Limits of operation for 6x6, 8x8

[Tour1]

Is this Argo 8x8 hill climb any of you?
https://youtu.be/b_42fy-sN7g

I found a little 20 hp kohler-driven tracked skid loader type thing at a supply store.
You stand on a little step behind it but it's around $18K new.
Things that make sense for business use don't always make sense for the home user.

Another place I saw something called a SnowDog. It might be good for me if I had a narrow but easy path up. I'm not sure about pulling stuff up my hill with it. I'm sure it's not an AATV though.

What are the odds that somebody in the northeast would want to try their machine on my hill? I don't have room to park more than 1 or 2 vehicles right now.

PS when I put so much in a post that I'd be sorry if it got lost I copy it to notepad. Then if it gets lost I can log in again and paste it the way it was.

[whistlepig1]

Tour1,please post pics of your hill. Here in east tn we routinely climb slopes that steep or steeper with 6x6s,buggies,jeeps,dirt bikes and quads. But there are also some hills that ain't as steep that are almost impossible . There's way to many variables to say yes or no. If you where closer to tn we would bring the gang and climb your hill or at least have lots of fun trying.

[john swenson]

i'm still thinking if you have the power and traction... some kind of bar across the back with a couple of skids could keep you from flipping. it could slide into a reciever type hitch so it would easily be removed when not needed. spring loaded with a adjustable stop so it would float over the terrain but would'nt let the machine get to a tipping point . like funny car dragsters. any thoughts ? j.b.

[Tour1]

The forum really compresses those files so I'm not sure what will show after it's posted.
The 1st pic is some big rocks that would be on the left going straight up the "AATV" way (just assuming that could happen). The camera angle is looking uphill a bit and the rocks are about waist-high,
The 2nd pic is looking down the hill from near those rocks. The red tape on a tree parks the property line with the right-of-way to the right of the tape.
I can and do park my van where the jeep is shown. The spacing of the trees and height of smaller rocks kept me from trying to bring the jeep in further.
In NY an ATV has to be under 70 inches wide as I recall. I haven't measured any 6x6s yet but I expect they would qualify. Besides thinking y'all should suggest I buy my own 6x6 to experiment with, I'd want to walk the proposed track up with a board long enough to prove the vehicle would fit where it has to go..

[allwheeldrive]

reminds me of VT forest. Where are you located in north east? (if you already mentioned I've forgotten)

[Craig_B]

This might help as a visual aid. A video I took this summer.

It looks like similar topography.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_mqkUdsm3s&t=53s

[Tour1]

The property is in Callicoon, NY, in the Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreation area.
Made of glacial deposits, like much of the Northern US but there's probably solid rock in there somewhere.
The trees are often a foot or more in diameter and dozens of feet tall.
The steep slope is partly due to the river being relatively close and 400 feet down.
I don't have to go over the big boulders, around them is no problem.
Videos show 8x8s going over boulders much worse than necessary, but slopes in the mud zones are limited to short climbs.
I'm in decision paralysis right now, resorted to buying stuff I don't need for the bike just to calm down & pass the time.
More value added that will not get a higher price ;-)

[allwheeldrive]

cool video
Craig_B
These machines are great in the bush.

I'm in central VT, likely 4 hours north of you.
Unless there is a fair bit of land to drive around on with challenging terrain not sure if I'd make such a long trip down.

[johnedwardketch]

you can go 60 degrees if ya dont punk out and never leave off the throttle if ya have a attex 500 chief ive done it its abit scary you let off that throttle just asecound you wont make it

[Tour1]

Honestly it's 65 seconds across at 6 mph if you could go 6 mph. It's not remote, it's not big, and I routinely drive my 11 passenger van through the deepest mud. I'm thinking about building omething just for the purpose but it likely wouldn't technically be an AATV. Some AATV parts & principles would give me a real head start even if they were slightly repurposed.