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Argo is a Canadian manufacturer of amphibious all-terrain vehicles. It was founded in 1962 as Ontario Drive and Gear (ODG) Limited, in
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and was later moved to
New Hamburg, Ontario New Hamburg is a community of approximately 11,953 (2011 stats) in the township of Wilmot, Ontario, Canada. It is in the far western part of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, near the regional border with Perth County. It is adjacent to t ...
. Argo offers 6×6 and
8×8 Eight-wheel drive, often notated as 8WD or 8×8, is a drivetrain configuration that allows all eight wheels of an eight-wheeled vehicle to be drive wheels (that is, to receive power from the engine) simultaneously. Unlike four-wheel drive drivetr ...
amphibious extreme terrain vehicles, as well as 4 wheel ATVs.


History

Founded in 1962 in
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. ODG helped design the transmission for the
Amphicat The Amphicat is a six-wheel-drive, skid steer amphibious all-terrain vehicle invented in Spain by José Artés de Arcos, manufactured in the late 1960s through the early 1970s by Mobility Unlimited Inc. of Auburn Hills, Michigan. The product l ...
. ODG manufactures 8×8 vehicles and 6×6 vehicles for recreational and industrial use. In November 2009, volunteers in twelve communities in
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were each equipped with an Argo Avenger, one of ODG's 8×8 vehicles, for local
Search and Rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...
. Recently, ODG was asked to help the
Canadian Space Agency The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; french: Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada, established in 1990 by the ''Canadian Space Agency Act''. The president is Lisa Campbell, who took the position on September 3, 2020 ...
in designing a lunar vehicle. The Argo is an all-terrain 8×8 or 6×6 amphibious ATV / UTV / XTV. ODG has been manufacturing the Argos for over five decades.


Technical details

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8×8 Eight-wheel drive, often notated as 8WD or 8×8, is a drivetrain configuration that allows all eight wheels of an eight-wheeled vehicle to be drive wheels (that is, to receive power from the engine) simultaneously. Unlike four-wheel drive drivetr ...
and 6×6 * Triple differential ADMIRAL steering transmission provides even torque to all 8 of the 25" Argo tires. * Hydraulic vented disc brakes * Front and rear axle bearing extensions * One-piece handlebar steering control with mounted brake lever. * Amphibious * Aftermarket parts available


See also

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Terrapin (amphibious vehicle) The Terrapin (officially 4-ton amphibian) was a British-manufactured amphibious transport vehicle of the Second World War. It was first used in 1944 at Antwerp during the Battle of the Scheldt. Terrapins served with the Royal Engineer assault ...


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External links

* * * (in Russian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Argo Companies based in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Truck manufacturers of Canada Eight-wheel drive