anybody ever flip an Argo in water

[dixieandbacon]

flipped or rolled a argo in the water. i took mine in a pond by the house with a buddy of mine that was over weight and it scared me felt like i was going to roll over. just wondering how easy it would be to roll one over in the water. wonder if it rolled over would it sink or float?

[lager99]

I've had it over loaded, gone downstream in the river...it does a lot. That being said, I do know of a guy that got it crossed up in some major rapids & lost er...

[GREASEMONKEY]

I do a good bit of duck hunting, and me & my fat buddy both hang way over the side retreiving decoy's from the water! Were both over 250lbs each, and not even close to taking on water yet!

[dixieandbacon]

so greasemonkey your saying it's pretty stable. it just feels like it will tip over so easy. i need to do some testing in shallow water.

[Roger S]

Yeah do the shallow water test. Hang way out and find it's limits. The upshot is, the farther you lean, the more tire flotation you get on the low side, and the other side's tires are coming out of the water so their weight comes into play. I've heard if you sink a bigfoot, it goes nose down with the back end floating, don't know how much of it.

[Rock Doctor]

I have seen a couple sunk, and come close a couple times myself. One Conquest sunk in a large river close to home, ended up tangled up in a logjam had to be air lifted out with an A-Star Helicoptor (we tried a 206, the first time, but was not big enough). Also, my 6x6 (the first time I ever saw it) was sunk in a beaver pond. The only part of it sticking out of the water was the right rear corner

[lager99]

I have seen a couple sunk, and come close a couple times myself. One Conquest sunk in a large river close to home, ended up tangled up in a logjam had to be air lifted out with an A-Star Helicoptor (we tried a 206, the first time, but was not big enough). Also, my 6x6 (the first time I ever saw it) was sunk in a beaver pond. The only part of it sticking out of the water was the right rear corner

"We recommend the use of a pfd when operating your Argo in water"

[mightymaxIV]

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flipped or rolled a argo in the water. i took mine in a pond by the house with a buddy of mine that was over weight and it scared me felt like i was going to roll over. just wondering how easy it would be to roll one over in the water. wonder if it rolled over would it sink or float?

It's a good idea to go into the water by yourself and get a feel for what the machine can do and get used to the way it feels in the water before you start taking passengers. And then it's a good idea to brief passengers on what to expect before they go in with you. Make sure your passengers know to lean left or right as the situation requires.

[chapy]

so what you are all saying is they arn't really stable in the water??

[dixieandbacon]

they don't feel like it sometimes.

[mudbug3]

You,ll get used to it after a while . I bothered me a little when I first took my Max IV into a medium sized pond , but , after I got over my initial nervous apprehension , I was fine with it . A lot of times now , I find it easier leave both sticks all the way foward , and then just lean really hard to the side that I want to turn , and then change directions in the water that way . And yes,, when I lean way over to make turns like this ,,that side of the tub is REALLY close to the water . But , I now know , from doing this lots of times , that I,m not going to capsize over . I,ve done this many times now , and I,m sure other more experienced amphib drivers on this forum board have also .

[George]

Along with AATVing I also enjoy kayaking. Many of the white water models have inflatable bladders available that can be inserted into the bow and stern to keep water out in the event you roll over. I wonder if something similar could be fabricated for our machines. The only issue I can think of is that where you need it most is where the engine is....I suspect that an inflatable bladder could get in the way of air-cooling the engine...and a hot engine would wreak havoc on an inflatable bladder. Oh well. Hey, if your ATV is only half full with fuel, not only with your ATV be lighter, but the fuel tank would also act as a bladder.

[liflod]

Good advice George, Before you enter water, make sure your fuel tank is empty !!!!

[Robio_8x8]

I have not seen it done on youtube yet

but I would like to see someone flip an aatv on youtube

[ArgoGirb67]

max 500 lbs on water for older ones(6 wheel).passenger(s) in back will help level it!