In-Depth Look: All-New ARGO Aurora XTV
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- We get an in-depth look with the manufacturer of the iconic, amphibious XTV vehicles - ARGO - and check out their all-new revolutionary 2018 Argo Aurora XTV and see how this vehicle is a step up from previous XTV models.
Details and pricing on the ARGO Aurora lineup: argoxtv.com/ca/vehicles/aurora
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Just bought a 2021 Argo frontier 600 as just wanted to try it and no get too deep. $10999 in Almonte ontario Canada. Will make a decent machine to try out. Didnt kill the bank. $40 a week is what im paying. Mehhhh if i like it ill go with 8x8 Aurora which i liked better. Test drove a 950 which was much nicer but like $30 K ..Expect a video soon as picking up today. Ill try and do without music lol god knows everybody hates that lol
I've had my Argo 6x6 for almost 20 years now, I paid about $9,500 new, used it a lot when new, but kept getting tickets from the DNR for going into the water even registered as a watercraft. So I built a homemade snow plow and it works great you can't stop it, I have never done any (zero) repairs on it since day one and it runs drives great yet and everything works!
love our argo..didn't get into it for speed...have 2016 huntmaster with 18 inch rubber tracks and run mostly in winter...bought for capability … spend a few extra bucks and and do a bit of prep work and you can get yourself out of almost any situation.. we got an extra winch for pulling backwards.. if front is down in a hole .. can be a challenge to get it(winch ) from front to back.. rig another winch so you just have to slide it into the receiver on the back... plug in … and your good to go..stay calm and have a check list like a pilot so your prepared.. ...make sure drain plugs are in and you can just relax and take it all in stride... have fun in places that others won't go near ...thats what argos are all about....
Argo you've out done urself again,put a set of Argo tracks on this monster,n its unstoppable......if i could pick any ATV today it would be this Argo hands down..
I’m here early! Love your show and I can’t wait for snow to go snowmobiling in.
That sounds like so much fun. I live in the south, no snow for me.
YAP,YAP,YAP,YAP, MAN! lets see the vehicle !!!!
I bought one of this Machine 2019 Argo Aurora 800sx 8x8 for couple years now! That’s great vehicle for off grid Cabin up north in Minnesota
I have a 2001 Argo 6x6 Bigfoot. These machines take lots of maintenance and constant bearing replacements. I've spent more time working on it than riding it.
Upgrade bearing... ahah been there done that... bearing upgrade is best mod for it
Always wanted an Argo since the mid 90's when the one season of Maximum drive aired on TV. Now want one even more!
2:22 is that witch zip-tied on? Sure looks it the way it's flopping around.
I just want the parts list for the drive system, and the drawn diagram, or to get the 3d thing so I can build my own tank
Definitely something nice to have for my life style. Living off grid. This would come in handy bto the hard to reach spots deep in the Louisiana swamp. Very nice machine. It has come a long way.
How "off the grid" are you, really, if you're using the internet to watch and comment on CZcams videos??
Argo A5v looks awesome, would love to drive one
Can those rear seats be easily removed. If not, there's a lot of storage space gone! My Argo Avenger gets loaded down ... no need for two passenger seats in the rear.
Talk more about the drivetrain, where all the problem were/are. I’ve owned Argos since 1981. Always bought two together and worked them side by side in industry! I see all the cosmetic changes but more time has to be spent on making the machine more reliable in the drive train for extreme remote areas.
Argo update design? I have really bad experience when I try to changed engine oil and filter on the old 8x8。。。。。
They went from the 8x8s being a 6 seater on land to only a 4 seater and the price is way higher to where MOST people can't afford the new ones! I paid $32,000 for my 2012 Chevy Suburban with 20k miles in 2012. These new "recreational" AATV almost cost as much as my full sized Suburban did and it has onstar, leather seats and all the bells and whistles you'd expect. Argo made a few changes on thier transmissions, tire size and engine size but the drive train is really no different than the much cheaper older models that still do the same thing the newer models do. My 2000 Argo Conquest 8x8 can still go the same places the newer ones can go and do but my 2000 Argo only cost me $5500 with only 96 hours on it as apposed to $28,000 for these new Aroras. Argo will soon price themselves back out of the ATV, UTV market which costs about half of one of these $28,000 Argos! You can buy a new Jeep Gladiator for what you'd pay for a plastic made Arora driven by chains, a couple of springs added to the steering system, and an oversized lawnmower engine. If you were doing an honest and forthcoming review for your fans and other people, you'd discuss what I just covered with everyone. Oh Argos are indeed amazing machines but they still can't justify a $28,000+ price tag on them.
Excellent review
the biggest question is did they price the argo... to high like the utv's and atvs
It won't replace a utv, but would be fun to take it in the back 40 for some mudding and climbing.
Looks awesome I love your all's videos
We’re can I get one of these?
40mph with tracks would be interesting. Wonder at what point the good aftermarket tracks like the adairs or beaver dam would fly off.
No.. 40 Kph not mph .. slower .. looking at a new one today but only thing that scares me lack of speed
@@distance35 yeah 40mph would be great 40kph not so much.
So was no one else wanting waiting for
The Banana Splits
theme song to play
I thought I was the only person who was old enough to remember them
abbaby555
Oh hell no
We are out here
@@peterpiper_203 True. The thing the guys in those outfits had going on was extra padding for when they fell out. lol
there is plenty of us
Is there someone need grain cleaner or separator？
Make it four wheel and put a rops and keep the water ability .So a utv that goes i the water ,the water part would be there"thing".
Is it a hair or an antenna?
I used to rent them for surveying in the 80s. Really hard on the lower back. Only useful in open water or muskeg.
daniel higgins that's a 80s Argo....bud they came along wayyys since then... anything under late 90s is junk... roll pin axles are wayyy out dated .. my 6x6 rides good .. buddy's 8x8 n ever model rides smooth with thick seats and better back rest...
No roll bar?
I like Aurora!
The tread pattern on the tires seems to face the wrong way. (The opposite way to that on a tractor)
John Long ahah omg ... dude that's so it swims......
Buddy had a old 6x6 with a 440 snowmobile engine, he’s the one to ask about going really fast on a Argo..
28,000 it may as well be 5 millon
Too damn expensive.
D A K Good For You
@@dak1361 12-14K IMO
Why do they keep brake steer? With just a small modification to the transmission to could have a really smooth steering with zero lost of power just has the new tanks have.
Or have two transmissions like a zero steer lawnmower?
It doesn't loose power. Power goes to other wheels.
I would love to see a review of the new Mahindra Roxors!
Go buy a real Jeep! Get one used for 5 grand and build yourself. Don't waste 15 grand diesel powered Jeep inspired golf cart
@@grandwaha Thanks? I appreciate your strong viewpoint. I have a built TJ. But am I not allowed to be interested in an unbiased review of the Roxor?
@@tayloru8282 The Mahindra is a really cool, very capable machine but for 15 grand it's so overpriced
@@tayloru8282 There are a number of Roxor reviews. Search or Google it. Not difficult to find. Roxor is expensive for what it does. Not even close to modern sxs vehicles.
Good video
what is its price
Correction at [4:30] top speed In excess of 40 KILOMETERS per hour not 40 mile per hour
Anyone notice how he says been, just stands out 😂
I like it! How strong is the plastics? Is it something that a broken branch can push through easily?
They're amphibious. I'd assume it would be tough...
Caleb Livingstone I would agree with you, but a broken off branch pointing towards you is really tough. And it could be under water where you can not see it. Lol 😆 thanks for the comment.
If I hit a big enough log with a riverboat its gunna stab the haul. I'm sure the Argo is built to withstand what you'll put it through
It hit sharp rocks in the river with my argo and none happened
They can take a lot of abuse
Thanks god bless
UNCLEDOUG SAYS WE LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How fast is the water speed for the ARGO?
3mph
Price?
How much?
ive owned honda,kawaski,yamahas utvs/ atvs/snowmobiles for 50 years.
in 2018...a younger guy buys one its 10-20 k purchase....cost is too high
40+ mph without a factory rops? Sounds like a for sure disaster
My Attex could go over 40 mph and somehow I survived.
@@jasonmorehouse3756 yeah no sh-t quads are totally different than a 6 wheeler that you set inside and can't just jump off during a rollover like a quad. Sxs's and Utv's use seatbelts and a rops for safety.
First thing I noticed!
I built my own hardtop roll cage.
You don't want seatbelts in an amphibious vehicle in case it swamps; with no seatbelts, you don't want a roll cage.
That hair on his ear man...I wanna just pluck it.
Can’t t stop looking at the ear hair ......thanks George!!!! Pmsl
Man, are you guys watching the wrong video - negative political videos are just a click away for you.
Someones panties are in a tight bunch. 👆🧐🧐🧐👆 I guess he doesn't want to hair it anymore. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
I wouldn't want someone without weird ear hair telling me about weird awesome off-road vehicles.
Didn't Argo make a really cool amphibious ATV in the 70s?
Cool and much more affordable!
All this power and money but no PTO ?
Be nice if said starting price.
Why brakesteer? This isn't 1939. Also no rollbar? For that money?
"argo is no longer content to build the same vehicles with minor improvements year after year"? So what do you think this is exactly?
It isn't classical brake steer as in clutch and brake,or a braked open differential which is wasteful (and 1930's tech) it is a triple differential system, when you want to turn left there is a brake applied on the right which is attached to a planetary output,this increases the speed on that side,this change I'm speed is fed through a caged pinion diff that accelerates the opposite planetary set which has the effect of altering the average speed of the gear set and will slow down by the same ratio the opposite side has sped up. It is very efficient and allows non self steering regenerative turns to be accomplished. Originally designed by Henry merrit in the 1930's...awkward, it was put in to production first in the Churchill tank and subsequently served in the majority of British tracked vehicles until the mid 80's.vthe Patton tanks of America used an Allison cd-850 transmission which also used the merritt triple diff steer system. There are many military vehicles that still use it. It's famous for allowing unbeatable climbing prowess.
Wait you say it goes 40mph but the website says 20mph....
Top speed I'd 25mph
Not gonna be interested until i see a Tracked Argo with a small Diesel for major pulling power for Us Woods Men. 🤠
They have one, the Argo Centaur!.
Give me two!
Great
Now they need to come out with a model with suspension. I don t care if it can t float on water.
eric lessard no reason a model with suspension couldn't still float.
portal axles like a LAV Bison/Coyote should work great and still allow it to swim.
Wait, it doesn't have suspension? So basically it's a boat with wheels on it and it costs 25k. Who comes up with these..
Whem you dominate the field you can name your price !
he must have ment 40kph not mph and maybe it does 25mph?
This week on dirt tracks. I hope they don't take there hats off !!!!!!!
1:35 " always BEAN fun" wth does that mean?
Lol I think it’s a Canadian thing.
lawnmowerdude @ 1:37 he says Bean then 4 seconds later at 1:41 he says been
I have a 2019 Argo Aurora 955 sx. Great machine EXCEPT when you need to do even simple maintenance. The oil filter is so misplaced it took me two days to get it off and another day to put it back on. Be sure to wrap your hands and wrists also or they will be torn to pieces from where you must reach. I thought changing the transmission oil would be easier, but they put a component right in front of the drain plug so you cannot use a socket. Too much machinery in the way to use a box wrentch. Very frustrating.
Why orange
Do the wheel bearings and seals still continually fail from salt water?
A friend has one of the originals, and continually had to replace seals & bearings when he went out into the salt water with it. poor design, IMHO
Salt water will kill anything
Please what is price. Please get back to me again thank you Eric
argo or a defender....... ???? live on a farm......... love the argo .... but not much. out here .......... defender. 6x6. huge here.......... any comments....thanks..
Ok, who started singing the Banana Splits tune in their heads??
Tub vs Sherp
So it's just like the old Argos except it's fun.
I know the way the argo is shaped has to do with why it works so I know this could never happen, but could you imagine if they could somehow make a side by side looking machine with the argo capabilities, like being able to pull up at a lake in a vehicle that looks like a polaris general, or 4 seat yamaha wolverine, and being able to go out and motor around on the lake.
Нафан к. Yea, the sherp isn't going to cut it for a guy who wants the performance of a sxs. The yamaha will run maybe 50 mph and the polaris general will run 70+ out of the box. No, they don't float (God knows all yamahas are boat anchors to behin with), but by the time you're across the pond or swamp in a sherp, a conventional sxs would have had time to go around the body of water and still be ahead of the sherp. Different vehicles with different capabilities.
who gives a fuck what it looks like? go buy a Ferrari
I remember as a kid we use to drive these alot. All by ourselves and no adult supervision. Don't know how we didn't kill ourselves. By today's standards it's kinda useless. It floats...thats it. A side by side would be a better purchase for this price. I do have fond memories of Argo's.
Bearings and chains will always be the downfall of ODG machines .....love them when they’re working but whatta maintenance nightmare.
Add two more tires and double the price? I don't think so! I would not pay 15K for all the Argo's ever made.
I want bucket seats, roll bar, fold down windshield, and a turbo charged water cooled engine.
Looks like a pain in the ace to work on
You've got that right!!!
that may be true BUT! you still to deal with getting traction also when you outa water too. Sent there 8 tire wheels 4 on each side the best way to set up the DIRECTIONAL V-TYPE TREAD is: front V point forward 2nd point ^backward 3rd forward 4th^ backward. this way when in water the front rows tries and the 3rd rows tries will PULL YOU FORWARD. while the 2nd row and 4th row tire will even out the paddling for pushing through the water. Doing this configuration will help with better control and traction in mud/bogs/snow/water.
If not agreed go on YOU TUBE type search for the HISTORY OF BIGFOOT monster truck. in that video you see bigfoot in the water using there monster truck tractor tries running the forward with the V-TIRE so the paddling this pulling the truck through the water.
The price is insane.
these guys never give good/true reviews, it's like they are always scared to say anything negative of what they are testing.
UNCLEDOUG SAYS NICE !!!!!!!!
no roll bar or cage .:. the same rate of roll over or back flip caused casualties & fatalities.
Nothing like a roll cage trapping you in a sinking utv...idiot
I’m glad they relocated the parking break, I’m tired of getting poked in the ass.
Why the handlebars??? I'd think a steering wheel would be better??
Needs LEDs
GibsonOfAGun it needs anything but halogens. Led's arent all they're cracked up to be...even with a good projector. The wife has a 10" rigid on her outlander & I'm running a middle of the road set of hid's. The hid projects more useful light further down the trail than the rigid and they were less than 1/2 the cost.
What I find lacking in Argo is the drive train all chains and them wheel bearings the need to do something different. Hydastatic drive. Not for outdoorsman needs shaft drive
I wonder why they never made a screw drive system with forced oil lubrication.
Wow that's bad to the bone now I just have to wait 10 years so I can afford one
Tell Argo WE Want a $10.000$ machine with a Roll Bar. Then I will buy. Keeping my ATV until then.
Ride like a Roto tiller, float like a turd, all options 30k. what a deal !
I hope you got the money
I wish they still sold sharks with lasers
cool
Nice advert...
To dangerous no security roof if the things turned around what is next you losing your head
They are the only way to hunt Northern Alberta Muskeg.
EV is the future, maybe it would be the next model.
Man talk about script paid advertisement, I wonder how much commission he gets
Free used set of tracks for his old Argo
Sprocket and chains .... no suspensions .....24 000 $ .... not for me
Nice...but they shouldnt cost that much
Bean?
he was mistaken no utv will do 40 mph without rops. and the admiral trans isnt geared for speed. i own a 1999 argo vanguard , bullet proof and simple to work on. my biggest fear with this is no way you could work on it. they do make a great vehicle . also have a pioneer side by, but always end up in the argo. 25 grand???? im out
Still not as good as an Attex ST/400 with balloon tires.