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Just found a place that rents argos. Seems a bit expensive but I might give it a try anyway. I've never drove one and have been fascinated with them for a long time. This would be a fun way to drive an argo and check out the surrounding terrain. Anyway here is the site Arizona Amphibious | Argo Sales, Rentals and Guided Tours | 1-877-201-1634
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It says that they are closed?
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what does? Did you call the number or am I missing the text on their page?Originally posted by Mike View PostIt says that they are closed?Comment
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Hah, I'm retarded. Right there in bold letters it says "Arizona Amphibious has closed" I guess in my excitement I didnt read that part.Originally posted by Roadtorque View PostComment
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Guess it doesn't matter now that they are closed. but this would have been interesting as to how they would have pulled this off. Maybe, just maybe, this had something to do with it.
Right now in AZ, any off road vehicles under 1500 lbs (ATV's, dirt bikes) have to be registered & have an OHV tag to ride on public lands. If you ride on any road that is maintained by the forest service, the OHV tag is not enough. You must have Plates. In their haste to past the law, they,also, did not make a provision for people that might want to drive to AZ & ride around (ex. Like getting a 3 day non-resident fishing license). They will stop you & they will ticket for non-compliance.
The AZ Banana Buggies are all legal now. REB181 was the last to get his plates & tags, but right now, Whipper can't drive the Scorpion on public land until he gets that one taken care of.
We do have a huge playground out here, but now if you want to use it, you have to do what they say or it will cost you. How lucky some of you are to have a place like Busco to ride.
Bridget
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Originally posted by Model Citizen View PostGuess it doesn't matter now that they are closed. but this would have been interesting as to how they would have pulled this off. Maybe, just maybe, this had something to do with it.
Right now in AZ, any off road vehicles under 1500 lbs (ATV's, dirt bikes) have to be registered & have an OHV tag to ride on public lands. If you ride on any road that is maintained by the forest service, the OHV tag is not enough. You must have Plates. In their haste to past the law, they,also, did not make a provision for people that might want to drive to AZ & ride around (ex. Like getting a 3 day non-resident fishing license). They will stop you & they will ticket for non-compliance.
The AZ Banana Buggies are all legal now. REB181 was the last to get his plates & tags, but right now, Whipper can't drive the Scorpion on public land until he gets that one taken care of.
We do have a huge playground out here, but now if you want to use it, you have to do what they say or it will cost you. How lucky some of you are to have a place like Busco to ride.
Bridget
Wow, so it looks like I won't get to bring my max out this desert season and finally try to ride with you all? How is nevada? Maybe we can do some sort of west coast "busco" out there.
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Yeah, Az is kinda silly. There are endless places to ride here but so many laws that it takes some of the fun out of it. A big thing lately is getting a ticket for kicking up dust. Dont spin them tiresOriginally posted by techfx View Post Wow, so it looks like I won't get to bring my max out this desert season and finally try to ride with you all? How is nevada? Maybe we can do some sort of west coast "busco" out there.!
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Kicking up dust in the desert is not an issue. You can spin the tires all you want. It's when you do stuff like that in a residential area or someplace you're not suppose to be riding in the first place that gets you in trouble. Construction companies pay the fines or are prepared to water the ground constantly to avoid the fines. It's so funny though, because when we have a dust storm here, the whole Valley gets a piece of that. Maybe some people just need to live in underground shelters.
Techfx, they'll figure it out sooner or later (when they figure out that they are missing out on a lot of revenue).
Bridget
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Y'all ever head up toward horeshoe dam? Seems like there would be some cool places to ride up there. Someone on this forum from Phoenix has poseted a video or two under bartlett dam at a place called needle rock. I fly over that place a lot and I always find myself looking down to see if any AATVs are in the water! As far as the dust thing I have never had a problem with ATVs but we were warned at work about off airport landings that could kick up dirt and make people mad.Comment
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Roadtorque, that's us! It's one of our favorite rides. Last time we went the Game & Fish officers checked for OHV tags twice. The videos posted are of us. We want to ride, so we're keeping them happy.
Here's pics of the Scorpion, Bridget's SS down at Needle Rock & REB181 actually driving "around" Needle Rock in the Verde.
Whipper
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hummmmm?
Government??? Interesting concept???
Still want a KID
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Hui, you goys are lucky, in Victoria Aus there is no way to register one, I could register it under recreational rego if i lived in Queensland. guess no reg for meComment
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In New Zealand we are ment to register our atvs to ride on the beach but not many people do this. As long as we are not doing anything stupid we are left alone. We have a country full of lakes rivers and bush swamps mountains and any landscape you can think of (except desert). all of this is free to use.Well Allmost. We do not need a licence to Drive a jet boat up rivers or to boat out at sea. We do not need a licence to catch fish, Just a quoter. Around were I live we can Climb a mountain, Jet boat a river catch big game fish, shoot deer and pigs all within 40 minutes drive. From what you guys are telling me this must be gods own.THE KIWIComment
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Originally posted by Model Citizen View PostGuess it doesn't matter now that they are closed. but this would have been interesting as to how they would have pulled this off. Maybe, just maybe, this had something to do with it.
Right now in AZ, any off road vehicles under 1500 lbs (ATV's, dirt bikes) have to be registered & have an OHV tag to ride on public lands. If you ride on any road that is maintained by the forest service, the OHV tag is not enough. You must have Plates. In their haste to past the law, they,also, did not make a provision for people that might want to drive to AZ & ride around (ex. Like getting a 3 day non-resident fishing license). They will stop you & they will ticket for non-compliance.
The AZ Banana Buggies are all legal now. REB181 was the last to get his plates & tags, but right now, Whipper can't drive the Scorpion on public land until he gets that one taken care of.
We do have a huge playground out here, but now if you want to use it, you have to do what they say or it will cost you. How lucky some of you are to have a place like Busco to ride.
Bridget
So, I decided to research this (since I have Thursday and Friday off , I'm planning on bringing my max back to the city to work on and my cousin invited me to his pace in Yuma). Not sure if I'll really go (since there is that heat issue unless we go out at 4am).
Looks like out of staters are good (as long as they're registered in their home state) and don't stay for a month in AZ:
Are there any OHV Decal exceptions -or- I'm from out-of-state do I need to purchase the OHV Decal?
* A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or an off-highway vehicle in Arizona without an off-highway vehicle user indicia (OHV Decal) if any of the following applies:
o The person is participating in an off-highway special event.
o The person is operating an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway vehicle on private land.
o The person is loading or unloading an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway vehicle from a vehicle.
o During a period of emergency of if the operation is directed by a peace officer or other public authority.
o All of the following apply (For non-residents):
+ The person is not a resident of Arizona. - and -
+ The person owns the vehicle. - and -
+ The vehicle diplays a current off-highway vehicle user indicia (sticker/decal) or registration (license plate) from the person's state of residency. - and -
+ The vehicle is not in Arizona for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.Comment
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Funny how a lot of the info you posted is not made very public here in AZ. What's interesting is "the person is loading or unloading an all terrain vehicle or off-highway vehicle from a vehicle". That's suppose to make you O.K. to ride? Is that a confusing stupid statement or what? Says nothing about actually riding it, just unloading/loading. If you could ride it under those terms, no one in state would bother with getting an OHV tag. It would be the same as before. I guarrantee that if you off road on public land under 1,500 lbs & you get stopped, you'll get a ticket. ( For OHV parks the terms may be different), but they sure aren't letting the people that live here know it.
Bridget
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