driving argo on canadian shield

[plott hound]

ok guys,who here hunts with their argo in northren ontario?im heading out next week for my annual week of deer hunting.been using a honda atv to access our remote camp for coming on 3 decades.so this will be the maiden voyage with my argo deer hunting.just how rough are the argos on real nasty rocky terrain?gotta decide if i need to stock up on percocets before we leave.lol

[North Country Tough]

Perks work,but seriously I was suppose to be up there for opening and well, S### happens,leaving Friday(fingers crossed)and we run some rock I run my tire pressures down and it aint so bad,mind you I do run a eight wheeler with duals and it spans gaps real well and the added length as well as width helps,good luck with your hunt and be safe.NTC

[DerekF]

I run in shield country all the time. Bring Spares, lots of spares. Sidewall pinching is a big problem if you are loaded down. As for the roughness, my motto is just don't push things in the speed dept and it will be all good. If you try to push it, WHEW, Percocets it is.

I actually changed my Rawhides out to Mudzillas with Matt-o's bead lock rims and so far not too many flats.

[plott hound]

thanks guys,almost left argo behind and jumped on my comfy couch honda rincon.north country tough i hunt real close to your cottage.WMU 47,following in my great,great grand pappys foot steps.lol

thanks again for the replies.

[North Country Tough]

thanks guys,almost left argo behind and jumped on my comfy couch honda rincon.north country tough i hunt real close to your cottage.WMU 47,following in my great,great grand pappys foot steps.lol

thanks again for the replies.

WMU 47,third generation to own the property,second generation to own six bys,been travelling the hwy 11,and hwy 69 corridor since I was a pup,first 6 wheeler in WMU 47 1965 dads new Jigger,Loring area my second back yard.CHEERS NCT

[plott hound]

then you remember 522 before the bridge crossed the pickeral river.man the road made me car sick when i was a kid.

[North Country Tough]

then you remember 522 before the bridge crossed the pickeral river.man the road made me car sick when i was a kid.

Do so,was great when it opened had our pick of routes,basically the same mileage both ways for us,mind you been flying the 11 lately the Tims,Liquor store,and grocery store at the Burks my favorite last gasp before the bush.LOL

[plott hound]

yupper derekf,you northren guys are the argo pro's for sure bud.i got one spare and a can of tire inflator,hopefully im good to go.will soon find out what these new argo tires are like.do you have a picture gallery on site?looked for it but could not find it.

thanks again.

I run in shield country all the time. Bring Spares, lots of spares. Sidewall pinching is a big problem if you are loaded down. As for the roughness, my motto is just don't push things in the speed dept and it will be all good. If you try to push it, WHEW, Percocets it is.

I actually changed my Rawhides out to Mudzillas with Matt-o's bead lock rims and so far not too many flats.

[spookum]

oh, for tire inflating purposes:
1. can of eather, reseats the beds
2. a bycyle pump (wal-mart 15 dollars) it will always air up tires
3. 1 can of sime

6 pack of patches, including the BIG kind

Good luck!!!

[plott hound]

got the slime,pump just need patches and eather.got a few nasty holes to go through with smooth rock sides and water at the bottom.this sucker better be able to haul me and itself up and out fully loaded.honda rincon can do it pulling a real heavy load behind.

oh, for tire inflating purposes:
1. can of eather, reseats the beds
2. a bycyle pump (wal-mart 15 dollars) it will always air up tires
3. 1 can of sime

6 pack of patches, including the BIG kind

Good luck!!!

[North Country Tough]

got the slime,pump just need patches and eather.got a few nasty holes to go through with smooth rock sides and water at the bottom.this sucker better be able to haul me and itself up and out fully loaded.honda rincon can do it pulling a real heavy load behind.

Good luck with your hunt,I can tell ya plott hound my Avenger would pull that load with your Rubi in the back.LOL NCT

[plott hound]

sweet deal,hope this old KT is half as good.

Good luck with your hunt,I can tell ya plott hound my Avenger would pull that load with your Rubi in the back.LOL NCT

[plott hound]

so the old argo survived the trip in and out from hunt camp.i dont think it even spun a wheel on the way in.was pouring rain when we unloaded the trucks,had the argo pre-loaded so i just popped the top up and went for it.theres something about arriving at camp after a 2 hour ride being warm and dry.only down fall of the argo is its lack of ground clearence.my poor home made shiny skid plate got some awfull war wounds in it.we shot 5 deer for 5 guys and i retreived all 5 with the argo,very handy to put them in the back and head for game pole.

[North Country Tough]

Nice,great shots glad you had a good first experience with the ol 8X8,yea clean and dry beats soaking wet,last year we had a snow dump and the brush was bent over you know that clinging snow after a half hour of trail the hood of the Argo had almost a foot on it the 4 wheeler guys were cold and soaked I was in a T shirt with the heater on.LOL