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Your workmanship is impeccable and a pleasure to watch. Thanks for sharing 👍.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great job on rebuilding the ARGO, moving right along and making repairs that sometimes are baffling but you figured them out. It's looking good Donn. Keep up the good work and keep having fun. Fred.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks olddawg!

It is great to hear you actually talk in your videos again. Please bring back saying 'pretty good'.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I was thinking about squeezing one "Pretty good!" in somewhere but there is nothing good about this vehicle at the moment. 😀 But it's getting better and better slowly.

Apart from reaching a new low with your “baffled” joke, it has been a great build to follow along to as always. Keep them coming Donn.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

😔

Great video, thank you for sharing and I look forward to the next update! 🙂

Your fabrication skills are only exceeded by your language skills! Thanks for the videos! 👍👍

When he starts to whistle the titanic song I just lost it... So funny.

Each video feels like a continuing education for me. Thank you for sharing!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

thanks for your entertaining videos greetings from Germany

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@michaeld1167

9 ай бұрын

Well done once again. I like your mini belt grinder

Fantastic work dude! It's a joy watching you work. Really good craftsmanship! This is the first YT series I'm actually longing for new episodes. Keep it up!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Turning rubbish into something useful is always enjoyable for me too.🙏👍

Those COULD be baffles for the muffler/s. But an edumacated guess would be more along the lines of spark arrestors. Helps keeps the sparks from the exhaust from setting the passing flora and fauna ablaze. 😁

Dude, you need a vacuum bleeder for those brakes! So much easier than manually bleeding them. Strong work on the resto!

I always like to watch one of your unique videos about...well...anything. It doesn't matter what you are working on, interesting ideas are flowing... Thumbs Up!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I try to spray rusty fasteners with penetrating oil ahead of time... broken fasteners ruin my day. Even just a few mins of soak makes a huge difference

@kiiiisu

8 ай бұрын

it really isnt when ur bolt 4mm and half rusted anyways..... on big bolts it works, except heat is always better then oil

@jamesarnold6059

8 ай бұрын

@@kiiiisu if you say so

You're an inspiration.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

That is my goal, I'm happy to inspire and motivate - two things I'm searching myself daily.

Another great video,thank you for sharing, always a pleasure watch your project 👍👍👍👍

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!🙏👍

this looks like a really fun project. I hope you keep up with the other DIY youtubers like grind hard plumbing and colin furze

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Hard to keep up with those guys😬😀

You have come a long way from those early days, good on you ... all the best from Arkansas, USA!

I swapped the twist grip for a thumb throttle from a quad bike. It felt much safer and easier to control

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

I had that in mind as well. Have to check it out if any store has one.

@matthewmoilanen787

9 ай бұрын

​@@DonnDIYThey are available from several parts suppliers and super easy to find online!

I have the older version of this same machine. I would love it if you made a video of what you would change in the design & what you found to be really bad in the original Argo... it would be a great recap video.

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

I would definitely beef up the support frame.

@davidbrewer7937

9 ай бұрын

@DonnDIY agreed. I want a skirt frame which supports to the main chassis so structure does not put weight on the plastic tub. Eventually I want a bail lifter frame to recover moose. My winch is made on a 2" receiver so I can mount front or rear. This year I have changed the winch mount so the unit swivels to the side & the pull it perpendicular to the spool. It allows me to better layer the line in use. I also want a simple mount on each of the rear corners.

@aserta

9 ай бұрын

Better frame, thicker, not just better construction. Chains would be enclosed in their own boxes flooded in oil to displace water ingress as much as possible (like old 1800's bicycles used to have - oil bath chain guard). Better brakes, and the plastic shells would be fully adhered in place with Sikaflex, marine grade glue. All the protruding bolts (aside from being stainless) would have (on the inside) a rubber washer which itself would receive Sikaflex and i'd use Nylocs, not regular nuts. I'd change all the running bearings to double row (expensive, but longer lasting), because the flex on the seals would be greatly reduced. Automatic greaser to all the major water ingress points. A cheap one would do just fine. I'd also add a structure that would replace everything above the frame that holds the running gear, and would tie the front, rear and center with braces where possible. The biggest issue with this is that it clearly flexes, cracks galore, because they cheaped out on construction. The upper frame could be made from the same kind of metal they used, but it would need to be complete front to back and have gussets. And i'd probably either upgrade the motor to at least 20% more power (to carry the extra weight better) or modify the original one if it could take the juice. Last but not least, hydraulic brakes all round. Nothing expensive. Moped bits would do just fine. Cable on something like this is yet another sign of just how much they cheaped out. It's a typical thing for companies to do. They call it "improvement", we call it bullsh!t. Like with washing machines being all cast iron and stainless steel and now they're mostly plastic.

Thanks Donny

Nice work! Always enjoy your vids 😁

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it.👍

Will be ready just in time for muddy season. 👍🏻

Glad you got a "grip" on the steering and braking. Looking good. Looks like your shop has been busy with all the swarf on the lathe.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I'm a "clean it once a year" type a guy... hated in the workforce around the world.🤣 But honestly - I've just been busy with other things but I'll get there.

I love watching your videos their so relaxing to watch.

Good job 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦

Impresionante su trabajo caballero, muchas gracias por compartirlo!.

Nice work brother!

Love it keep it up as always 💘

No need to sand those chain guide pads. Once the sideplates of the chain link wear a groove, the chain rollers run on the nylon pad quite well, and only little further wear results.

beau travail ! félicitation

Whistling the titanic song .. I caught that lol 🤣love your videos as always, cant wait for the next one in this series

Time to go fully off grid and add hydro & solar to the shop. You can get anywhere you need to in your completely renovated ATV!

Excellent.

Stay safe with what is getting close to your border!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers mate.

Hello Donn good job

This is the most I have herd your voice.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yes, sorry for that. I'll try to blabber less in the future.😀

from the video, there is a feeling that you are restoring an extremely old rare device, which is at least two hundred years old ...

It looked more like you are un-baffled 😂

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

🤣

buen trabajo

thank you ...

I would install an RPM governor which takes the output of the CVT as input. So you can set a speed you wanna travel and the governor adjusts the gas accordingly - like a cruise control. Speed can be selected by a leaver and the handle throttle is just an engage/disengage function, so you got basically a dead man switch :)

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

You have always clever ideas man!👍

@RubenKelevra

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY if you wanna implement it, you may need to add a belt or some gears to speed up the output shaft RPM again to bring it within the RPM range the governor can deal with. But I think it would be pretty beneficial to having not adjust the throttle all the time while bumping around in uneven terrain. Should also result in a smoother ride :)

Chain links. The clips on the chain joiners have a very nasty habit of falling off and causing the chain to separate. There is another type of joiner that is more permanent and much stronger. You can even make it out of the clip type by simply using a normal bar salvaged from a chain link and then hammering the link ends over to match the rest of the chain.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I was afraid about the master links too. The locking clips will most probably fly away after chain tensioner blocks wear out and the sides of the chains start to touch the tensioner block. It'll most probably happen in reverse since the clip can come off only in that direction.

@anomamos9095

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY . From painful experience I can say they fall off when ever they want without help from anything and in any direction, especially if they’re over thirty seconds old. After nearly dying when a new motorcycle chain came apart and locked the wheel I investigated better joiners. You can buy the ones that you need to hammer over, but if you can’t get those you can use the clip type by using a salvaged link and then hammering the pins over. They do often just break in the process so you might go through a couple.

Cracking video

i would be so tempted to convert this to twin stick twin pedal configuration.

Excellent ! 👍

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

Cheers!

vidéo trop rare l'ami mais toujours intéressantes

Nagu ka varem olen öelnud, siis ütlen veelkord, et see masin saab parem kui uus. Minu poolt laik igaljuhul!

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

Suured tänud!

are you still hoping to expand the workshop to the rest of the old shed? I loved those building the workshop vids, think its been a while since then now haha 👍

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I am constantly thinking about expanding but a completely new workshop built to spec would be the best. I'd like to restore the barn though.

The struggle is real.

Pretty sure I've some of those chain pads knocking about , finding them in the shed may be a problem though 😂 . That exhaust has just been an exhaust too long , they have a hard life.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Send'em my way! 😀 After you're able to find'em of course.😅

I like it alot

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers man!

Looks like you’re definitely on track to be on tracks soon. 😉 I’m guessing from one of your Instagram posts the part supplier never came through with the OE chain tensioner blocks.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yup, 3 months already.

Great build. I'm wondering if putting sealant on the upper frame fasteners might have been the right thing to do.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It might have, buy there's only splashing water on the wheel wells so I guess nothing will press in from there. There wasn't any signs of sealant when I took it apart as well.🤷‍♂️

Gday mate

vidio yang sangat jelas❤❤❤❤

Great vid. What yr is this Argo? I have a 2009 8x8 Avenger 750ei. My front axle chain dont have any way to tighten them that I can see. Yours does have the tensioners. My front chains are loose. Do you know if mine should have the same as yours? Ive looked but cant seem to see a spot for tensioners to go.

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍!!!

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Would it help if you plumbed a second air tank in line with the compressor you have ? Have a larger amount of air storage?

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

It definitely would!

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Looking good but I still prefer the older Argos with the two separate levers for steering

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I built my own amphibious vehicle with two lever steering - one thing you couldn't do is to stand up and drive properly since you're dangling on the controls applying brakes uncontrollably. The handlebar gives you an anchor point where you can stabilize yourself when riding upright.👍

Get yourself a load of cheap chopping boards from the market they are brilliant for making bushes and all sorts including chain tensioners

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

I'll keep that in mind!

You're far too young for dad jokes mate, but Im baffled was funny 😂 Another great video, thanks for the share

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I'm a dad now so I'm allowed to make dad jokes. 😀

What keeps the air tube from the blower off the drive chain...I could see how much clearance there was between the two.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

There's more clearance than shows in the video. But it's zip tied to the radiator frame. 👍

👍👍👍!!!

I think you'll have better top end and boggy low end. That drive belt is a bit too deep in the secondary clutch shives. We shall see. 👍

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👏👏👍

😊

I hope you didn't stop explaining stuff in English because someone complained about your English. It's totally fine, video interesting as always 👍👏

Вподобайка.

Is that thing old enough that the bolts etc are measured in freedom units (12ths) or is everything metric?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

There's a mix of both metric and imperial.

😊👍💯❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

What type of 8 speed transmission does it have?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

2 speed actually - high & low, 4 speed if you count reverse and neutral as well. 🤣

Don't you love those sizes from outer space that are somewhere between Metric and Imperial? 🤣

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I believe these were imperial. I have to get some basic imperial spanners and allen keys since I now have a machine that uses imperial hardware. 😅

I would expect the tensioner pointing downwards. So the chain doesn't continuously slide over it but there is only contact when it tries to come up

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

This is the chain in the front of the idle shafts, this means that the pulling effect takes place (when going forward) on the underside leaving the chain slack on the top. Thus the need for the tensioner on the top.

remake the chain tensioners out of dry hard oak and soak them in motor oil

Time for an off grid power system me thinks 🤣🤪🔋

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yes! Absolutely!😀

hello, tell me where do you buy spare parts for argo?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I ordered from an online shop. They ordered from Canada. So it's probably wise to just order straight from Canada.😀

@rubin7999

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY but could not throw off the link to the site, there are many sites with intermediaries. thanks.

Bro, why don't you use your sandblaster for restoration?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I was touching the subject in the video too - I need a more powerful air compressor with air dryer for that.

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@13:06 Я тоже так делаю😊

UHMW, make your own…

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yup, getting there. 👍

16:55 🤣

I wonder if this can be converted to electric

@DonnDIY

9 ай бұрын

Definitely!

@Cormano980

9 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY that's cool, I've got a mind to start a project

Why not use a snowmobile throttle ( thumb ) lol

amanda

Моё предложение поставить на привод что то типа ремня ГРМ

I'm concern about that muffler, it looked like you half donkeyed that repair. At my age I like a QUIET ride, unless I'm driving Elenore, other wise I want quiet Harleys, cars, trucks, ATVs, and tractors. So if that Argo is loud, dont come by my house at 2am..........

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I agree, I'll try it "as is" first and if needed I'll cut the muffler apart and add proper baffles to reduce the noise.

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If you did decide to carry a Moose, it would be better if it's dead..

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

🤣

Ток

It would be good to activate the subtitles, help deaf people or with auditory deficiencies to follow your videos, in addition to being able to read them in other languages. Kind regards.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Good idea.

Adalasyo

@custmrercare9749

9 ай бұрын

❤😂

17:31 throwing a guess... imperial... 🤮

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yes, imperial. I should invest in imperial tools now that I have this Argo. 😀

@philiprandall1399

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIYHow did you get this far without imperial sockets, spanners and allen keys?! Apart from the engine, the entire vehicle is imperial.

Those Argo upper frames are rubbish.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I agree. Those could've been made way better from the factory.

yeah!!!!! new video!!!!