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Bill Schmelzer
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:51 pm: | 
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This past weekend I used my Max II to give my 83 yr old mother-in-law and 86 yr old father-in-law rides in the woods. They were visiting from some distance away and both are quite disabled by arthritis. My fr-in-law has not been in my woods for many years due to the arthritis and emphysema. I pulled the Max up to my deck, about 21 inches high with no railing, and each was able to use the roll bar as a railing as they stepped off the deck and onto the Max and situated themselves. We went very slow to avoid any jostling that might be painful. My mother-in-law saw a deer and got a kick out of that. Both of them enjoyed their rides in the woods and thought the Max was a real hoot!
Accompanying them on their visit was another relative troubled by obesity and chronic emotional problems, and her Max ride was a therapeutic adventure that brightened her day as well.
A couple of college age nephews in the group took their first Max rides and took to it like every one else who posts on this board!
The look on all these folks faces after they Maxed-out was worth every penny the machine cost!
Bill Schmelzer, Wausau, WI |
Chris
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Part of the reason I purchased my Max was to get me back into the woods again. I'm an avid hiker, or I was until arthritis made it extremely painful. My Max allows me to spend more time in the woods again. I had a 4 wheeler, just a basic low power model (cheap) that did the job well too, but whenever somebody saw it, immediately thought of the dirtbike crowd and it wasn't viewed favorably. People react much more favorably toward the Max, partially because that don't know what it is, and it doesn't carry with it the same reputation of a quad. The local farmers have been pretty open toward allowing it to cross their lands, something they didn't do with the Quad. For me, the Max enables me to enjoy the outdoors more again, gotta love it. |
Douglas MacCullagh (Dougmac)
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One reason I bought my Argo was to allow my wife to go into the woods. We even take it on our church retreats so we can hit the nature trails at the church camp. I love the looks on people's faces the first time they see us drive down past the canoe shack and into the lake! |
markm
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:51 pm: |
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I took delivery on my first MAX (MAX IV with the 18hp and 26 tires) last weekend. I immediately got filled up with my kids and all their buddies and had a blast, though I'm still getting the feel for the tranny. That night reading the manuals, I noticed that the load capacity (it says 800 pounds on land and 500 on water) gets cut back by accessories. Buried further in the manual I found out that the 26" tires add about 150 pounds, the roll cage 80. When you add it up, you lose about 300 of the 800 pounds from basic accessories so with four adults of any size your over the limit. I got to wondering about how much it really can handle on land and in the water (which I have not tried yet but can't wait). Any one have a good idea about how much it can really handle? It seems like it would handle more weight but I don't want to overload the frame or anything else. What's the real story. I especially worry about the water, because it sounds like instead of 500, there's only about 200 to play with. Info much appreciated. |
ISAAC EISENMAN (Tropicjungleboy)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:51 pm: |
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hey markm: first congratulation on your new adquisition (max iv)...about weight versus wider/bigger tires is a tricky point of view...the reason is simple:
* on land the tire doensn't add weight to frame....and if you add extra "foot print area" as a matter of fact you get overall less psi over ground
* on water your cargo capacity increase due to extra boyancy ( more air area) on 12.00 x26 than the 11.00 x 22........
so you can be sure that extra wide/bigger tires on max iv is a bonus......at least you can use the 800/500 pounds over it...
bottom line is that wider tires bounces better!!! |
markm
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:51 pm: |
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Thanks for the response (and the congratulations). I kinda thought what you said about tires on land made sense - they're not weight on the frame and axles. Never thouught about the on water point though I guess I should have. Anyway, is that the main limiting factor on weight - the frame and axles? I guess I mean what's the weakest link or the lowest common denominator on weight capacity? |
Midwest atv's #1 in 2000 (Hustler)
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Markm, RI has though limits because of insurance reasons. I have a Max IV with 25 hp and 26" tires and had four guys and 2 deer in the Max with are hunting gear and floated across water. We had well over 1000 #'s in the Max and made it ok. You and your family can ride the Max with no problems. Just have fun and enjoy. |
cmdr vogt
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:51 pm: |
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Mark,
I have a 2000 Mdl Max 900-T w / "26 tires and a roll cage that wieghs 120 Lbs, I've taken it in many streams & ponds with 3 additional people and had no problems at all , the only difficulty I ever experianced (SP) was using it as a diving platform and that was not the fault of the machine.
You could not have purchased a better machine for the money !
Kyle "Cmdr Vogt" Vogt
Airborne-Six Paintball & 6x6 ATV's |
Oliver (Digipix)
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Now that we've really changed topics on this thread, I have a question. Has anyone out there gone swimming with a Max Buffalo? How well do they swim? It's heavier, and the vents for the engine are lower... both bad things in the water. Any experience out there on how well they do? I haven't taken it in the water yet, don't want to go diving you know. |
markm
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Thanks to cmdr vogt and midwest atvs for the responses on load capacity. I kinda thought it would be ok but I'll ride a lot easier having heard from some people with real live experience loading up the machine. |
Jerry R. Nuss, Max Dealer in Illinois
Senior Member
Username: Jerrynuss
Post Number: 351
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 71.244.212.210
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 06:24 pm: |
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I had a nice experience yesterday in my Max IV 950T demo machine. I had a call from a gentleman that had bought some swamp land for hunting purposes. He said he had tried to get back into the property with a 4x4 atv and had zero luck. Each attempt ended up with the atv buried about 20 feet from where he started. He told me he was considering an amphibious atv and wanted to know if a Max coud go through the property he had. He said he had given up n atvs and had been wearing waders and walking in and out of the swamp. Two bouts with heat exhaustion and almost not making it out convinced him to reconsider the atv. he tld me if the Max could go through it he would buy one.
I didn't know if it would simply from a description over the telephone. So I offered to trailer my demo machine up to his property and give it a go. After I got there we loaded up in the Max. The customer had brought a friend that was also interested. We loaded up and headed out in the direction where he indicated. I had to push through a lot of reeds and cattails. There was duckweed and some type of vegetation everywhere. There was standing water about two feet deep. We idled along and sort of bounced along the bottom. So far it was very easy and the customer was really excited. We got to an area tha was totally covered in duckweed. He said this was deep and really muddy. I asked if this was where they got the 4x4 atv stuck. They said no we have never made it this far, we always got stuck way back there. We entered the deeper water and swam around this area for a while then headed back on the path we took in. We never spun a tire or got much above idle. When we got back on dry land I let them drive the Max. While one was driving the other guy was on the telephone. The next thing I knew another person showed up. They were all very amazed and excited. I guess they had never considered the amphibious atv was really much different than a regular 4x4 atv. I mentioned the ability to carry in safety items and plenty of water and they really saw the benefit.
It was so much fun to introduce the Max to some people that had never seen one and realized it is such a good vehicle to meet their needs. It was a good day I met some nice people and introduced them to the amphibious atv. |
liflod
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Username: Liflod
Post Number: 102
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 151.201.211.103
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 09:50 am: |
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That trip will be even better if you sell 3 machines with one demo ride !! |
Jerry R. Nuss, Max Dealer in Illinois
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Username: Jerrynuss
Post Number: 353
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 71.244.212.210
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 02:53 pm: |
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That is wishful thinking. I have to give a lot of demo rides to make an actual sell. But at least it is planting the seed and promoting the amphibious atv. It was still fun and I got to play in an area I have not been before. |
Chuck McGhee
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Username: Chuck_050382
Post Number: 62
Registered: 01-2006
Posted From: 12.170.193.98
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 04:34 pm: |
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Jerry,
Did you talk to him about ridding there? Sounds like a fun place. |
Jerry R. Nuss, Max Dealer in Illinois
Senior Member
Username: Jerrynuss
Post Number: 354
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 131.230.41.1
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 07:08 pm: |
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Hi Chuck,
It was only 50 acres and they are using it for hunting so they wouldn't want anyone in there scaring off the ducks. |
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