Greetings all, new here and one easy question

[derekhonda]

Hello all, new to this forum but not to argos. I Bought an 03 Yellow Bigfoot about 2 weeks ago with a winch and a front bumper, very nice machine and very low hours. Anyways, I made the mistake of letting a friend take it out last weekend and he called to tell me it now has an unfixable flat tire. I am out of town til next week but would like to have a new tire sitting on my doorstep so I don't miss out on riding next weekend when i get back. Where is that best place to purchase and what size and model would be on an 03 bigfoot?

Anyways, thanks guys. Im relatively young (23) but have owned 5 argos over the last 7 years or so, they are truly a blast. Look forward to helping others out and being helped out too!

[rdr]

welcom to the site .i'm shure jp will sign in on this he has a tireplace that is great .. we have 2 maxes a II and a IV new hope we get to ride some time robbie .

[hdble]

Hey,
Welcome to the site, does your Argo still have the orignal tires on it?

[derekhonda]

Yes sir, original tires. Only 70 hours on the machine so they other 5 are still in great condition. He said the one tire has about 8 puncture marks on the sidewall...no idea how he accomplished that.

[Rock Doctor]

Welcome,
This is a good place to hang out, lots of good people here

RD

[philipatmaxfour]

tires on an 03 BIGFOOT

derekhonda, The stock tires on Bigfoots are goodyear rawhide iii 25x12-9.
Good luck finding a good supplier near you.

[cory_Alaska]

If you have a commercial goodyear dealer near you they should be able to order one or may have them in stock. Up here in anchorage I just bought a whole new set of tires for my conquest from Wingfoot, a goodyear over the road truck tire dealer for $72 a piece. What part of indiana are you from. Originally I am from Ft. Wayne, but spent the last 19 years in the military out west and finally up here in AK!

[Cougar]

Yes sir, original tires. Only 70 hours on the machine so they other 5 are still in great condition. He said the one tire has about 8 puncture marks on the sidewall...no idea how he accomplished that.

Where are you at in Indiana ?? I have a tire dealer here in my home town that said he could give me a good price. Let me know the size and what there are , rawhide? Cougar

[Cougar]

If you have a commercial goodyear dealer near you they should be able to order one or may have them in stock. Up here in anchorage I just bought a whole new set of tires for my conquest from Wingfoot, a goodyear over the road truck tire dealer for $72 a piece. What part of indiana are you from. Originally I am from Ft. Wayne, but spent the last 19 years in the military out west and finally up here in AK!

Small world Cory Iam from Decatur. Cougar

[derekhonda]

Holy Crap! Decatur is where I bought this from! Wow...extremely small world. I am actually from Lebanon, it is a small town in between Lafayette and Indianapolis...right on I-65. Yeah, so we are about 2.5 hours away, i'm sure shipping or the drive i'd have to make would eat up any bit of savings he'd give. I have a buddy that runs a tire shop in indy, i'll see if he can get it. Thanks guys.

[Cougar]

You got that from a guy I know, I posted his ad on here. We will have to go riding down at haspin. Send me a e-mail with you phone # I'll give you a call.There are some Argo dealers down south, I Think they are close to Haspin I'll have to look. You where about 2 miles from mine house when you picked that up. You got a great Argo he took great care of it, it looked like new,if I'd had the money it be at mine house. Cougar

[cory_Alaska]

Yes it is a small world. I have been amazed where I have ran into people. Two tours in Korea and multiple deployments to other countries and islands and I almost always find someone that grew up near me or such. I am hoping to come back home next year sometime to do some hunting or fishing and visit with my parents.

[hdble]

jpswift1 seems to have a good supplier for tires, you might send him a privatem message asking about such.
Or you might contact Leo's Argo.
Just a couple of thoughts, tires are available many places, it's just the wait to get them.

[mudbug3]

derekhonda

Welcome to the amphibious forum This is the place to be if you love amphibious machines

[derekhonda]

Cougar that is funny! Yes it was in extremely good condition, however just found out they hit a tree on the other side and popped a few rivets out of the body, hope nothing more. Man...last time I loan out my toys. Yeah I am about an hour away from both attica and haspin, I wouldn't mind meeting up with some people for an argo day if you know others interested. I'll pm you an email addy and number but for the most part i think I will frequent this forum seems like a good bunch of people. Thanks again all!

Oh yeah...guy who has the tire shop said he would tube it for me for free (well...almost free....after i wrap 700 bucks in rubber around my truck wheels ) If it holds that should be fine right?