Hunting ATV for me

olek_Z_bc

olek_Z_bc

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Hey guys, just a question for ya. If you were to get an atv (I know what I want so I won't start a s*it fest about whats best) what would you do in my situation?

i.e. I have a little camper that I built, that I put on the back, now I was thinking if I should get an ATV tralier or find a rear portion of a truck exact to mine and fit a hitch on that and tow it around, and put the ATV in the back of my truck. I am not sure how much a scrapyard would charge for that but we'll see. Anyhow if I do change trucks I could have my camper basically like a rv trailer, whatch'a think? and what would you do in my shoes.

I included a pic of my truck, so maybe you get a better idea of the size of the camper and why it would be better to have it on it's own (as a trailer) on a f150 rear section.

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p.s. Don't laugh it's paid for. :D
 
call me crazy but perhaps you could get a light trailer and put the quad on the trailer. That way you could put a ball hitch on the quad and tow the trailer to recover game. The lighter trailer will be easier to tow as well.
 
if you could put the camper on a boxtrailer then you could park it and use either your truck or ATV to get to hunting areas and to retrieve game. making it so the camper/trailer didnt tip when you're in it would be a good idea. :D

cool setup
 
Yeah that's what I was thinking Tod. Plus once it's on a box trailer it makes it a lot easier to move around the house lot. I think I might do that. Maybe even an older box from 96 and older fords might be more cost effective?? gonna go check.

Well anyhow, with the price of gas I am thinking of getting back into payments on a (new diesel) truck... this is what I want to have by march 05 if it all works out.

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And yes it comes 4x4 and big ass tires (almost 34" tall) stock...

mmmm...
 
Those trailers you see made out of a pickup box on the factory frame and with the original truck axle in them are extremely heavy and won't be at all easy to move around. You won't lift the tongue without a jack and your quad won't move it. If you are just after the box itself and plan to put it on a light weight frame with a regular trailer axle, it probably won't be too bad. If it were me I'd probably just get an old double snowmobile trailer to put the quad on and tow it behind the truck. To move the camper, hook the trailer to the quad, back it up to the truck, slide the camper onto the sled trailer, take and park them both out of the way till the next trip. But thats just me.
 
I guess when you factor in the fact the a pickup box trailer still has the frame, axle and all that metal, yup seems like it would be kind of heavy. But I do think a grizzly 660 will move it. My friend towed his f-250 diesel for ####s and giggles when we wanted to see how much power the quad has. And that was an impromptu tow-off in the woods... :lol:
 
Its not the total weight of the trailer that would be the issue with trying to move it with your quad Olez. Its the tongue weight thats the problem. Your front wheels won't be on the ground. Try and find one of these trailers around, then try to lift the tongue by hand. You will see what I mean.
 
Workin Man said:
Its not the total weight of the trailer that would be the issue with trying to move it with your quad Olez. Its the tongue weight thats the problem. Your front wheels won't be on the ground. Try and find one of these trailers around, then try to lift the tongue by hand. You will see what I mean.
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I think he's right. Max. tongue weight on a Griz 660 is 33lbs... . I tried to hook the post pounder to my Honda and almost gave it two pinch flats in the rear and did not even get the full weight off the jack. Four psi tires are not great load runners.
 
Did you cut two holes in the floor of that camper? I would bet it would make a great ice fishing shack too.

I would get a fairly low trailer to put that camper on. I have a 2 place skidoo trailer and it is tall (deck above the tires). Putting your camper on it would make it a little to top heavy. Also winching that unit up on a high trailer would be a #####.
 
OOps. I think you are right about the tounge weight. ####. Oh well. I'll see what I can see.

machinistbutler, what the hell is that contraption ?

is it yours? how many gallons per mile does it ge :lol: :wink:
 
If your going to the expense anyways!!! I would build, or have built a light weight single axle trailer large enough to put your camper on. Your camper probably doesn't weigh much more than an atv. That way you have a trailer that you can put your quad on or you can put your camper on. leaves you flexible and is dual purpose.
 
The bed on a sled trailer sits about the same height as the bed on a 1/2 ton pickup and the wheels tend to sit a little wider apart than those on the truck, so the camper wouldn't be any more top heavy on the trailer than in the bed. I may not have said it clearly though, I meant leave the camper in the truck on the highway and tow the ATV behind it on the trailer. I meant put the camper on the trailer when you want to remove it from the truck and just stick it out of the way. If you are using the camper as an ice hut as well, I agree that getting it back onto the trailer won't be much fun, but it won't be as hard as getting it back into the truck box, because sled trailers tilt and truck boxes don't.
 
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