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For other uses, see Argo (disambiguation).Not to be confused with the Italian company ARGO SpA
ARGO 
Industry All-Terrain Amphibious Vehicles Headquarters New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada Key people Joerg Stieber - President & CEO Products Amphibious ATV & Amphibious UTV Divisions Vehicle Division & Gear Division Website www.argoutv.com ARGO is a manufacturer of amphibious all-terrain vehicles. It was founded in 1962 as Ontario Drive and Gear Limited, in Kitchener, Ontario and was later moved to New Hamburg, Ontario. ARGO offers 6x6 & 8x8 amphibious vehicles.
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History
Founded in 1962[1] in Kitchener, Ontario. ODG Helped designed the transmission for the Amphicat. ODG manufactures 8x8 vehicles and 6x6 vehicles for many applications, both recreational and industrial.
In November 2009 volunteers in twelve communities in Nunavut were each equipped with an Argo Avenger, one of ODG's 8x8 vehicles, for local Search and Rescue.[2][3][4]
Recently ODG was asked to help the Canadian Space Agency in designing a lunar vehicle [5]
ARGO
The ARGO 8x8 750 HDi
The ARGO is an all-terrain 8x8|6x6 amphibious utv. ODG has been manufacturing the ARGOs for well over three decades.
The ARGO 8x8 700 HD (Road approved in the European Union)Technical Details
- 8x8 and 6x6
- Triple differential ADMIRAL steering transmission provides even torque to all 8 of the 25" ARGO tires.
- Hydraulic vented disk brakes
- Front & rear axle bearing extensions
- One-piece ergonomic handlebar steering control with mounted brake lever.
- Amphibious
References
- ^ Company Profile
- ^ "Nunavut SAR Volunteers Receive 12 Amphibious Avenger ATVs to Tackle Rescues in Partially-Thawed (or -Frozen) Conditions". Canadian American Strategic Review. 2009-11. Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.casr.ca%2Fas-arctic-search-and-rescue-1.htm&date=2009-11-23.
- ^ "Avenger in Collector's Garb". Nebraska Farmer. 2007-10-07. Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnebraskafarmer.com%2Fstory.aspx%3Fs%3D13928%26c%3D13%26pv%3D1&date=2009-11-23.
- ^ Jeremy Clarkson (2009-08-07). "Why small Argo Avenger is in a class of its own". Business Daily Africa. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessdailyafrica.com%2F-%2F539444%2F635698%2F-%2Frwynq1%2F-%2Findex.html&date=2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ http://news.therecord.com/article/692711 The Record - Canadian Space Agency Recruits ODG
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- Motor vehicle manufacturers of Canada
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