Wyoming Mudd-Ox Snow pics

[travisch]

Below are a few pics of todays Mudd-Ox ride.

[Mike]

Beautiful pictures. That is some serious snow.

[mudbug3]

travisch,

The scenery in the pictures that you posted of your Mudd Ox looks awesome! I,m sure those 20 inch tracks work great.

[tbunce7]

snow pics

Travisch,

Great pics. Love the scenery.

Terry

[Roadtorque]

I like the 3rd to last pic. Really shows how much clearance the mudox has.

[lewis]

Great pictures, love the scenery. So i am assuming your really enjoying the Mudd-ox.

Lewis

[RickMo]

Looks fun.

[tinman]

travisch,
Great pics, beautiful country! How would describe the snow conditons? Did not look like powder, but didn't appear to be be a real wet snow either. Really interested in hearing the good and the not so good of how the Ox performed in these conditions. Thanks Tinman

[bofts]

Man what a machine

[hancock]

Great pics, Travis. Looks like you are enjoying your machine. I bet those tracks are coming in handy in that deep snow.

Hancock

[travisch]

More pics from a ride last week with Tim Schafer with one of his Argo 750 EFI Avengers.

[mudslinger]

How did the two machines compare? Is there anything the Argo does better than the Ox? Anything you would recommend Matt change on the Ox based on what you saw on the Argo in the snow?

[mudbug3]

travisch ,


Comparing the top picture of the Mudd Ox and the bottom one, with the middle picture of the Mudd Ox on the trailor , with tracks,, it seems that you guys swaped the tracks and wheels off of the Argo ,and then put them on the Mudd Ox for a better machine comparison?

[travisch]

Mudslinger - The Argo went everywhere the Mudd-Ox went and vice versa but the Mudd-Ox is more maneuverable having the ability to counter rotate the tires/tracks. Where the Mudd-Ox shines is its turning ability....With the Argo you have to walk the machine into a turn...brake, release, brake, release. If you try to turn in one motion the braked track stops and the spinning track digs (sometimes a hole). With the Mudd-Ox you simple apply more or less forward stick to the tracks while turing which keeps forward momentum on both tracks - less chance of high centering/stuck. The Argo having Hi/Lo gearing will outrun the Mudd-Ox as far as top speed but I'm running the low gear option in the Mudd-Ox right now so if your into speed then I would have to say the Argo is your answer.
What would I change......? Tough call..... EFI and a turbo would be sweet if money wasn't an option.

[travisch]

Mudbug3 - When Tim came out to Wyoming I asked him to bring a new set of Argo rubber tracks and Frontier tires for a couple reasons when using the machine in deep snow.
Just like the the rest of the Mudd-Ox the tracks are heavy duty and the set I have are really pre-production. I needed a lighter weight option for high altitude, deep snow use. The Frontier tires alone are 16lbs lighter then the Rawhide III's.
In snow weight is everything. Reducing the weight on ANY machine will increase performance but at a cost which in this case is durability. No doubt about it the Mudd-Ox track is more durable I'm just shooting for light weight.