My first Argo configuration advice and questions.

[scimanstev]

I had a lot of fun. Bob and I drank beer, cooked steak, and sat outside at my portable fire pit on wheels last night. We didn't do a whole lot of riding, as the first trip down the heavily rutted trail with boulders, two of the track nuts came loose, and the cleat go bent. We walked back up the hill, got tools and replacement parts, and went back to fix it. The tracks did do some minor damage to the lawn, but not very bad at all. The weather was perfect, and it was a very good day. Here is Juggernaught!



The canopy isn't here yet, as it is having the screens put in.



Here are some of the controls. We are upgrading the switch panel to one with more switches. The heated hand grips are awesome. There is a horn, and over the next few weeks we will install the boating lights.



We think the issue with the tracks was a fluke. these tracks are very aggressive.



This is the hood painting the artist did. It is awesome!



This is just so awesome, I can't believe it!



I can't wait for the canopy to be finished. I would be out riding right now, as it is raining outside. I could ride like it is, but I don't have sufficient rain gear.



Steve

[mowbizz]

That’s one mean machine right there!
Now comes the lifelong task of trying to get Juggernaught STUCK!

[allwheeldrive]

Looks killer aggressive Steve! Love the hood, the steel on those tracks do look a bit on the thin side more like stamped heavy gauge steel with a lot of leverage on the tips from impact. It would be interesting to see how rocky that section of trail was. It might just not be viable to have them on all the time for that kind of terrain riding. I can image they'd be the best on ice though!

[dirtdobber]

Congrats Steve. That is one good looking and capable machine. Enjoy!

[scimanstev]

We had a huge coastal storm last night, and lost power. We are running on generator, which my wife can't handle, so I stayed home today. Once the rain let up, I drove Juggernaught through all the mud I could find with ease. Then I went down the steep rocky rutted trail, and it was washed out w with water running down it. At the bottom, the area was flooded, and as soon as I got out toy check the drain plugs, it started pouring rain again. I easily drove back up the hill through the mud and over the rocks and ruts. I got soaked, but Juggernaught didn't even blink. I can't wait for the canopy to be ready.

Steve

[mowbizz]

Fun fun fun!
Power was out for 18 hours+ here too...just came back on a few minutes ago.
Thank god for generators!

[john swenson]

awesome machine steve !! well worth all the time,energy and research you did to bring '' juggernaught'' together. looking forward to all the videos you will be posting...... just wait till you go riding with some other folks !! have fun, johnboy va.

[scimanstev]

I did create some decent mud holes, and I will take pictures tomorrow once I get home from work. The power is still out, and I hope it comes back on before I have to leave for work. The generator is full of gas, and should last until morning. Needless to say, the mud was no problem for Juggernaught. I went back down that rutted trail again, and that was no problem. I did hit one of the trailer cables that makes it easier to raise and lower the trailer door. It came off, but it is fixable.

Steve

[scimanstev]

Power is still out. I am at work, and my wife could barely fill the generator. She didn't get enough in it, and will have to do it again around 3. I am quite nervous.

Steve

[mowbizz]

Power is still out. I am at work, and my wife could barely fill the generator. She didn't get enough in it, and will have to do it again around 3. I am quite nervous.

Steve

I hope things worked out for you and your wife Steve...I know if I had to leave my wife in charge of keeping the generator running while I was away, I would be nervous too! I’m hoping the power has been restored!

[scimanstev]

They are telling us that it won't be restored until Friday. That would make this the longest outage in 21 years. We have basic functions on generator, but we are mostly in the dark. My cell phone is the only internet and it is extremely dicey. I didn't go for a ride tonight, but I did take pictures of the mud holes I created. I will post them when I get service again.

Steve

[scimanstev]

My wife just called me at work, and told me the power and internet are back! Once I get home and shut down the generator I just might see if I can find some mud!

Steve

[allwheeldrive]

Yay!
I was thinking, how do you secure your investment? Do you keep it in trailer? And if so how do you lock up your trailer so that it may not be stolen?

[mowbizz]

My wife just called me at work, and told me the power and internet are back! Once I get home and shut down the generator I just might see if I can find some mud!

Steve

That’s awesome Steve! That was a looooong stretch with no power!

[scimanstev]

The trailer is locked with very strong locks. There is a locking trailer ball in place of a vehicle, so it can't be towed away. Cameras will be on it 24/7. This has been thought out just as much as the Argo design. It would be possible to steal it, but it would take an extreme effort, and since my house is alarmed, it is not likely. I am adding more security all the time. The other day when we had the track issue, we removed the key, and a key fuse, and all the stuff in the back before hiking back up the trail to get parts and tools to repair it. We drove my Jeep back to where it was, and some hunters were looking at it. They had guns, but if anyone tried to harm it, I'd have beaten the tar out of them.

Steve