting the Hoot. Do you have any other info on the company or a website?