With winter long over it was about time to get Project 6x6 summerized by removing winter accessories including the convertible top, windshield and snow tracks.

Many Argo owners leave the windshields on, I like to take it off as I never use it in the summer, it's prone to damage from trail obstacles when raised. When folded it's in the way of the hood and traps more heat in the engine compartment.

When removing the snow tracks I always remove one of the pins joining the half segments as they are easy to find and the set screws won't seize in place after just one winter's use.

A couple of old ratchet straps keep the rolled up tracks tight making them much easier to move and store!

With drivechains and outer bearings freshly greased I decided to take the machine for a quick rip on the trails in Torbay leaving from the house. Everything is a lot drier now than it was on my last trip with Project Foreman a month ago, today the trails were in a normal state of mud and water and no longer flooded.

Project 6x6 continues to run absolutely awesome. Despite a busy winter there were weird noises and the engine ran smooth as butter.

Even the steep hill on the pole line was tackled with ease.

All in all a successful outing and a great way to pass away the afternoon!

Cheers, MIKE

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