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I was nearly as excited as you to finally start it up and blissfully pull her out into the sunshine.....tks for taking us along as you rebuilt your machine.....you have taken great care of it and it will do the same for you.....taking you into the variety of places in a style that no other single machine can match. I am a huntsman and have used an older '82 for years....made a deal I couldn't refuse on a 2000 conquest.....it's basic design solved all the main issues I experienced with the '82.....axle pins shearing and steering issues because of the non-hydraulic manual steering setup. Now, after going through it in not quite as much detail as you did, my bliss in using the machine is increasing withe every bug I work out of it!!! Thanks so much for sharing your repair journey!!! Trails are happier with an Argo.... the "go" is built in, as they say.....so many happy trails to you!!!!

12:12, best reaction to the mini burst of power.

Thanks for sharing with us Donn, enjoyed the videos a lot and glad the test driving found the problem before you were all through with the rebuild . Stay safe and keep up the good work. Fred.

Cool fun, i remember The Banana Splits zooming around in theirs, loved that show as a kid.

First and foremost, Donn, it's been an absolute pleasure to watch your channel, tooling, and projects evolve. This episode has been incredible and well done to you 👏

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@jlucasound

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY So good. You do everything right. The car companies do NOT want you. 😮

What a great ending to the restoration, but I bet the wife gave you a hot ear for pulling donuts on the driveway 😂😂😂 Seriously though that looks like it will be very useful (and a lot of fun) around the farm especially in winter 👍 Thanks for the share, be safe

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I'm the one occasionally grading the driveway, she didn't mind. 😀 Yes, let's hope that it's gonna be useful.👍

@karlchristoffer1275

8 ай бұрын

I think the Missus gave him a rake so he can rake the roads great again... 😂🤣 Great show!

Professor Donn 🙏Someone give this man a PhD in kick-ass ingenuity.

Very Nice Works Mr Diy. ❤ 😊

Yet another fine fine job indeed....

Doing donuts like Ott Tänak! 👍💪✌

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Vehicles are breaking the same way as with Ott Tänak as well... 🙃😅

@rjung_ch

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY I know, he has had so much bad luck with the car, time penalties as well. He could be #2 in the championship easily and fight for 1st with a better car. Ford must do so much better. I think Ott is one of the best.

Excellent job and a shame the gearbox went sideways! Tire profile should face into the opposite direction, though. The way you put them, they'll get clogged more likely.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

The gearbox issue was started prior this machine getting to my hands. From what I know about this vehicle the gearbox was run dry which also damaged the input shaft and the HI range gear retainer groove which I didn't notice the first time. But all good - after I put the tracks on the HI range is not needed anyway.👍

@temyraverdana6421

8 ай бұрын

It's seems to me too

Great job on this one! It looks way too fun!!!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Your DIY amphibious vehicle will be better!🤘I'm keeping my eye on it. 😀

Very nice. Very very nice. Great job.

Right here 14:45 when you said blissfully, I was like oh no.

She's a beaut, Clark nice work

Like a Glove!!! Congrats!

Congratulations on a superb rebuild. You must be really proud of your achievement.

I just hit the like before I watched the video. I did that because I'm really liking the series and was looking forward to see the Argo finished. I know I'm going to enjoy this! Thanks for sharing.

@rjung_ch

8 ай бұрын

@@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159 same with me and many others for sure!

New back rest looks much better built from all round stock. Awesome job on this project.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Better than new. Good job and thank you for sharing!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!🙏

Blocks. Perfect. Well done, CNC job shop!!

Great job Donn , do another vid on all the finishing touches that would be cool Cheers from Aus

An amazing machine, well done on the restoration 🙂

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

My Dad wanted one of these

Проделана хорошая работа по восстановлению этой амфибии. Я с удовольствием смотрю ваш канал и всегда с нетерпением жду новые выпуски. Руки у вас золотые и работы не боитесь, всё делаете на совесть и на долгие года.

Always good, Donn. Thank you = )

GREAT JOB lots of blood sweat and tears went in to it

Excellent series. Cheers Donn!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

It has been so much fun watching you take this apart and put it back together to such a high standard, I hope that we see more of the 8x8 on the channel.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheer man!

Excellent! Very good job indeed. Once the seat is finished and perhaps you will also make guards to cover the moving parts inside, it will be a truly useful and more comfortable tool for you, as well as safer if your young children were to ride with you. Especially useful in winter perhaps - although a bit cold.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! The chains have original floor pans over them (which I forgot to show in the video unfortunately) so that part is covered.👍For winter use there's always the possibility to build a soft top for it with heating from the engine.

I wish my conquest went that fast in low range!

you are a artist ! cheers ben.

I absolutely loved this series. Thanks!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this series! Thanks so much for sharing!

Nice job Donny

Great job I really enjoyed the series. Thank you very much for sharing.

You did this right! Strengthened that which was weak and made the rest stronger. You are one of my top one KZread Channels. Did I Stutter? 🥰🤩

It's alive! It's alive!

Great job! I wish I had to tooling you have to make my own parts for my Argos!

I have to say, it sounds strong. Looks like everything was up to par to be able to test drive and cut donuts... Thumbs Up

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man! It is a super robust and simple machine. I only wonder why they cost so much when bought new or in working order.

Excelente trabajo! Saludos desde Mendoza, Argentina.

Well done I have been waiting to see how you get on with the Argo nice great videos thankyou

A good job has been done to restore this amphibian. I enjoy watching your channel and always look forward to new releases. Your hands are golden and you are not afraid of work, you do everything conscientiously and for many years.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I really do appreciate such support from you. Thank you my friend.👍

Congratulations!!! Very happy for you!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Hello, the tread of the wheels should be directed in the other direction. For better self-cleaning from dirt.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I get the confusion, I thought the same the first time around but if you look up original brochure of this machine you'll see the direction of the tire thread.👍

@user-hq6oc5rc1f

8 ай бұрын

​@@DonnDIYGood. I understand that this all-terrain vehicle can be used on tracks. So this direction of the tread is used as a hook for the caterpillar. But if you use a car on wheels, then the tread must be deployed. I'm not arguing in any way, it's just interesting to find the truth. With respect, from Russia.

This has been a fantastic series. I had no idea those Argos could turn so tight!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sticking around and watching the series for so long.🙏

Glad you got that fun machine done 👍

Absolutely a great build! It was killing me not seeing you for a while! Can’t wait for the next project!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Sorry about that. I really needed a break to get personal stuff taken care of.👍

Is there nothing that stops this man? Well done, Donn. It's better than new.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Let's hope it lasts.🤞

Hello Donn very good job professionally done always like to watch your videos well done

Always amazed at the volume and quality of work. Always something interesting. I've driven an Argo 8 x 8. Very cool machines.

She came out great, has a mean look with those oval headlights!!

Very nice! Good job!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent job well done 👍

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

When chain tensioner work the chain and sprockets last the weak spot is the chains and sprockets from the transmission to the wheels but you won't used like we did in the oilpatch day in day out sometime year round in the exploration side of searching for oil and gas We used a lot of 6 wheelers now we use side by side mostly Yamaha 700 some on wheels some on tracks anyway nice job as usual take care be safe

great series thanks :)

A fine job my friend! 👍💪

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Very nice restoration, Donn! Now we would like to see her swimming. After all it is an amphibious vehicle.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It does float and swim for sure. I've done it. Due to time constraints the swimming part was not undertaken and filmed. 😬

Excellent job....!!!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Muy buen trabajo y excelente video, ahora a disfrutarlo, felicitaciones!.

Good job!! Congratulations🍻

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great job as always

I've enjoyed the build series, I'm glad that you can finally get to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Thanks for sharing with all of us,and I hope that you get much useful service out of this vehicle of yours.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sticking around and watching this slow progress.🤙

this thing is awesome

Annnnd now Donn can get across the river to check his mail! Win win! (j/k) You make me jealous of shop space and equipment!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

The main area of the shop is around 6x6 metres. The floor space is eaten up by 1k62 lathe, cabinets, milling machine, welder and a workbench which doesn't leave alot of room for bigger projects. I would like to build a couple of cars in the future but then I'd have to upgrade the workshop to a bigger one.

@HenryShiley

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY "shop" is maybe 3sq m. 1/3rd of my tiny apartment livingroom. No lathe (yet).. mini bench tools only. 8(

Nice job Donn.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Awesome,great job, always a pleasure follow you in your project 👍👍👍👍👍

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking in and watching the videos!

Now those pesky beavers really have it coming! Good stuff! This was as enjoyable as your "from the ground up" builds.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Respect Donn.... Hope You Have Lots Of Fun Together. peace

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Let's hope so!

Maiden voyage and something breaks.... well poo! But you have the skills and nerve to fix it and go burn donuts in the driveway anyway! Nice job getting this back up to standards!

Yeah, congrats as ever.... Sankyu -U-

Nice work man! Let the fun begin!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Nice work its realy intressting to look how do you work👍

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Damn good job Donn! A few things I may have addressed different. But those things are trivial and have more to do with greater availability of parts and materials. Job well done!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers! I'm always open to upgrades.👍

IMHO, one of the best builds you've done. Looks like it was fun to drive, too. Glad you shared and looking forward to your next series! :)

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Vinge!!!

This is an OUTSTANDING Repair That you have Done Sir Cheers 👍👍😇😇👌👌🍻🍻

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!🙌

@RCAFpolarexpress

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY 😇😇👍👍👌👌🍻🍻

Good lord there’s a mile of chain hiding in the belly of that mediocre amphibious vehicle. 😳

Thanks for such a fantastic build series 👏. I hope that the loss of the high gear doesn't interfere too much with the operation of the Argo . I hope that the rest of the gearbox holds up to the work that you plan for it , maybe you could use a gearbox from a small car like a Corsa or Micra , older ones have just 4 gears and are more robust than the later ones.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I think having no high range here at the homestead will not be a big deal. Having the tracks on will mostly eliminate the need for high range anyway since it's recommended to use low gear while having tracks on due to higher torque requirements.

MM77 Approved 👍🏻👍🏻

Love it keep it up as always 💘

Such a great job, well done.

Nice vehicle, I think it needs some winch on the front (or on the rear). Thanks for the video and have a good weekend

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It has the winch mount on the front. I'm just contemplating if getting a brand new winch would justify itself. I just might slap the old one back on it for economy reasons.

@serzhdyubro8083

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY ok, thanks, I got it.

Pretty gooood!!

Great video

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Прекрасная работа! Стало лучше чем было с завода. Ждём новые проекты.)

Yeeaaakkhhh akhirnya selesaii jugaa, selamaaatt 🎉🎉🎉🎉

My boys pushing a million subs, get yo momma,yo friendt,yo lover,yo neighbors to all subscribed push him over the top to a million scripts,and that plaque they send out... I've voted 3x,welp this account, and 2 more that I umm might,possibly,somehow recognize some daya..

Donn, really nice rebuild! Had a MAX ATV 6x6 growing up when they first came out in the 1970's, lots of fun! Also, Sorry tell you that all of your tires are on backwards. Chevrons should always point downward in front of the tires.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Amphibious vehicles are great! I put the tires on as from factory.👍

@somethingelse2740

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY Maybe they install them in reverse so you can have a bit more traction when trying to back out of a sticky situation? Chevrons forward are standard in all ATV and farm tractor tires as far as I know.

EPIC!!!!!!!

Awesome work, thanks for sharing 👍.

This has been a joy to watch Donn! When I was a kid this was one of my dream vehicles, still is actually. If I ever have the chance to buy one you've made an excellent guide on how to restore it. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It has been the same with me - the first time I saw one I knew I had to get one one way or another. This one turned out to be a real lemon but it was the only affordable one. 😀 I hope when it's time for you to get your own it is in better shape and doesn't need a full rebuild but only maintemance. Thanks for the support. Greetings from Estonia.🤘

nice work, Donn. sorry your gears broke right at the end, I have faith you can find the gears and fix it.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

No worries, I have already found the replacement parts. I just didn't like the price.🥲😅

Very Nice Work. Looks Great

What a great series-I hope to see the Argo again in future episodes [maybe with tracks]? Of the channels I subscribe to there's a few I wouldn't miss if they decided to shut down-this isn't one of them. With work and family I'm sure it's not easy to do this; so thanks for your time, effort and love for what you do; one project at a time. God bless.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and support! I so appreciate it.🙏

Only thing i would add is either a false bottom or a cover for the chains so when your transporting something or someone nothing is rubbing on the chain or causing it to bind up

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It has original floor pans that cover the chain drive.👍

It’s a beautiful monster, well done Sir! 😀

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Fine resto! Let the shenanigans begin!

Ya Ya YA! Nice!