Fully Rebuilt - 8x8 Amphibious Vehicle Argo REBUILD Ep.10

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10 ай бұрын

The last episode in the busted rusted neglected 8x8 amphibious vehicle rebuild. This time the chain tensioner wear blocks get CNC milled at my friend's place @blackloopcnc9415 . Since we ran into a time pinch I finished off the ends of the milled blocks at home on my manual mill. And I must say - these PE blocks came out nice. Who needs dealerships and retail stores when you have a CNC... :) After the tensioners were installed I split the chains into proper lengths and installed them. Since I bought this machine from an auction in parts it was missing a couple of things. One of the things was magnetic drain plug for the gearbox. I used the drill chuck in my milling machine as a jig so I could guide the magnet into a plug filled with resin. After the resin hardened I could release the chuck and voilà - a DIY magnetic oil drain plug. Then it was time to repair the backrest. Or that's what I thought... I ended up cutting the thing apart and completely redoing the cross bar. I cut up an old and hated spring bed end frame to get the proper bends from and it all worked out nicely. Super satisfied with the result. Then I installed the wheels. At first I thought that a wheel is a wheel but no! You have to match the air pressure in all the tires and measure the circumference of each tire individually. The tallest ones have to be installed in the middle of the vehicle, smaller ones on the ends. Also different tire pressure is used on the axles - 5 psi front, 7 psi in the middle two and 6 psi on the rear axle. So go figure, the internet told me this. After that I poured in some fuel into the fuel tank and cranked it up. But it didn't start. The fuel system had to be primed since it was taken apart and completely drained. After priming the Argo just sprung to life. Everything seemed to be working properly. It did for a while. And then things happened. Check it out! I hope you enjoy this as I did.
Now back to the swingblade project. And yeah, go check out the winners of the poll from previous episode in the community tab.
8x8 ARGO rebuild series full playlist:
• 8x8 ARGO Avenger REBUILD
This 8x8 ARGO sparked the homemade tracked amphibious vehicle build series a couple of years ago that you can watch here:
• Tracked Amphibious Veh...
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Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia:
Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet
Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

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@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

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@theonomicsbuilds6133 9 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 9 ай бұрын

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

@AW-Services 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@jlucasound 10 ай бұрын

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

@65cj55 10 ай бұрын

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

@ondrahouska8035 9 ай бұрын

Very Nice Works Mr Diy. ❤ 😊

@sonovoxx 9 ай бұрын

Excellent series. Cheers Donn!

@DonnDIY 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@richardcorwin1828 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!🙏

@scottsorby7966 10 ай бұрын

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 10 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 10 ай бұрын

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

@IR-nq4qv 10 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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

@JamesYoung61 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

Cheer man!

@jlucasound 10 ай бұрын

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

@garychurch-smith9017 10 ай бұрын

Very nice. Very very nice. Great job.

@Military-Museum-LP 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely loved this series. Thanks!

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@____________________________.x 9 ай бұрын

An amazing machine, well done on the restoration 🙂

@DonnDIY 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@allenperrott318 4 ай бұрын

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!!!!

@valdis7663 10 ай бұрын

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.

@ColinMacIver 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations!!! Very happy for you!

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@iainhetherington4608 10 ай бұрын

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

@leandrog1989 10 ай бұрын

Excelente trabajo! Saludos desde Mendoza, Argentina.

@kimber1958 10 ай бұрын

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

@valdis7663 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@WarrenPenner 6 ай бұрын

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

@robertgoulden3637 9 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 9 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@AlexsProjects 10 ай бұрын

Like a Glove!!! Congrats!

@sartainja 8 ай бұрын

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

@grskinjr61 10 ай бұрын

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

@be007 10 ай бұрын

you are a artist ! cheers ben.

@jamesa7506 10 ай бұрын

A fine job my friend! 👍💪

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@marcuspaul169 10 ай бұрын

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 10 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 9 ай бұрын

It's seems to me too

@leedale4008 10 ай бұрын

Excellent job well done 👍

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Einherjar_17 10 ай бұрын

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

@mattallica0 10 ай бұрын

She's a beaut, Clark nice work

@jameswitkowski6736 10 ай бұрын

Excellent job....!!!

@DonnDIY 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@garymucher4082 10 ай бұрын

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 10 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.

@davidsmith6001 10 ай бұрын

Yet another fine fine job indeed....

@carloskawasaki656 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking in and watching the videos!

@daveedwards6567 10 ай бұрын

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

@TopCat2021 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sticking around and watching this slow progress.🤙

@Mr.Stacey-L-SCC 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

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

@robertcary435 9 ай бұрын

Very nice! Good job!

@DonnDIY 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@anthonymedford5380 10 ай бұрын

Great job as always

@vinceianni4026 10 ай бұрын

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

@robertmailhos8159 10 ай бұрын

Glad you got that fun machine done 👍

@barrywest3758 10 ай бұрын

Good job!! Congratulations🍻

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@JohnSmith-ud9ex 10 ай бұрын

Always good, Donn. Thank you = )

@olddawgdreaming5715 10 ай бұрын

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.

@FatHulkRideEbike 9 ай бұрын

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

@nickhammond1692 10 ай бұрын

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

@rolfnilsen6385 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@andrewjones-productions 9 ай бұрын

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 9 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.

@ryanbradybaugh1386 10 ай бұрын

Nice work man! Let the fun begin!

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@Pats-Shed 10 ай бұрын

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 10 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.

@jamesbrussels5776 10 ай бұрын

Nice job Donny

@sidschwan8031 10 ай бұрын

Nice job Donn.

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@tedbastwock3810 9 ай бұрын

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

@yodasbff3395 10 ай бұрын

Awesome work, thanks for sharing 👍.

@brainsironically 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@salsolo2403 10 ай бұрын

great series thanks :)

@curm1778 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Let's hope it lasts.🤞

@ricksizemore8102 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

Cheers! I'm always open to upgrades.👍

@tinkernaut8736 10 ай бұрын

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

@nicknick5524 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@geoffburrill9850 9 ай бұрын

Such a great job, well done.

@robertkeime4907 10 ай бұрын

Great video

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@horatiohornblower868 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 9 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. 😬

@jlucasound 10 ай бұрын

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

@punkbloater 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@2artactical55 10 ай бұрын

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

@sjoemie_himself 9 ай бұрын

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 9 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.🤘

@memyselfandeye1234 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Let's hope so!

@RCAFpolarexpress 10 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!🙌

@RCAFpolarexpress 10 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY 😇😇👍👍👌👌🍻🍻

@FatRedBiker 9 ай бұрын

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

@DonnDIY 9 ай бұрын

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

@dav1dsm1th 10 ай бұрын

Great series. Thanks for the videos.

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@iteerrex8166 10 ай бұрын

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

@fifispdc 10 ай бұрын

this thing is awesome

@kenwood8665 9 ай бұрын

Quality video

@DonnDIY 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@HenryShiley 10 ай бұрын

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 10 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 9 ай бұрын

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

@bevelllc3650 10 ай бұрын

EPIC!!!!!!!

@DanKoning777 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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

@ThePontiacmann 10 ай бұрын

Very Nice Work. Looks Great

@da_SpiffR 10 ай бұрын

Ya Ya YA! Nice!

@petter5721 10 ай бұрын

Very nice job 👍🏻

@president2 9 ай бұрын

Love it keep it up as always 💘

@_zzpza 10 ай бұрын

Nice work dude, that's awesome!

@GeorgeEmperor 10 ай бұрын

You did a great job, aren't the wheels mounted the other way around?

@KlaasDeSmedt 10 ай бұрын

Came here to say this, the pattern on the wheels should point in the main direction of rotation :)

@KlaasDeSmedt 10 ай бұрын

Also, in EP01, the tires are mounted in the other direction :)

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

I put the wheels on as they were in factory.👍

@gafrers 10 ай бұрын

Great work

@myharris 10 ай бұрын

Pretty gooood!!

@davidspilman531 10 ай бұрын

That’s Great that you got this far and now you almost have a new machine I can see you doing the upholstery work on you seats also your great at everything you do anyway I sure glad I found your channel yes ago

@DonnDIY 10 ай бұрын

Thanks man! If I can find vinyl or leather the upholstery isn't that hard. If not I'll stick to black gaffer tape...😬😀

@Kultakala_Design_Studio 10 ай бұрын

Well done 👍👍👍

@johnfleury5430 10 ай бұрын

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

@serzhdyubro8083 10 ай бұрын

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 10 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 10 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY ok, thanks, I got it.

@blackbuttecruizr 10 ай бұрын

Fine resto! Let the shenanigans begin!

@thufeilachdiat2149 10 ай бұрын

Yeeaaakkhhh akhirnya selesaii jugaa, selamaaatt 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@rjung_ch 10 ай бұрын

Doing donuts like Ott Tänak! 👍💪✌

@DonnDIY 9 ай бұрын

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

@rjung_ch 9 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.

@its_me_voltron6394 9 ай бұрын

My Dad wanted one of these

@somethingelse2740 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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

@somethingelse2740 9 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.