Dan's new 6x6 Argo Frontier Scout

[ARGOJIM]

AJ is another.

Idols are on the TV, I'm on the trails.
Thanks though, nice to be thought to have a clue.

[mowbizz]

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SPAM!

[mightymaxIV]

I have ordered a set of the sixteen inch wide Vendetta tires on Max bead Lock rims for my Frontier. Mike at Adair Argo told me they installed a set of the 16 inch Vendettas on a 6x6 Frontier a while back. He told me he had never seen a 6x6 swim so fast. He also said the Vendetta mounted Frontier was the only machine he ever saw climb the dam with tires. I can tell you from my experience with the Vendettas on my MaxIV that they are an impressive tire, and they do almost everything well, including a very good ride quality.

Here is some video of the VENDETTAS on my MaxIV:

[mightymaxIV]

Some video of the Argo Scout at Big nasty ATV park taken Saturday January 19th 2019.

Since this is a new machine and I didn't have another Argo with me I didn't go into the back swamps. I wanted to make sure everything was right before I go into an area I can't walk out of.

However I did go through every nasty trail and mud hole I could find. I ran with several other quads and a side by side for a good part of the day. They had me try every hole they couldn't make. It was fun and I enjoyed putting the Argo through it's paces. I never came close to getting stuck but I did run through several challenging areas.

Over all I was very pleased with the machine and I find that being able to Lock down one side of the tracks with the old style transmission was a distinct advantage in several areas. I also found i could travel down the trails at a speed of up to 18 MPH and feel in complete control. Hope you enjoy!

I forgot to mention that the front rack on top of the hood makes it easy to man handle the machine!

[john swenson]

thanks dan .....your machine is awesome and looking so forward to busco for some great riding . wish i did'nt live so far away, i would be right out there with you . later , johnboy va.

[mightymaxIV]

Oh the joys of owning an Argo-Clean up, pulled the machine off the trailer, put in my drain plugs, pulled out the floor pans and transmission cover, into my pond to check for leaks, GOOD! park the machine up hill, front rack and hood off, keep the rnachine running and hose out the in side and outside.

Wow I don't have to pull out the seats and spend an hour and a half cleaning A arms, shocks and chasing mud locked in the frame. I don't have to spend an hour cleaning mud chucks on the inside of the machine. Wow I don't have to clean out the radiator or worry about it being clogged or have a tree branch or root go thought it? Wow someone should be telling all the side by side owners about this! (pssst; I already did and they are not listening).

Love my new Argo Scout-these things make the off road experience easy!

Psssst: I forgot to mention, Just for fun I ran the Argo over and huge brush and log pile in back of my home- this is something I would never try with any 4x4 machine. The Argo went over that pile so easy though I'd gone to off road heaven.

[Noel Woods]

Awesome footage. That Argo Scout is very easy to man-handle. Take someone who is already a highly skilled driver and get them an awesome machine and enjoy the performance!
That new machine is probably the most together little amphib I've seen.

[mightymaxIV]

Video: 16 inch Vendetta tires on the my Argo Scout:

[dirtdobber]

Wow that looks good. I want a set of those!

[mowbizz]

Video: 16 inch Vendetta tires on the my Argo Scout:


https://youtu.be/G918iNlFVqU

Are you going to just run the new tires without tracks? Or are the tires for summer and tracks for winter?
OOPS I see you’re in Georgia...never mind the winter comment!

[thorn]

Those look awesome! Can't wait for you to show some video of them in action. The ride is going to be nice and soft (for an Argo).

[mightymaxIV]

Are you going to just run the new tires without tracks? Or are the tires for summer and tracks for winter?
OOPS I see you’re in Georgia...never mind the winter comment!

I plan to run the tires around other tracked machines (maybe the Mud Nationals) to see how they compare to the tracked machines. I already know the tracks are better in pudding mud but I think the tires will shine everywhere else. If I can't hang with the big boys with the tires I will put on the tracks. In pure mud I think these tires will perform well, its the thin pudding mud that will get me.

[mightymaxIV]

Those look awesome! Can't wait for you to show some video of them in action. The ride is going to be nice and soft (for an Argo).

I really believe this is the best looking Argo combination I have ever seen. Even I was surprised by just how good the machine looked after I installed the tires.

[tbone9]

Do you have enough clearance to put track over them?

[mightymaxIV]

Do you have enough clearance to put track over them?

No, not with out a 3 Inch wheel spacer, and putting tracks over those tires would be over kill since I never get stuck with the tracks and 24" tires.

Check this video at the 4:00 minute mark, This girl was stuck so badly in the mud that they lifted her out with a log skidder, right after they pulled her out I pulled up next to her lifter her into my tub and carried her out. After the 4x4 was pulled out I drove right through the same area and didn't ever bog down.