Big Creek-Hawkinsville Georgia

[mightymaxIV]

Any one in middle Georgia with an AATV, Lee (Argo 650 Frontier) and I will be at Hawkinsville tomorrow at 10 o clock. Hawkinsville is full of impossible mud holes. Last year Lee, mudbug and I went there and we got stuck several times. If you are intersted in some difficult mud conditions and testing your machine meet us there tomorrow. Here is a link to the park.

Big Creek Trail Ride - Home

[mightymaxIV]

Video-Big creek trail ride

Some video of Hawkinsville AATV's are Lee's Argo 650 with 25" mudbugs, and Dans Argo 650 HD. As you can see the quads were stayinging right with us until the going went from bad to worse. For those who have never seen a Frontier with big tires watch Lee's machine in the mud. Every time i thought he was stuck he would work it out. Video doesn't do justice to how bad this area is. Hope you enjoy

[mightymaxIV]

Another Hawkinesville video

[mudbug3]

Dan

Good video,s thanks for posting. Its not tee shirt weather where I live in Louisiana . Its snowing outside and this harldly ever happens!

[lewis]

Nice! I think you convinced them.

[Noel Woods]

Dan and Lee:
Great videos! You guys really showed the four wheeler crowd. Dan, that 650HD is continues to impress me and others. Lee, that machine of yours was impressive as well. Several times, I felt you were stuck, but your machine just soldiered on through all. It shows what a well equipped machine in the hands of a capable driver can do. I bet if you added some tracks, you could hang toe to toe with the best machines out there.

[mudbug3]

[Mike]

That was a nice, fair comparison. I'm surprised the quad didn't do any better with tracks.

[Noel Woods]

Excellent comparison. I am thoroughly convinced on the tracked vs. wheeled debate. The clear advantage goes to tracks. I've seen it over and over in the videos and experienced it first hand at River Run myself. I can't wait to see what a tracked Max (2 or 4) would compare to a wheeled Max.

[mudbug3]

[QUOTE=Noel Woods ] I can't wait to see what a tracked Max (2 or 4) would compare to a wheeled Max.[ QUOTE]


Noel

If things work out in the near future maybe we can find out?

[Model Citizen]

Bridget

[mightymaxIV]

That was a nice, fair comparison. I'm surprised the quad didn't do any better with tracks.

Mike, that mud was a lot softer than it looked and there were roots you couldn't see right at the top of each side, the video didn't do the hole justice. My son did make it through once with the quad, but the hole got nastier every time some one tried to go through, my quad and the Argo were the only two machines that made it that day.

This park was full of expensive highly modified machines and we got to run with some of the best.

[hydromike]

It sure looks like you guys had great riding weather. Great videos, and like Mike said; I'm surprised how quickly the quad got stopped. I expected more. It was great when the fella holding the camera expected you to be stuck the last part of the last video, Dan. You just shifted into low and walked out. Ah, the beauty of a two speed gearcase.

How well do the Mudbugs swim in water? They look to be pretty decent in the mud. I'm sure the debate has been posed here somewhere, so I'll search the forums. I'd love to hear what Lee has to say about them on his Argo.

~m

[Bud]

You boys were having too much fun!

That last video was a very dramatic illustration.

[wiskerhair]

Dan thanks for the video your machine is great ! there never going to get the smile off your face !