Mud Nationals in THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS

[Deedeelin1]

MR. WOODS, Sir aren't the Mud Nationals coming up soon? I for one love your videos of the park. I was talking to my friend in Dallas, he just loves the night life. I would be in so much trouble if I hung around him. He is only into 4 Wheels. If they weren't so close together I would be there. 2 days to TEXAS or 30min to Busco Beach. One late March, one early April. Hope you have more then last year. Just thought I would throw it out there.

[mightymaxIV]

Noel did attend the Nationals, along with Mike (Argo HDI), Sammy (Argo HDI) , Doug, better known as Fox Valley (Argo HDI) Noel Woods (Awesome 750 Frontier with hybrid Adair tracks) Brandon price who shot the material for this video, Ty (tracked Argo Magnum with a 23 horse Briggs) Dan Edwards (tracked Mudd Ox Ven38) an Argo XTI, and several other machines including a factory Argo with Adair tracks. It was a wonderful time running with so many other machines and to say that our machines dominated would be a understatement as witnessed in this video. It was a blast and some thing I will hold in my memory for another three years. Unfortunately for the very best video it was to rough to film but we tested our machines to the max and the four wheelers could simply watch as we zipped by.

[john swenson]

awesome, awesome... you guys sure tore it up !! get's me pumped up for busco next week . should be good mud there also. dan , your yellow vengeance looked real good .. i'm sure your liking it . sorry we will miss you at busco , always love riding with you. it just amazes me the guys on the side by sides and 4 wheelers where they try and take those machines. the one heavy guy on the little honda 4 wheeler... at one point you could'nt see but a few small parts of the machine !! anyway , thanks for the great video you always get ! maybe we will get a few from busco to share . johnboy va.

[mightymaxIV]

I followed Noel Woods (750 Argo Frontier with a modified hybrid ADAIR Track) through several very deep mud holes without water (pure Texas mud!!!) I couldn't believe how easy his machine moved in this very heavy deep mud. I expected him to get stuck several times but that Frontier pulled every hole and made it look easy. Of all the machines I have followed I have yet to see another machine eat pure mud like this. It was also was great to see Doug's (Fox Valley) Argo HDI with the Adair winter track kit. This machine made the toughest hole look easy and he was able to get the extra traction he needed to pull out of the most soupy mud lanes.

[Noel Woods]

It was a great time. Deedeelin1, sorry I missed your original post otherwise I would have responded.
We had a great group that consisted of up to nine amphibs and pretty much all were operated by seasoned drivers. The mud was thick like mortar. One of our group was at the ATV park a couple weeks prior to the event and he said that flooded water was flowing everywhere through the timber and he was concerned that the water flow might have been too much, however the preceeding two weeks were dry, so we had some very good conditions to let our machines shine. The back area of Mud Creek was especially challenging, and we really had some good time navigating that terrain.
It was good to see some old friends again and to make some new ones in the progress, and I hope to see everybody again on a future ride. Thanks Dan for the kind words, and thank you for traveling all the way over from Georgia. You get the award for furthest traveled to attend the event.
Even the Argo Factory guys made it down and had a display in the vendor area with multiple amphibs and their new quads. It was nice to talk with the factory guys and they made a very sound showing at the event, and I hope they make it again in the future.
It was also astounding that so many people know about Argos and other amphibs by seeing us at the Mud Nat's and pulling a few folks out when they need our help.

[allwheeldrive]

Did you guys finally get to have your showdown with the Sherp?

Last clip with the 6x6 getting out was best part of the vid!

[Noel Woods]

I passed the Sherp near the High Lines where they had been playing, but the Sherp headed back to camp at that time so the closest we got was like two ships in the night.
I was impressed by the machine and have watched all the Sherp videos. I have to say, it is an impressive machine and very capable. My only criticism, and its really more of an observation than anything, is that the Sherp is a very tall machine. It looked over 8' tall as we passed, so the height would limit it from the tight terrain with low lying tree limbs.
That Sherp has always impressed me though, and in the right hands and in the right conditions, it would be the machine to beat. I wish I could have talked with Ostacruiser who was there with their Sherp. Maybe next year.

[rickga]

Nice video! That place looks like an awesome place to ride. Good to see you guys putting those tracked machines to the test. Unstoppable! Glad to see you made it out there Dan Edwards, looks like you had a great time.

[philipatmaxfour]

Great to see Dan Edwards and the mighty Vengeance doing like it should be done. Thanks for the video

[Deedeelin1]

Thank You, I always enjoy the videos you guys put out.

[Deedeelin1]

Just in case you might be interested. Ostacruiser has a YouTube video of the Sherp getting stuck at the Mud Nationals 2018. This is when I wish Argos and Mudd-OX where there to see what they could do in the same MUD PIT. I enjoy his videos, they are always having fun, Stuck or not.

[mightymaxIV]

From what I have seen the Sherp is an awesome machine under most conditions, but I have seen the machine stuck in the pudding mud that a tracked Argo or Mudd Ox would eat with very little effort. We were hoping we could catch up with the Sharp to find who the real King of the hill was but we never got the chance. I would like to believe that he had already seen the performance of a tracked AATV and wanted to make sure that show down did not happen, after all the Sherp cost over $100,000.00 and he could allow it to be beat in the mud by a tracked Argo or Mudd Ox. Attached below is a video of Noel Woods and David Sanders at Mud Creek, the Sherp in the same mud hole our machines made look easy at the Mud Nationals-you watch, you decide.

[scimanstev]

Wow! I loved the videos, but seeing the Sherp get stuck was something I was not prepared for. Without a doubt, Juggernaught would have no trouble with that mud pit. The Sherp would have the advantage over high logs, but I have crawled over a 2 foot long many times with ease. Thank you so much for posting those videos.

Steve

[tbone9]

Thanks for the videos. Looks like you guys had a great time. I’ve got to ask out of all the years you guys have done this have you converted many quad/UTV guys over to the amphibious machines? Do you see many other Argos there? I would think they would be sick of getting stuck.

[Noel Woods]

The answer to the question is that many folks have been towed out by our aatvs. It's unusual sometimes because when I meet complete strangers at either Mud Creek or River Run, many people already know my name without introduction. The same people say they have watched the videos, and are saving for an AATV. Several folks I've met in years past riding quads now have amphibs. For example, Ty Clark was one of those folks and now he is amongst the amphib group. Another man I spoke with last year showed up with his Argo 8x8 with Adair tracks on. He wanted to ride with us but said he was spending all his time with his quad friends pulling them out. I talked to another person with a 2014 Max2 with a 29hp Kohler, but no tracks. He mentioned that as soon as he got the tracks he would coordinate with me for a ride.
I have several more friends with Argos here in Texas, and they have ridden with me before, but didn't like the masses at the big events.
Every person who asked to go on a demo ride, I've taken. All have mentioned they were impressed.

The only criticism I have of the Mud Nats, is that they did away with the Endurance Race in 2017. My theory is that High Lifter axed the event because the Argos were dominating the track.