Hydrotraxx question?

[jerseybigfoot]

B.M. You crack me up. yes you are right.

[cobalt]

I too are considering the hydrotraxx.

I looked at the hydratrek. Nicely built but i just don't know.

The Hydra looks like a 6 wheeled terrajet, but with little cargo room.

I always worry about tire/track wear on any amphib atv when used on gravel roads, to which there are plenty around here.

Not as much ground clearance as a terrajet either.

I'm getting tired of even the new argo chain drives. Especially when it's below 0 deg C outside.

I find most argos get high centered far too easily. One can't exactly rock an Amphib side to like a normal atv.

I tired the hoot for a few days. However it's ability to float is greatly exaggerated. I'm 6'1 240lbs and i just about sunk it.

The avenger is nice but too costly. Especially in Canada.

I prefer the amphibs. However there has been little to improve the not so good design aspects over the years.

Hydraulic drive sounds nice. However i doubt it will work well in the cold without some sort of heating element. I have to heat the hydraulics on my very small back hoe before i can use it. I wonder what the hydrotraxx will require.

There is also the idea that not every one are weekend warriors and use their atv several times a day. That's a-lot more wear that a one week per year trip (cumulative time wise).

The cost of running is much higher as well.

[6X6]

Hi Cobalt.
Any anphib can be high-centered, but once you get used to picking a line that suites the machine you'll find it happens rarely. I've never tried to rock an 8X8 out of a stuck but at 140lbs I've freed my 6x6 many a times. I have seen other argo owners rocking out their 8x8s. The Mudd-Ox's roll bar will make it much easier to do so, too. There are Alaskan members with Mudd-Oxes (Hydraulic, like the HydroTraxx) and Ive seen no posts about problems with the hydrolics.