Comments on my new Argo 6x6 700 Frontier Scout

[mightymaxIV]

same with the 21 hp briggs in my max 2 highboy runs good when not to hot out ..but when running for hrs. in warm weather like at busco sometimes , i have to run the fan . that takes care of it . so are you running the half tracks on the front tires ? always wondered if front or back works any better . jboy

Hey John, I am running them on the front tires, I am not sure if it makes a difference

[john swenson]

thanks dan .. may run a test at some point on mine . jb

[mightymaxIV]

Got 2 KPH water speed with the half track set up and a GPS measured 37 KPH or 23 MPH top speed with the half track set up. I have never driven a tracked machine this fast but the half tracks just feel really comfortable at speed, however the Briggs gets hot fast in this summer heat and I am not sure a cooling fan is going to help a lot, but I will give it a try

[john swenson]

thanks dan ...i found that half tracks work almost as well as full ..you loose a bit of footprint , but gain more power . maybe not so good in deep powder snow , but fine for most mud . jboy

[mightymaxIV]

Because of heat issues with Fuel injected air cooled Briggs I decided I would purchase and in install an Argo hood cooling fan with the same Argo Hood scoop seen on many of the Aurora models. The effort was worth the price and the work as the machine and engine stayed cool in some very extreme swamp conditions.

The swamp is an area close to my home with water about three feet deep over grown with Lilly pads tall grass trees and every thing else you can imagine. Under the water was soft mud, logs, stumps and dirt/mud mounds that would stick any thing with out tracks. It was dangerous to move faster than 3-5 mph because you could not see logs/stumps etc. I ran the machine in low gear and the Alaska Bush half tracks preformed better than I expected with the machine and tracks pulling me through the most God awful conditions I have ever had an Argo in.

The hood fan kept the machine and the engine cool and the Briggs never faltered in some pretty extreme heat and mud conditions and the machine never got a break pushing through tall grass/water/and mud.

I would normally only run in these conditions with another tracked Argo but since no one else was available I gave me, my girl and the machine the test of its young life.

[john swenson]

thanks for the update dan . everything sounds like the machine is performing great ! would love to see a picture or short video with the tracks. i'm thinking of a set of those as half tracks . what size are the tires ? have you found they do much better than the adairs ? jboy

[mightymaxIV]

thanks for the update dan . everything sounds like the machine is performing great ! would love to see a picture or short video with the tracks. i'm thinking of a set of those as half tracks . what size are the tires ? have you found they do much better than the adairs ? jboy

John after much tribulation I was finally able to post an unedited video, the tires are Argo 24 inch that work extremely well, the swim speed is only about 2 KPH measured by GPS, however I have a measured GPS 23 MPH top speed with the half tracks and i can drive the machine like a sports car with the half tracks without worrying about throwing a track

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rt9fQf68TCA

[Noel Woods]

Nice video Dan. I sure like the looks of the tracks. I bet the half track concept will be the best of both worlds.

[john swenson]

great video and they really don't stop....did you have to put larger tires on the rear to match the front tires with the tracks or just air them up more ? no chain windup problems ? jboy

[mightymaxIV]

great video and they really don't stop....did you have to put larger tires on the rear to match the front tires with the tracks or just air them up more ? no chain windup problems ? jboy

No, works with all the same tire, edited version of the same video:

[Noel Woods]

Dan: When you get a chance, please post some pics from the side profile. Gotta see how the half track concept fits the machine.

[john swenson]

that's what i would enjoy seeing also ...especially if someone could film you moving along in mud !! jb

[mightymaxIV]

This is for you Noel; John Boy

[john swenson]

i must say that is one bad looking machine dan. the tracks appear to be very aggresive . no stopping you in any conditions . it would seem they would be hard to throw off too. i bet it feels really cool riding in it . best machine you've had . it's a keeper ! maybe you could come to busco if it's really muddy in oct. thanks for taking the video . looks .more awesome than i imagined . jboy

[tbone9]

Very nice machine. How was the heat coming from the firewall ? I spent a weekend driving a new Argo 6 without a hood fan and my lower legs got pretty hot. I’m surprised they don’t come standard with a fan and an insulated firewall. I liked everything else about it though.