argo heaters

[Old Tucker]

I find there is a lot of heat from the engine... with the sides zipped down we always get hot after a very short time even below zero. We can usually get by with just taking hats and gloves off and unzipping our jackets... even in very cold rides in Colorado mountains. But above zero we usually have to unzip the flaps a little to stay cool enough. I hate to get too warm because when I take my coat off it falls in the floor and gets wet. I'd skip the heater but the alternator is a good idea for those lights, winch, etc. Best wishes!

I also have the heater in my conquest, But very seldom use it. Even when It,s -25 out We find it,s nice and warm just with the engine heat.
But the alternator is a very good idea. Because the last thing you want is a dead Battery. when you are in the back country .

[Rusty-Gunn]

Regarding brake fans in Avengers... Mine has one. It blows cool air to the brake rotors.

[Rock Doctor]

Regarding brake fans in Avengers... Mine has one. It blows cool air to the brake rotors.

Is your's one of the Early Avengers? Pre HDI Avengers, before the Admiral Trans still had Brake Fans.
The OP referanced getting a newer Avenger, so that's where I was going with that comment. Sorry for the confusion.

RD

[deerchaser]

So who has any experience or knows anything about that 20/50 internal charging system on the newer HDI argos .would I still need an aux alternator kit for running a couple of LED driving lights and a winch ,and a fan for the windshield.

[gokorn1]

I do not have an alternator but carry a jump pack with me, because there is nothing worse than a dead battery.

When I first bought my conquest I took it out running the lights and brake fan all the time, first trip the battery started to die on me. I know very little about the thing at the time. Once I charged up the battery, I have been good to go since with no problems but i always like to be prepared.

I spent a full 8hrs trying to pull out my buddies mudd ox out of a creek, Between the lights and running the winch frequently, I was ok didn't have an issue but I would put it in neutral and rev up when we were doing something else,

[Rusty-Gunn]

Is your's one of the Early Avengers? Pre HDI Avengers, before the Admiral Trans still had Brake Fans.
The OP referanced getting a newer Avenger, so that's where I was going with that comment. Sorry for the confusion.

RD

Yes mine is pre-HDI. Sorry about this.

[thorn]

I have a 2004 Conquest with an alternator and heater/defroster kit. I have a hardtop with soft sides and staying warm in sub zero temps is not an issue. The heater kit has two speeds and both are on the unimpressive side, but I am glad I have it for the defrost effect more than anything. The alternator kit is VERY nice to have when running a lot of lights and doing loooong winches.

I think a good alternative is to put a 12 volt fan on the dash to direct the firewall heat to the windshield or wherever needed.

[inspcalahan]

I have a 2010 Avenger 700 (which didn't seem to be that popular over the 750's, but price difference made it worth it) - I don't have a heater and I don't have the larger alternator. I use mine all winter to plow and that includes running the winch up/down a lot, along with the headlights. I've never had an issue starting back up from lack of battery power. I do keep mine on a trickle charger if it's going a month or more without starting. In regards to cabin heat, It's usually warm enough inside the cab within about 15 minutes that I'm down to a sweatshirt and there's been days in the winter when I'm running it hard that it's t-shirt time. Just my experience.

[North Country Tough]

Early model Avenger with Alt kit,with heater,and plow kit,the heater works excellent,but as said not always needed only issue in certain weather conditions high humidity from melted snow fogging windshield that the defroster can not do anything with,unlike your automobile that incorporates the A/C system to remove excess moisture from the cabin.But glad I have the heater.Cheers NCT