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We go through a lot of swap & mud, and I have learned to stack gear to the roof in the Argo, rather then over loading the trailer & towing/dragging it though the nasty stuff . But with tracks I'm wondering if I could keep the Argo lighter & nimble and load the trailer heavier.
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In my experience, an Argo with a heavy load is much like a Bullbozer, it will go anywhere (within reason). I try not to pull trailers if I don't have to, but when I do pull one or two I will often put a bit of heavy stuff in the bottom of the trailer and fill the rest of it with light bulky stuff. The reason I do this is that when the Argo is too light and the trailer is heavy, you get what I like to call "The tail wagging the dog". This can be particularily dangerous when navigating hills.
With regards to trailers, I've found that one with tandem axles and a walking beam suspension is the only way to go. To go one step better, a friend of mine has built one with the walking beam suspension, but also added "Flex Ride" axles.
JMHO
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I had swore off trailers for a long time, well until I got tracks. I used it last year with no trouble but I kept it loaded light 200 lbs & about 700lbs in the argo. My thought this year was to load it up a little more, put the extra 40 gallons of gas in the bottom and dry bags on top. So say 500lbs in each. Taking some weight out of my wifes, she doesn't have tracks and my dads, he has a conquest, I think he'll gain some freeboard when crossing the river. (which makes him nervous anyways)
The trailer has a walking beam which I found to be a lot better then a single axle. It also has 25" rawhide III's I can use as spares. I believe 4 tires trailers float a lot better too, in the water and over the swamps.Comment
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extra 40 gallons of gas
Wow, I thought, what a long trip he takes, but I assume you're sharing that with two other vehicles.To Invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. (Thomas Edison)Comment
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Hey Chinook, any pictures of you trailer?Comment
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I don't think that 500lbs in each is out of the question at all. 40gals of fuel is 250lbs, keep that low in the trailer and you shuld be fine. My bigger concern would be swimming the trailer across a river. I've done it a few times, and never found a "Good" way to do it. I always end up bobbing down the river backwards with the trailer leading the way.
Maybe you should just load all the heavy stuff in your fathers Conquest, stick him to the bottom of the river and just let him drive across
Kidding
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Rd, My wife has had that same thought, reguarding the old man.
Roger, we do 20 to 30 miles one way, and seem to us about 15 gallons each, but I like to have extra.
The river is not swift, and I have only crossed it with out the trailer, crossing at a downward angle about 45 deg. I thought I would attach a rope to the ass-end of the trailer, so A) they could help keep it from floating past me & B) they could attach it to their front and I could help hand pull the next one accross.
I've crossed smaller creeks, very deep but no curent and only 20 wide, the trailer floated very well.Comment
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if you have more than one argo why not make a train to cross the river attach the trailer between two argos and go for itComment
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