6 wheel or 8 ?

[bostatv]

You will also find that Matt O. Have a very nice trailer available as well

Ken

[lewis]

That it in a NutShell

Rock that's pretty much the way it is. I like the extra room and power and towing capacity, BUT there are concessions to be made. Takes more turning room due to length of vehicle,weight(1150 lbs) and speed . I really enjoy the Avenger and would not trade. I enjoy taking people riding in my machine in groups. It is always a blast. My 2 cents

Lewis

[Rock Doctor]

Iam looking to buy a argo for the first time iam not sure if I should go 6 wheel or 8 what are the advantages of each.

I have both, and I think it's safe to say that it totally depends on what you plan to do with it.

6x6- More play, Less work.
Faster
More nimble
less maintenance
lighter
Less cargo space
lower towing ability
Much rougher ride (In the terrain that I run)


8x8- More work, Less play
All the guys that I know with 6x6's say they will upgrade to an 8x8 next time.
All the guys that have 8x8's say they would like to have a 6x6 to play with.

I use my 8x8 way, way, way more than my 6x6, but I usually have large loads, and even with the 8x8 I still seem to be dragging a trailer most of the time.

I do have fun with the 6x6, but the 8x8 is more the machine for me.

RD

[jnjmoonsfishing]

i have a 2000 bigfoot 6x6 if i had the option of a 6 or 8 wheeler i would go with the 8. my kids love the machine as much as i do. with that said putting seats in the back for the kids in the 6 mod is hard. went hunting today and it loaded down. (i did bring enough things for 3 nights incase we got stranded do to weather or problems). do you or will you use it in the water (floating not touching the bottom)? if so i would get a 8. much more stable.

just my 2 cents.

[lewis]

Thanks BC,
We really had a good time that day and hope to go riding again very soon with others.

The entry into the pit was much steeper than it looked on video and when you come up it,........ it seemed steeper still. Did you notice the spectators on the side? They watched us about the whole time we were in the mud pit.

I like to have company when i ride it makes for more fun and this is where the 8's seem to be at their best.

[boncrshr]

Man Lewis, that was pretty impressive...you really tore that up. What really impressed me was that there appeared to be some pretty deep ruts in the center of that pit, and it did not seem to affect you too much.

My next machine will be an 8-wheeler of some sort...my normal riding is pretty wide open, so the extra space and capabilities really appeals to me.

[rdr]

amen lewis

[lewis]

6 or 8 wheels

Hi Steve
I have a 2006 avenger, which is a 8 wheel machine. I have driven a
6x6(was told that the back was very tight for passengers, was my deciding factor). Bought a used 2003 Conquest for the price of a New 6x6. Pictures are on galley. Put the conquest up for sale and bought the Avenger. The black color, more ground clearance was what caught my eye.

The space is what i like about the 8's over the 6's. I love to take a crowd when possible riding. I think i have had as many as 9 adults and children in the machine at on time. Thats a lot of laughs all going at the same time. I originally bought it so that my family could ride all at the same time. Children are grown and thought that since we rode 3 wheelers together when they were young this would be great!!! They have ridden maybe once.

The wife and i have plenty of room in the back when we go to the lake and putter around, even take the dogs sometimes. Motor is a 9.9 mariner 4 stroke. Is pretty stable in water also. Sitting in back seems to keep the nose up.

All the guys on this tread have made good points, i guess the big item is what are you wanting to do with your machine. Expense may drive you one way or the other and there are a lot of good used machines for sale in 8 and 6 wheel versions. You should be able to find the machine you really want, but this may take a little looking.

The 6x6 can get in tighter spaces but the 8x8 can go most of the places a detour may be necessary sometimes but i think we can all arrive at the same place. The 8x8 does seem to dig a little better in mud because of the extra wheels. The video of the CAW ride on April 19th shows a nice mud pit run with Avenger .

Don't know if you have purchased a machine yet, but if not maybe this will help. Good hunting and have fun with what you decide on.

Lewis

http://www.6x6world.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/561

6x6 ATVs at Carolina Adventure World trails and mud bogging - Putfile.com

[Cougar]

Looks cool

I got a 8X8 just cause it looked cool. Cougar

[Cougar]

Argo Trailers

I read some where on this site that the Argo trailers were not that great for what you have to pay for them. I thought of taking a john boat (flat bottom) and making a T frame with wheels. You could set the boat on it and strap it down. That way you could pull it across land and it would float across the water to. That way you would have a boat and a trailer boat for the Argo. Just a thought. Cougar

[GREASEMONKEY]

I thought about a trailer. We decided to get a few of the cheap 3man boats from walmart to tow across the ponds! I'm gonna use an old junk yard jeep front axles. I'll weld the axles together, cut the stubs, fab some hitch inserts. That will leave U-joints at both ends! I'll put some yard trailer axles & wheels under it & have an anphibious trailer with a 800lb capacity! I'll build 2, one for the farm & one for me! I have been thinking this over for some time now & it should work with no problem! I'll be able to cross ponds with one passenger in the argo + gear, and have 3 passengers in the trailer + gear. I had one of the cheapo walmart boats a while back & gave it away to clear out the junk around the shop. Wish i still had it now!

[artist1018]

Hey Greasemonkey,
Would a floating trailer be an option for you?!? Argo has one, as well as other companies out there!

[GREASEMONKEY]

I don't know, you would have a hard time convincing me that a 6 can go anywhere that an 8 couldnt go. There is no difference in width and if the length made it to where you could not get through something then I would be amazed. I have ridden with a 6 once and was not impressed other than he was a tad faster and could turn with less stress on the drive train.

It's the lenth that would stop me! I hunt in several area's that are not accessable by any other means than AATV, or use a boat & walk the gear 5mi into thewoods. The trails, if you call them that, were originally foot trails. My favorite hunting spot is a hard to get to place. There are several spots where the only possible route in any atv is between large boulders. You are basically riding in a 6' wide crack in a rock. The curves in that rock are not going to allow for another axle, I have to work at getting the 6 wheels I have through. 8 would not go at all, the tight turns & 9' tall walls will not permit it! It's not necessarily the 2 extra wheels, more about the way an argo turns.(drags the rear end around)

Like i said it is what I need, but there have been a few times I wish I had a 8. When i want to take more than one person fishing it sucks to have a 6. When I'm duck hunting with a large group, some of the dick blinds are only accessable by water, and I have to carry in one person at the time! That's 3 trips for one blind! That's 1200yds round trip, and 3 times over! That's no fun!

[boncrshr]

I know nothing about Argo's, but I would be tempted for 8 wheels over 6....provided that where you ride there is room for a larger vehicle. 8 contact patches vs. 6.....only thing is that buying tires would hurt a little more.

[cory_Alaska]

I don't know, you would have a hard time convincing me that a 6 can go anywhere that an 8 couldnt go. There is no difference in width and if the length made it to where you could not get through something then I would be amazed. I have ridden with a 6 once and was not impressed other than he was a tad faster and could turn with less stress on the drive train.