All things Alaskan Mudd-Ox

[akexpress]

Here are some pictures of our Mudd-Ox on a camping trip this week end. 6 adults and 3 kids we camped about 16 miles from the road. The gray looking sand is really glacial silt from the Knik glacier. Will post some video in the next couple of days.

[hancock]

16 miles of fairly flat terrain, it appears. You must have had plenty of time to cruise out at the upper speed range. How did they fair? Did you check the top end speed? (you may have them lower geared still). Also.....I'm sure the temps are fairly cool up there still, but did you have any heat issues after cruising for extended periods of time? How are the spring tension adjustments on the clutch working out?

The trailers look cool. I bet they came in handy for camping gear. Are you making the adjustment from tracks to tires pretty well? I hope peoples' teeth aren't being neglected with all this play time you have...........

[akexpress]

Yes some of the terrain was fairly flat and we were running them fairly hard. Max speed was about 15 but we were heavily loaded. Black machine had 4 adults and 2 kids and a portable crib, case of water and lots of other stuff. the trailer full probably weighted about 800 lbs so I am guessing abut 1600 lbs total. We stopped about every 7-8 miles which probably helped with heat issues although we never had to stop because of overheating. We did see around 200 degrees but that is below the limit of 220. they due tend to run hotter when roading as opposed to working in the mud ,snow etc and even hilly terrain. the design of the hydraulics is such that not as much cool fluid circulates when max throttle sticks forward on flat ground, any time you are moving the sticks much more cooling takes place . The clutch changes actually work to effectively lower the gearing as it keeps the secondary from opening as much therefore effectively lowering. It has much more torque for the steep hills and deep mud etc which is what we have a lot of. As soon as I edit the video you will see what I mean. The trailer are essential for the amount of gear we need to haul and to transport moose, caribou etc after a hunt. the machine feels like a hot rod without the tracks, we have over forty hours on tracks on the black machine. Don't tell my patients that I am out playing, they think I am at conference or something professional!! I will try and get another video or two posted in the next couple of days. On the way out we climbed some hills with the machine fully loaded with the trailer and scared ourselves a few times but the machine climbed everything we thru at it and the maneuvering around trees etc was amazing with the hydrostatic steering.
Thanks
Mark

[mudbug3]

akexpress,



The benefits of owning a Mudd Ox

" On the way out we climbed some hills with the machine fully loaded with the trailer and scared ourselves a few times but the machine climbed everything we thru at it and the maneuvering around trees etc was amazing with the hydrostatic steering."





I,m glad the spring modification that you made to your clutch is working out for you.

[akexpress]

here is some video of the Mudd-Ox here in the alaskan mud

enjoy
Mark

[akexpress]

One more video of the use of the hydrostatic steering and power application to climb a very steep hill with trees and obstacles to avoid. The video doesn't really do it justice as to how steep the hill was.

Enjoy
Mark

[Roadtorque]

very nice. i never get sick of watching the mudd-ox in action. What percent grade would you estimate the hill? It does look steep in the video which means it must be really steep. As you said videos usually dont give justice to the actual grade of the hill.

[mightymaxIV]

Amazing

The Mudd Ox is fascinating to watch. It looked like your left front tire was either very low on pressure or flat. Your ability to counter rotate in that situation gave you an advantage that would have a Max or Argo in trouble in those extreme situations. Neat to watch. Hope I get a change to see an Ox in some extreme Mudd up close and personal.

[mudbug3]

akexpress ,


I just watched your latest video on Utube called " Mudd-Ox in Alaska mud " , and it was GREAT! Your last two Utube video,s have been the best so far.

[AKTrail]

Looks like fun! That is a gnarly hill. Was that a chain-slapping noise? I wondered if the Mudd Ox had chains or not.

[AKfishhunter]

Looks like fun! That is a gnarly hill. Was that a chain-slapping noise? I wondered if the Mudd Ox had chains or not.

No flats, I was running 2 psi in all the tires but all the weight was on the front tires going down the hill. The slapping noise was the chain on the front axel. The sprocket on the axel was to close to the frame and when I rotated on that uneven ground the master link clipped the frame. I moved the sprocket about a 1/4 inch more away from the frame and have had no problems since. I am not sure what percent grade the hill was. I know I was very surprised how easily I climbed and maneuvered up it. I have yet to feel uncomfortable or nervous about the stability of the OX on steep grades.

[AKTrail]

Pretty impressive if you ask me!

[mightymaxIV]

Mudd Ox in the Mud

This video of the Mudd Ox in Alaska was so impressive I just had to post it for everyone else to see. If anyone had any doubt about the Ox's ability to handle mud this should lay those doubts to rest.

[Roadtorque]

That is a cool video

[mudbug3]

The Mudd Ox continues to be an impressive machine , and I can only imagine how it would perform in the mud with eight ASX tires on it.