6x6,s invade big creek atv park

this video was shot with a Flip Ultra ( two hour model ) the Argo Frontier has 25 inch Mudbug atv tires on it

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[drunkadian]

I know nothing about these argo's!! Im assuming its skid steer but is there a brake on the no drive side when you steer? and with the im guessing throttle bars how does the drive system work? Just curious.

[amphibdriver1]

@drunkadian

Argo's made prior to the 2010 model's used a brake on the side you wanted to turn to, thus robbing power from the engine. The Argo's made after 2010 now use a triple differential transmission. It is called the Admiral steering transmission. This trans does'nt loose traction when turning. The outside wheels turn three times as fast as the side that you are turning to. In low gear the Admiral transmission will counter rotate when the handle bars are turned full lock.

[amphibdriver1]

@anusjaynes666

The reason my friends and I started running more agressive atv tires was because we needed more traction in the mud and swamp conditions that we often ride in. With the right kind of atv tire you can paddle slowly in the water , using very low throttle to move the tub in the water. Very few atv tires will swim or paddle in the water. The Out Law tire paddles really good in the water but its the worse tire to choose for a skid steer machine like an amphib.

[anusjaynes666]

@amphibdriver1 so with tires like mud quad tires on it it will do good in mud but is it able to go short distances floating?

[amphibdriver1]

@anusjaynes666

If you go to the Argo website, you'll see the tires that they run on their machines. A tire that's designed for an amphibious machine needs to swim reasonably well, but they are'nt designed to give outstanding traction in mud. This leaves you with a tire that's good in one area ,but only fair on another area.

[anusjaynes666]

@amphibdriver1 oh i see how do the stock tires do in mud?

[amphibdriver1]

@anusjaynes666

The tires on my friends Argo 6x6 are mud bug's and are made to run on atv's not amphibs. Tires made for amphibs need to run backwards to be able to scoop the water and propell the machine. This concept does not apply to atv tires that are designed for traction in mud. Its very hard to find any atv tire that will swim on an amphib. The mud bugs on this argo were installed forward and backwards, and in the forward position they paddled just a little bit better.

[anusjaynes666]

arent the tires suposed to be on backwards so they can go in water easier?

[amphibdriver1]

@osp80 In the past I've seen places that I knew I could drive through, some I thought I might be able to drive through, and some places I would'nt try at all. With the Adair tracks on my Argo 6x6 I have'nt found any mud that I could'nt drive through. My friend has an Argo 6x6 with Adair tracks like I do, and he's been to 7 major atv parks and has'nt been stuck yet in any mud hole. Atv's with big lifts and Outlaw tires try to follow us ,but we end up pulling them out or their atv friends do.

[osp80]

@amphibdriver1 yeah,a set of tracks turn a 6x6 or 8x8 into a monster.it's a totally different animal with them on