Update on New Max ATVs

[eddieb1965]

Pretty much the same as the former Hoot AATV.They buy a pretty much proven design and still cant get it back to market. Unfortunately both may be dead as if they wanted to keep perspective buyers/ sales they would have some sort of contact info.

[Noel Woods]

I said it a long time ago. Hate to see it happen, but I do believe the brand is dead. No press releases in years, no teases here and there. I think the investors opted to walk away. Unfortunate as it is. At least there are still other manufacturers out there with quality and innovative products that can step in and fill the demand.

I would love to be proven wrong on this.

[techfx]

I said it a long time ago. Hate to see it happen, but I do believe the brand is dead. No press releases in years, no teases here and there. I think the investors opted to walk away. Unfortunate as it is. At least there are still other manufacturers out there with quality and innovative products that can step in and fill the demand.

I would love to be proven wrong on this.

I am wondering if we're getting to the point where there will just be 3D printed, carbon fiber machines?

[xbunsenx]

This was posted in March of this year and there was a LinkedIn post in February celebrating a new vehicle being produced.

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[mfenmor]

See the right rear track almost come off at 1:49

[xbunsenx]

I saw that too. I was watching like "Oh it's coming off!". I thought the video was going to cut out, but it rolled back on and he kept driving. I did notice that it is a one handed drive train, because the driver is holding onto the roll bar the entire time. Other videos show the same thing. That is probably the hydraulic version.

[liflod]

Also note at 44, the 2 right front tires are spinning and the 2 right rear tires are not ????

[xbunsenx]

I had not noticed that before. That is strange.

Maybe each pair of axles are controlled by a hydraulic motor (4 total) and those were not being called on for some reason. That would explain why the 4 sets of tracks are used. I was curious why they did that when every other AATV manufacturer tracks all 4 tires.

[mightymaxIV]

Also note at 44, the 2 right front tires are spinning and the 2 right rear tires are not ????

No those front and back tracks are spinning, as for almost walking out at the 1:49, tracks walk like that when they are in mudd, check my video following John's Argo, Then check the same videos of me following the Mudd Ox, same thing, tracks will squirm. Watch the tracks on my Ox in the mud, they Squirm.

[john swenson]

from the 3 or 4 videos of the agile tech. machine ...there are no close shots of the vehicle itself . i'm thinking it's foreign made ? johnboy va.

[xbunsenx]

I received a response back from the sales department.

Hello Mr. Quinn,

Our industrial-grade hydrostatic-drive 8x8 Proteus/Minerva models are the models currently in limited production at our Indonesian and U.K. production facilities for delivery to commercial customers in those locations.

For the time being, these commercial customers are purchasing the maximum number of vehicles we can produce given the current strained global supply situation.

We are concurrently finalizing development on our Proteus equipped with a U.S. EPA-compliant diesel engine, which we expect to take at least two more months before we can begin production of this model.

What is your intended use for one (or more?) of our vehicles? We would appreciate knowing the model you're interested in and what your application is.

Thank you for inquiring!

Galen Reich

[racerone3]

I received a response back from the sales department.

Hello Mr. Quinn,

Our industrial-grade hydrostatic-drive 8x8 Proteus/Minerva models are the models currently in limited production at our Indonesian and U.K. production facilities for delivery to commercial customers in those locations.

For the time being, these commercial customers are purchasing the maximum number of vehicles we can produce given the current strained global supply situation.

We are concurrently finalizing development on our Proteus equipped with a U.S. EPA-compliant diesel engine, which we expect to take at least two more months before we can begin production of this model.

What is your intended use for one (or more?) of our vehicles? We would appreciate knowing the model you're interested in and what your application is.

Thank you for inquiring!

Galen Reich

for those who don't know, Galen Reich was an employee of R.I. in Buffalo