New water tire from Interco-made for skid steer machines

[hydromike]

...but if we could find a place that offered the 'Torques for $100 each or so, they could at least make the wish list.

I got the Aqua Torque tires and rims from Adair Argo. This cost me $150 for each rim and a tire.

Well, there's my answer!

[jpswift1]

$150 for the rim and tire mounted, seems to be a really good price for these. Are they the K-lock style wheel so you don't lose a bead at low PSI?

[mudbug3]

jpswift1


The rims that I have came mounted on the new style Argo rims. These rims have been run at ' ZERO ' psi on rawhide 111's and the Argo Carlisle swimmer tires and have'nt lost a bead.

[hydromike]

I wonder if these giants would actually ride any differently, or perform any differently at 1 or 10 psi.

[Dirty Harry]

hydromike,

I've got a pair of Maxxis Bighorns on my '97 Rokon Trail-Breaker. They're actually designed for quads and they're 6-ply. I run them at about 1.5lbs in each. Airing them down made a HUGE difference in comfort and the tires do seem to wrap around roots and stuff, so I think the Aqua-Torques would offer a similar comfort level. Now if I can just get a little more money ahead and get my Max IV springered with a kit from Whipper then it would all be a non-issue. Hmmm... those wheels & tires on a springer... Whip, you need to pilot a set of these ASAP and give some feedback for the rest of us!!! LOL

The price Adair Argo is asking seems pretty good. Dumb question: do Argo rims fit Max rigs?? BTW... there's nothing listed regarding the Interco tires on their website so I guess I'll have to call. Dave, who did you speak with when you ordered your set?? (I guess I know what's on my wish list for next spring when my Income Tax refund comes back. )

[mudbug3]

Dirty Harry

I've installed the ASX tires that I had on Recreative's K-rims on my Hustler 980 , Max IV ,and also on a 2008 ,Argo Frontier , and the bolt pattern was exactly the same. I called Adair Argo and talked to Tim about the Interco Aqua-Torque tires.

[MaxRules]

Obsessed, have you put these tires on an Avenger yet? The rear tires sit high in the water on the Avenger so that might increase the tire's water speed. It looks like the Aqua Torque just might be good enough in water to allow us to use it as a heavy duty mudder.

[Obsessed]

Hi MaxRules...i havent had a used avenger or hdi to run them on yet, but I have tried them on a new 8x8 frontier which has the same lower frame and tub as the other new argo 8x8's but lighter weight and a different center of balance...it work well enough to get you across the pond, but not as fast as you might like....we are most impressed with these tires on lighter weight 6x6's with shorter wheelbases...and with a few modifications to the tire, they become pretty impressive on those machines... Turning on a new 8x8 is exceptional with these tires, and the feeling of super durable is really comforting as well... We need to get a set on a max4 to evaluate as I think that it might be pretty impressive also...mudbug3 has plans to do that and give us his review...

We need to get together and go ride soon!

[cclingma]

Weight of our machines has me looking for specs. As best I can tell my old Hustler probably weights around 600lbs according to what I've read. Looks like a MaxIV would be 800 and an Argo 650HD about 900. Do these numbers seem reasonable at all. I can't imagine the old Hustler 980 being much lighter than a MaxIV and I have no experience with the Argo. If I'm that light, I'd really like to see what a set of these tires would do on a Hustler.

[Obsessed]

Cclingma..your probably pretty close...older machines with lightweight aluminum 2stroke engines, light weight small drive chains, and and most likely other lighter weight components added up to big weight savings....newer machines have generally gotten heavier built in places where they needed it and the end result is that many of the best built machines are the heaviest and least amphibious....that said, the new aquatorque would most likely swim pretty well on your ride ..stay posted, cause several of our friends down south will be giving us all factual feedback on different machines soon

[mudbug3]

Imagine if Interco made the Aqua tire in a 14'' inch size like the now discontinued Interco ASX tire that is about 14" inches wide at 2 psi. This would also displace more water and make the tub float higher, hense increasing water speed. If you could also buy a 9 inch rim 12 " inches wide too, think better ride and lower psi in the mud. With a 14" inch foot print this would make climbing out of rutts made by atv's even easier. Some thing to think about huh?

[mudbug3]

I,m sure that Interco is now aware of the large volume of amphibs that now need a tire that muds and swims well too. Recreatives is now feeling uneasy I'm sure because the good year terra and the good year rawhide tires will no longer be produced.

[ANDY]

How do these tires work out of water ie mud and hard trails?

[ANDY]

Do you think the weight of these tires would be an issue at 37lbs a piece?

[thebuggyman1]

Do you think the weight of these tires would be an issue at 37lbs a piece?

It'll take more HP to turn them. But at the prices I've seen....why not buy the Argo tires?