Max 8x8

[jerrynuss]

Your wishing Honda was put out of business by the ATC lawsuits goes more toward the issue of why the 4 wheelers are more popular and why the 6 wheelers are more expensive. Honda has a large corporation. They manufacture small engines, generators, lawn mowers, motorcycles, 4 wheel atvs, cars, aircraft engines. They have the money and clout behind them to be able to produce 4 wheelers at a lower cost than a small business with under 10 employees that has most of their manufacturing done by someone else and they do the final assembly. The small company still has to pay its manufacturers, employees, advertising, utilities, insurance, and possibly for their building facility. For them to come up with a radical change or new product could be economically disastrous if a part of the system breaks down.

[boncrshr]

I agree about the suspension issue....maintenance could be another. Quads will go and go with very little maintenance, until you realize that the parts that need replacing are cost prohibitive and you just go finance a new one. At least that is what happens around here.

[beungood]

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What type of suspension does he run? are there pictures of it?

Which brings us right back to the flotation tire issue. Anyone who's ridden in a machine with six good flotation tires on it will attest to the fact that their ride is far superior to most of their rim & tire cousins. The skid-steer amphib was designed around these tires and the tires were the built-in "suspension". The alternative is a suspension setup like Whipper's, which I'm sure is better than any tire, but not all of us have the recources and expertise of Apache Gear behind us!

There: I've added my two cents too.
Don

[George]

Hey Good,

Check out either Max or Attex springers under their respective threads. They're both done. You can see them evolve from concept to ""air time" if you start at the beginning of each. See these two links.

http://www.6x6world.com/forums/attex-atvs/230-attex-springer.html

http://www.6x6world.com/forums/max-atvs/491-max-springer.html

[rdr]

i thought this thread was for max 8x8 not weather a jap pos was good or not . now back to our thread . i do wish rec would up date . they better becaus with argo and mud ox out .there market share is getting smaller by the sec . robbie

[MaxRules]

i thought this thread was for max 8x8 not weather a jap pos was good or not . now back to our thread . i do wish rec would up date . they better becaus with argo and mud ox out .there market share is getting smaller by the sec . robbie

Robbie, I tell Recreatives that very same thing just about every time I talk to them. I became a Max dealer exactly five years ago and in that time, there has been exactly ZERO changes. Ok... so they changed the rims to black but only because the gray was flaking off!

[rdr]

Robbie, I tell Recreatives that very same thing just about every time I talk to them. I became a Max dealer exactly five years ago and in that time, there has been exactly ZERO changes. Ok... so they changed the rims to black but only because the gray was flaking off!

i know brandon they do not listen or don;t want to make changes . i know molds are high but they need to get some new ones. a max II with 26's and a new dash with cup holders would be nice. a IV wit some 31's and a 40 hp briggs or koler would be real nice . after riding with lewis and mcCoy that 8x8 is bad to the bone . i know what the next one will be it will be a advenger or mud ox

[lewis]

Advertising?

Hi guys:
just adding my 2 cents worth in. I think one thing as said before in another quote is advertising. When i decided to buy my Argo i knew nothing of a Max. Never heard of one, thought the Attex was history not lived anymore. The only way i knew of the Argo is Ken Bost who has sold these units for 30 years or so.(which i passed everyday to and from work) Never saw a advertisement for these units either. People, as said before are amazed at these machines and think they were just developed, and stunned to find out how long they have been around. I really blows them away at the river.

I heard the enthusiasm from a lot of Max guys when Whipper was talking about his new project. The ideas were flying!

You must listen to your customers. They are the ones that are buying the machines. If i ran that company i would have a tap into this site. There is a lot of knowledge here and what a machine they could build.

Lewis

[rdr]

Hi guys:
just adding my 2 cents worth in. I think one thing as said before in another quote is advertising. When i decided to buy my Argo i knew nothing of a Max. Never heard of one, thought the Attex was history not lived anymore. The only way i knew of the Argo is Ken Bost who has sold these units for 30 years or so.(which i passed everyday to and from work) Never saw a advertisement for these units either. People, as said before are amazed at these machines and think they were just developed, and stunned to find out how long they have been around. I really blows them away at the river.

I heard the enthusiasm from a lot of Max guys when Whipper was talking about his new project. The ideas were flying!

You must listen to your customers. They are the ones that are buying the machines. If i ran that company i would have a tap into this site. There is a lot of knowledge here and what a machine they could build.

Lewis

amem lewis

[Roger S]

In Recreatives defense, argo need updates worse than max. You can't believe what it costs to make new bodies.. I have a very rough idea from being around the mud ox as it developed. It's a mind boggling amount of $ to bring a new product to market. Never mind the amout of time and work out of someone's life.