Highlifters Atv Mud Nationals 2015

[locolouie]

Awesome way to go guys

[mightymaxIV]

It's pretty amazing to watch what essentially would seem to be obsolete vehicles, show their true nature and utterly wreak anything else on the market. 6x6/8x8 will always simply be the best.


Also what are the tracks running on the yellow Argo? They are CRAZY!

All wheel, the tracks on Noels Yellow 750 EFI are Adair classic tracks with pieces of stainless steel attached to every grouser. This track system requires Adair track tuners on the two middle wheels so the middle wheels spin freely. You might also note that this machine had all aluminum wheels with a two inch offset two help make room for those wide tracks. The extra width and the steel sleeves on the grousers gave Noel a little extra advantage pulling out of the mud lanes. Noels machine had the the 3.3 transmission but those tracks work to gear the machine even lower and Noels machine was the machine of choice for pulling out stuck 4x4's.

[Noel Woods]

It's pretty amazing to watch what essentially would seem to be obsolete vehicles, show their true nature and utterly wreak anything else on the market. 6x6/8x8 will always simply be the best.

Also what are the tracks running on the yellow Argo? They are CRAZY!

Those are some special tracks Adair created for rugged conditions. They are metal cased on one side of the grouser to allow better traction on wet logs and wet clay. The tracks themselves are a version of their gear reduction tracks. Put the metal clad grouser together with gear reduction and you have a machine that went through every obstacle at Mud Creek without hesitation. I highly recommend them.

[mightymaxIV]

Everywhere we went Argos were the dominate machine. Owners of the lifted machines saw us as we were pulling them out. Big side by sides saw us as we drove circles around their stuck machines under conditions that seemed like child's play to us. Ty's 95 Argo Response with a 23 horse Briggs drove through every bad hole we could find and simply wouldn't be stopped. Wife's saw us as we drove by mud free and children pointed. People videoed the machines every where we went. We drove through impossible holes that challenged all the wheeled vehicles. I could see the look on the owners of lifted machines as we drove by. One thing is for sure. Next year a lot of folks that once owned 4x4's will be driving an Argo and I would expect to see more and more Argos as family members prod dad about buying one of those mud machines that keep the family dry.

[Noel Woods]

Good points Dan. I just wish we would have had a few Max and Mudd Ox machines there as well. Well, we kind of did, I had my green Max2 there for comparison but managed to lose the allen screws out of the middle axles which restricted its ability to maneuver and had to abort a swamp run and take it back to camp.

The Max2 is back in action now, and will be out again for the 2016 Mud Nats.

Any Max and Mudd Ox owners want to come to the event next year, actually all machines are welcome. I may even have my Super Swamp Fox there next year.

[mightymaxIV]

Good points Dan. I just wish we would have had a few Max and Mudd Ox machines there as well. Well, we kind of did, I had my green Max2 there for comparison but managed to lose the allen screws out of the middle axles which restricted its ability to maneuver and had to abort a swamp run and take it back to camp.

The Max2 is back in action now, and will be out again for the 2016 Mud Nats.

Any Max and Mudd Ox owners want to come to the event next year, actually all machines are welcome. I may even have my Super Swamp Fox there next year.

I would love to see a diesel powered Ox with Adair tracks in the Mix, that would be the ultimate tow machine that everyone would look for, I would also like to see an OX XL with 14" Vendettas in the endurance race. The XL is probably faster in the water then an Argo and would have a very good chance of winning the endurance race. Think about that "MATT", Mudd Ox-endurance race winner!

[foxvalley]

[foxvalley]

[Mike]

I am loving the videos.

Foxvalley, to embed the videos, use the full URL that looks like this: http://www.youtube.com/...

You are using the shortened URL that looks like this: http://youtu.be/...

To get the full URL, just click on the shortened one and it appears in the address bar for you. Copy and paste it into the filmstrip button but remember to remove the "s" in "https://" if there is one. Further explanation here if needed: http://www.6x6world.com/forums/6x6-w...st-videos.html

[ARGOJIM]

This looks to be a moving creek?

[mightymaxIV]

This looks to be a moving creek?

Jim, there were very strong currents everywhere including the endurance race. We had to be very careful and more then once we had an Argo take on more water then was safe. If it wasn't for the quick reactions of team Alaska my engine bay would have been under water. Everyone with tracks was very impressed with team Alaska's driving skills, they took that wheeled machine through some of the hardest holes at Mud Creek. Noel and I ran most of the last day with Team Alaska and both of us were very impressed, we spent a lot of time watching him and his partner going through one hole after another working that HDI with 25" Argo swimmers. I can tell you that you can get through some very difficult situations with good team work.

[jpswift1]

J. P. Swift, I am sure you will enjoy watching the Argo run circles around the 4x4's.

Dan, I'm very proud that you showed those people what REAL off road vehicles are all about. You can put all that money into some inferior side by side or quad and drive around with a douchy and arrogant attitude but the facts are the facts, we can go where they can't! Well done! Hopefully this creates some more exposure for our hobby and gets the AATV segment growing.

[foxvalley]

https://youtu.be/_rKiOo83JFc

Thanks, Mike,but I still can't seem to find the long version URL.

[foxvalley]

[foxvalley]

https://youtu.be/Aln6n8o0M8I