Argo ATV: Mid Season Service and Repairs
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- After any outing with my Argo, I always preform a mid-year service that includes greasing all the bearings, greasing the chains, and inspection of the most common failures. Additionally, after this ride I had to repair a flat tire, which required removal of the tracks, reinstall a handle that had vibrated loose and fix a front drive chain that had broke - in the oddest way. Finally, in this video, I will share an ignition problem that I had, and repaired, in the field.
I’m not going to lie but I do love watching these type of maintenance videos. Alaska Cut The Cord channel does videos like this and I do watch them. As a gal who has never done this type of work, these videos are insanely important! After your last trip with the Argo it has certainly peeked my interest in one. Great video! Thank you! 🧡
Thank you for watching. Argos is pretty amazing little machines.
FANTASTIC video good sir!! As a Helicopter Mechanic I always love seeing machines being worked on! Putting on that front chain looked like quite that task!! I can't wait till next July and spend a week up there! Much respect and support from Yuma, AZ. 👍👍
Thank you sir. The front chains are always challenging.
@@RaisedinAlaska Thank you sir for posting these GREAT videos for us to enjoy!! I hope we can do somr fishing when I come up next summer!
@@ryanmoeller3308 Let me know when you get up this way.
@@RaisedinAlaska I sure will! 💪💪
You are the best Argo fellow on UA-cam - honest and straightforward about the maintenance on the machine.
Working on the Agro reminds me of the joys of working on John Deere combines with all the belts, chains, bearings, pulleys, and grease fittings in the dust and the mud.
Thank you so much for the kind words. When I first started uploading Argo maintenance videos, I did it because there weren’t any videos that I could watch to see how to do fix things. The nice thing for me is the guys at the local Argo dealership are super helpful and always willing to give advice. That said, it’s easier to watch something on UA-cam and be able to fix it.
Good work! I have a 2000 Argo Conquest 8x8 that I'm getting ready to install the new Frontier 24" tires on, which of course are bigger then the stock 22" tires and also do a 2005-2007 MX handlebars steering conversion on it and get rid of the individual steering levers. I'll be posting a video on it as well. Thanks for some insights!
Thank you, when you post it, will you let me know so I can watch.
Extremely greatful for your video's .
Tremendously informative !
Thank you for the kind words.
A very Informative videos, I am looking at buying one in the next few months to act as a multi-purpose vehicle to replace an old ATV & an old snowmobile as well as skiff we use around our property for work and maintenance, so I am checking out problems and issues with Argo's in advance, thanks for posting your tips & tricks.
Thank you for watching.
Another great video! Thanks for the helpful information 👍
Thank you very much.
That chain is a bugger to fix.
Bummer about your tire
what caused the flat tire in the front initially?
When this happens on a flat track like yours, it shrinks dramatically, and the track prematurely rotates that tire. This puts all slack on the underside of chain, and it can skip teeth. Skipping links is what breaks chains.
Is this the track that you shortened when you did your hinge repair? I think you said the front tire is ruined? Did I understand correctly?
The sidewall of the tire was punctured. I ran the tire flat for several miles. This always ruins the tire.
@@RaisedinAlaska Pardon my ignorance but is the tire out of round and it being warped will cause the tracks not to run smoothly? Is that the reason for having to replace a low speed, low pressure tire that still holds air pressure?
@@sartainja The tire had been punctured through the sidewall and went flat. And then running it for a while just chews up the sidewall, or more accurately the cords and the sidewall.
Good Morning from the Matsu Valley. I had a question that I wanted to get your opinion on. I have remote properties in Petersville and Point Mackenzie. We use our Argo to get to each property. We use our Argo almost every weekend to get to either property. Should I grease my zerk fittings every weekend after we use the Argo? I always drain and wash out my pans, get any debris from around the axles, spray my chains and wash it after each use. I have a 2004 Argo Conquest 8x8 with tracks. I appreciate all of your videos. Definitely enjoy supporting a fellow Alaskan. Be safe and I look forward to hearing from you.
That is a great question. I probably over grease mine. My concern is always water in the outer bearings. If it were me, being a self proclaimed over greaser, I’d grease the outer bearings, if they were submerged in water, in an attempt to push any water out of the bearing. If there was not water in the tub, and the inner bearings were not exposed to water, I would not grease them every time. My two cents. 😉
My opinion is that grease is cheep repairs are expensive.
@ethankalicin6074 I totally agree with you.
With your regular greasing how often do you do bearings?
I had 130 hours in my Argo when I lost the first bearing. That said, I came home early today from a hunting trip because I lost blew another bearing. I think it was related to my chain break. Bolt in the sprocket broke the chain and a bet tweaked the bearing.
@@RaisedinAlaska it dosent take much a friend of mine packed silicone to protect the bearings says he gets tripple the lifespan
@@gkhuntertrapper2738 Interesting.
Hello. I got a 750hdi with the same engine as yours. I've been watching your videos for repair tips even before I need them. I have been looking for information about changing the water pump but can't find any any anywhere. Do you think it can be done through the firewall? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
I know a certified Argo mechanic, I’ll check with him and see what I can find out.
@@RaisedinAlaska thank you
How do u adjust the drive levers
My Argo has a “steering wheel” as opposed to leavers. When it is consistently pulling to one side the first thing I do is check the tire pressure in all my tires. When this has happened to me, I generally have low pressure in one or several tires on one side. I have a friend who I will check with about the next step for the machines with levers.
lol one trip and almost everything on it breaks.....
Those machines seem really complicated until someone explains how it's done. You're very mechanically inclined, a big plus. What a great machine. Who makes the engine?
Mine has a 31 hp Kohler engine in it. Great little machines.
Great video, super informative! Your videos always give me a heads-up on what to pay attention to with my Argo, too. Thanks.
Thank you.
Better to do a good job on maintenance than walking home in bad weather😁
No truer words have ever been spoken.
Thanks definitely got some good tips. got my moose this year already a spike fork🙂 got the same Argo as you as well will close to 500 miles now. Sure makes short work of getting moose and gear out of the nastiest places😁
Congratulations, Argos are great pack horses.
you have adair tracks?
@@littlesusitna1 yes, the tracks on my machine are Adair.
You got 99 problems but a ______ ain’t one!
You know your machine well. It sounds like the intimate knowledge one earns through trial, error, and years of “fun.”
Thank you, I’ve certainly had trials, many errors ant lots of fun.👍🏽
pena que no Brasil somos boicotados em termos veiculos incriveis como estes
Thank you.
Just went by West Marine in Anchorage and picked up the marine grade grease and corrosion x. Looking forward to seeing how they do. Thanks again.
I’ve tried a lot of different products over the years and this is the best product, for this purpose, I’ve ever used. That said, it is spendy.
@@RaisedinAlaska but definitely worth it when you consider what our machines cost to replace. Lol!
@OurAlaskaLife Very true, that’s how I look at it as well.
I've seen you put the master link on a couple times, but do you have any brilliant tricks to take that keeper link OFF? I just break them...cant seem to find an easier way 😂
I use a 90 degree pick. It looks kind of like a dental instrument.
@@RaisedinAlaska okay nice. I used a curved hemostat. Worked quite well. Thanks for your reply!
Does Nathan work there at All season argo ?
I do all the work on my Argo, but I do consult with Nathan and Aaron at All Seasons. Great guys.
What belt do you run on the clutch
The belt on my Argo is made by Argo and the number is 127137HD
I just bought a neglected 2015 Argo 750 HDI 8x8. I plan on eventually doing a complete teardown and frame out rebuild and restoration on it. For now, it runs great and drives okay. It definitely needs some TLC.
I don't know that much about the Admiral transmission but I noticed that the main brake disks have a bit of "looseness" to them. The trust bolt and washer that hold them on to the spine shaft are nice and tight, but the brake disks still have some wiggle to them.
Are the bake rotors supposed to "float" a hair bit or are they supposed to be solid, tight, and rigid on the spine shafts?
My brake rotors have a little bit of play in them, from side to side, maybe a 16th of an inch. My steering rotors have zero play.
Mine is a 2014 HDI, great machine.