New argo aurora

[mightymaxIV]

The Argo web site says the Aurora 950 with a Standard transmission has a top speed of 20 mph and 17 mph with the HT transmission, must have been a misunderstanding somewhere by ATV magazine.

[mightymaxIV]

Also of a big note is the very expensive Bigfoot 6x6 has a 30 horse liquid cooled, EFI, engine with an ADMIRAL TRANSMISSION and a 20 MPH top speed. If I bought one of those machines the very first thing I would do is ditch the tires.

[Sparx]

The second video does state the the 40mph top speed is available with the 40 horse engine. 1 issue I already have with the machine is the one piece floor pan, it takes me about 15 seconds to take out the rear floor pan on my 6x6 to see if I have taken on any water. What are you going to do with this machine? Checking for water is a big deal to me and I would like it to be as easy as possible.

What's wrong with just pulling the rear plugs to check for water? That's all I do, park it on a slight incline to help make sure it's all drained out for 15 mins and good to go again.

[Noel Woods]

I think what Dan was getting at was the one piece floor pan is complicated to remove for checking and lubricating the chains. Pretty much everybody I know will pull the drain plugs on a slope to drain water out while out on a ride. For example, the factory Max 2 one piece floor pan is a real pain to pull out, and most of us have segmented the floor board into two pieces to expedite the process.
Argo historically has had front and rear floor pans that are super easy to remove.

[Zircon]

I would disagree with that. Rear floor pan, yes. Front one, not so much. At least, on my Avenger 750EFI it isn't exactly easy. The firewall has to be removed first. And that's a pain because of how it fits. Besides, who needs to check for water in the Aurora, if it has a built in bilge pump as a standard accessory?

[mightymaxIV]

What's wrong with just pulling the rear plugs to check for water? That's all I do, park it on a slight incline to help make sure it's all drained out for 15 mins and good to go again.

Wow, sounds like you guys have never had an issue, on every ride I pull my floor pans out two or three times, I am not only checking for water but my spockets, my chains, my adjusters, my bearings etc., I blew a bearing on the output shaft of my HDI and didn't even know until I pulled the floor pans. I also check for damage to the floor pan, why? On one ride I knocked the revits loose on my skid pan on my HDI, my son took the machine into a lake to wash it off and took on water so fast he nearly sunk the machine

[Deedeelin1]

Mr.Edwards, Remembering the good times, When we were riding durning Hurricane Matthew, we were stopping about every 5 minutes draining the water out. GOOD TIMES

[mightymaxIV]

Mr.Edwards, Remembering the good times, When we were riding durning Hurricane Matthew, we were stopping about every 5 minutes draining the water out. GOOD TIMES

Yes, in east Texas I lost an alternator, I had to cut three different rides short because the charging system on my frontier 8x8 had been improperly installed and caused the wires to ground out and discharge the batteries, blown bearings, broken chains, clutch key ways coming loose, yes I have learned to check my machines and to try to have at least one aatv with.me when I ride.

[philipatmaxfour]

Wow, sounds like you guys have never had an issue, on every ride I pull my floor pans out two or three times, I am not only checking for water but my spockets, my chains, my adjusters, my bearings etc., I blew a bearing on the output shaft of my HDI and didn't even know until I pulled the floor pans. I also check for damage to the floor pan, why? On one ride I knocked the revits loose on my skid pan on my HDI, my son took the machine into a lake to wash it off and took on water so fast he nearly sunk the machine

Dan,I did that.In a rock strewn ,downhill stream dumping into a beaver pond. When I got to the pond,I shut the engine off and you could hear the water coming in. Some Argo experts did a permanent fix with a 1/4 inch bolt and washer and nut. Congrats on your newest AATV.

[scimanstev]

Yes, in east Texas I lost an alternator, I had to cut three different rides short because the charging system on my frontier 8x8 had been improperly installed and caused the wires to ground out and discharge the batteries, blown bearings, broken chains, clutch key ways coming loose, yes I have learned to check my machines and to try to have at least one aatv with.me when I ride.

I lost an alternator also. Once it was replaced, I rewired most everything. Now, my electrical system. Is much better than the factory. I still need to wire in my boat lights, but after everything else, that is easy. I also learned that replaced parts are way cheaper than the Argo originals. And they work better.

Steve