By Brian Nimm on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I presently have a max 4 6 wheeler that I use for duck hunting and fishing on the river that I live on. I made a brush guard that I can mount a 5 hp motor on ( the kind you spin around to go in reverse with ). But it plows like crazy. I want to either get a 6 or 8 wheel argo that I can mount the motor in back of. Question : It's going to be used by me mostly when I duck hunt, but will also be used with more people just to dink around with. Any how, my question is if I put a motor on the back of a 6 or 8 wheeler will I be able to operate and steer it from the front seat, or will I have to crawl in back to. Is power trim, throtle extention, and electric start an option $ ? I'm kinda worried about room for my decoys ect. so I'm leaning toward the 8 wheeler. But if the 6 wheeler will do the job I'm fine with that. Any advice will be helpful.

Thanks

Brian

By Rogersmith (Rogersmith) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Maybe someone has ideas for the max4's outboard setup...

As far as the argo, the room in the back of an 8 wheeler is one of it's best features. Big storage with low center of gravity. It's a pleasure to step into the back and walk around when on the water.

By Dave Johnston on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Personally, I think that is NOT a good plan if you got a 8 wheel drive Argo. Driving into the water. Do you have the motor UP in the storage position or hanging down in the water? Hanging down is a good way to ruin the prop as you enter or leave the water. If up, someone needs to LOWER it down. This is a back seat operation. Starting the motor. Unless you got an electric start, it is a rope pull. Another back seat operation. IF you make an extension to steer from the front seat, it also needs to control the gas, so you had better make a QUALITY extension. And make sure it does not get tied up by cargo. Then you got the issue of weight distribution. If you are in the front, the Argo will be front heavy. Good way to force water into the bow. Hope you got a bilge pump. If you sit in the back, weight distribution will be better and you will tend to ride slightly bow up. BEST method is to have two people...one in the front, one in the back.. Forget being a loner..