2200 acres of private land for six wheelin' near Deepwater, MO

[BIgwillz33]

Im taking my MAX IV to Walters Ranch on Sunday March 1, 2020 Sounds Like it will be a Lot of Fun

[Cutlass]

If anyone has any video of me on my Grizzly and is willing to email it to me, let me know. I'd love to share it with my bro and a few buddies.

[Bud]

Thanks for posting those videos, Tim!

[Cutlass]

Nice videos!!

[Obsessed]

Mike just got a couple of short videos uploaded from the ride...similar to other videos, but this one has some more video of Bud's machine :-) I'm looking forward to our next get together!

Tim

here is a second video of everyone playing in the ponds!

[Model Citizen]

I really like seeing other people riding in their neck of the woods. Hope we see a lot more.

I lost my breath for a sec when the Argo starting flipping backwards. Those kind of hills are the creepiest...going up OR down. The Max at the bottom of the hill helps give it some perspective as to the steepness. Glad it turned out O.K. though I bet someone might be a little sore.

Bridget

[Cutlass]

Great shots, glad you were able to come along. Maybe Luke will be able to talk you into a 6x6 Amphib of your own. Too bad we really don't have places like this on private land to use them in Wisconsin. Keith.

I'm convinced that I want one. Now I just have to convince the wife and round up some money

Thanks for the new avatar pic, Cutlass!

You're welcome! Looks like Luke(strokerstang86) took one of my pix for his avatar too. Glad I could help

Cutlass

Those were some really clear pictures of your recent amphib group ride. Thanks for posting them. What brand of camera and model did you use to shoot these shots?

Its a 7 year old Sony Cybershot DSC-P200 (7.2 Megapixels, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens). I bought one 7 years ago at Radio but ruined it by getting beach sand in it while I was vacationing in San Diego. So I bought another one on eBay. Its the best point and shoot camera I've ever used. I think the high quality Carl Zeiss lens has something to do with it among other things. Looks like this one - Sony Cybershot-click here

Nice vid...love how the 4 wheelers were waiting on the side as everyone else was playing in the mud and lake....

Hey...someone had to take pics. I was enjoying the show. I did play around in the shallow end of the next pond we found.

[Mike]

Wow, just watching the video had me tensing up as it went over. I was expecting you to get traction and then flip, not flip as you were backing down the hill. I'm glad you are ok.

[kghills]

What is interesting to me is that it landed upside down in the creek so it must have been air borne for about 15ft before it landed square in the center of the creek below. It also appears I reached for the brake but I never used it. Silly, lucky me.

Keith.

[Obsessed]

Thanks Tim and also Mike. It was actually a very fun time and my mishap was completely due to inexperience with the Argo. I have had the Argo for about a month and before that owned Luke's Max II for about 15 years. The climb was fairly steep and there was a tree root exposed about half way up. While the AquaTorques worked awesome in the mud, rock and dirt, the diameter of the exposed root was such that the lug of the tire would not reach over it to pull me over and I would just slide sideways on the hill. Also my Vanguard does not have the electric fuel pump upgrade so I was having fuel starvation issue on steep grades at low rpm. Now with my Max II I would have let off the throttle and pulled back the sticks just enough to let it roll back to pick another line and ease into the throttle and move upward. I never even touched the handbrake on the Argo and this was a mistake. I should have grabbed the handbrake as soon as I was off power. I let off the throttle and it rolled backwards. I figured I would slowly roll back into the throttle and pick another line but the engine hesitated and I picked up speed backwards, Foolishly I grabbed more throttle and all of the sudden the engine revved, the clutch engaged and over backwards I went, upside down into the creek. I was sort of trapped and couldn't breath but Mike and the others lifted it enough so I could escape. A rock hit the hood so hard it actually collapsed the air cleaner, I guess what I lack in intelligence I make up for with enthusiasm. All I really suffered was some bruised ribs and thank God Jason was riding with Mike not me.

Everything is fixed and straightened on the Argo. Even I am hard pressed to find the scuffs. I was planning on pulling the brushguard, hand rails, seat frame and handle bars and having them powdercoated and replacing the hardware with stainless steel fasteners anyways.

Maybe the forums Mike can help you post the video with no sound. Since I am OK it is probably OK to show people so they might learn from my mistake. Maybe just include this explanation as to what I did.

Keith.

Hi Keith...Mike was able to cut about 3 seconds of video out after the 21 second mark (the part where we are scurrying down the slope and freaking out)...the camara was still on after Mike put it in his pocket...this video angle does not do justice to how steep this rocky slope really was...

guys, please dont try this at home (or ride in these kinds of areas alone)....and little boys and girls, PLEASE dont show this video to your Moms...

tim

[guyfox]

Nice vid...love how the 4 wheelers were waiting on the side as everyone else was playing in the mud and lake....

[MaxRules]

Good pics and videos from everyone, keep them coming! I just got my hands on a good video editor and I've been hard at work putting my video together. I'll probably even have to go back and edit our Wyoming ride, this editor really makes an entertaining video. Here's what I put together this evening:

[Obsessed]

Thanks for the new avatar pic, Cutlass!

Great picture of you two driving down a steep slope...Bud you look absolutely fearless in this picture...I luv it!....lol....so nice to get to meet your better half and really hope she had a great time also :-)

tim

[mudbug3]

Cutlass

Those were some really clear pictures of your recent amphib group ride. Thanks for posting them. What brand of camera and model did you use to shoot these shots?

[MaxRules]

that did look fun......... that one guy that stood up and leaned forward came awful close to getting a roll bar in the back of the head.

That was me. I love crossing logs and that method just adds to the entertainment value. I got hit by the bar about ten years ago, it only took one time and now I know EXACTLY where that bar is! LOL

Here's Keith practicing for his big roll over later in the day:

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