over the cab atv rack
#12
06-05-2013, 02:10 AM
well a buddy of mine built him an "over the bed rail" system that allows him to haul 2 quads in the back of his truck while pulling his bumper pulled Travel Trailer. it still has the bed open below the quads for other supply storage. works for him..he owns a dually.
#13
06-05-2013, 02:16 AM
I am within a couple of weeks of final testing of an over the cab atv rack. It will hold 1 atv crossways over the cab of a pickup. This was born out out the many issues with double towing, pulling a toy hauler, pulling a travel trailer, you name it. I have seen this discussed many times on various forums, but never a solution, so I decided to come up with my own. It has been designed with 2 mechanical engineers, and a fab shop that is top notch. It has not been easy, but I really feel like we are close finally. I am trying to gauge weather or not there is a viable market out there for the design. Yes, I know it is going to change the center of gravity, yes, I know there are other issues that this raises, we have tried very hard to address them. Please let me know your interest or not. If there is enough, I plan to figure out a marketing plan here. Thanks
#14
06-05-2013, 06:02 AM
I weighed the truck and trailer axles loaded and unloaded as I went thru each phase of the build/assembly, I'm within the manufactures limits all the way around. The system is built off the truck frame so the center of gravity is not just "loaded" above the cab. The "roll" is not nearly as bad as one might think. In fact with the trailer hooked up, there really isn't any, as the pin weight more than sufficinetly loads the suspension.
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06-05-2013, 10:45 AM
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06-05-2013, 02:15 PM
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#18
06-05-2013, 07:37 PM
Thanks, It's a 1 ton SRW. The reason I did this was because I didn't like losing 10 ft of space to a garage that's only paritally used. Plus the fact that it's illeagal to double pull in some 19 states and parts of Cananda. We plan on going to Alaska with the outfit and you can't get there double pulling. The Duramax has all the power I need.
Also, I rigged up a lifting system that allows my to lift the top section off by myself. I use a geared hand winch although an electric would be nice, faster. The entire front section comes off by hand. I can have it on or off in 30 -40 minutes. The headache rack part stays in the truck, because I also have a spare fule tank sitting between the uprights that you can't see in the photo's.
Also, I rigged up a lifting system that allows my to lift the top section off by myself. I use a geared hand winch although an electric would be nice, faster. The entire front section comes off by hand. I can have it on or off in 30 -40 minutes. The headache rack part stays in the truck, because I also have a spare fule tank sitting between the uprights that you can't see in the photo's.
#19
06-16-2013, 12:28 PM
I've been looking for such a unit, thinking of the type of over cab carrier that's part of large car hauler rigs. In such a setup, I'd expect the atv to ride parallel to the cab, rather than crossways. I haul a fifth wheel trailer and would like to be able to haul a 2 or 4 passenger UTV or small car like a Smart car. To load , I'd expect to have a 6-8 ft ramp behind the truck, and a ramp from the rear of the bed to the carrier. A winch mounted at the front to the carrier could load the vehicle safely.
I think there could be a market for such a unit in the fifth wheel rv community as there is no current way to haul an auxiliary vehicle on trips.
I think there could be a market for such a unit in the fifth wheel rv community as there is no current way to haul an auxiliary vehicle on trips.
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#20
06-24-2013, 09:23 PM
the reason I load sideways is to keep more of the weight further back rather than forward, and also, I want to be able to unload the ATV so I can go check out boondock spots without pulling the 5th wheel back in too far only to find out I can't turn around or there are no spots or something.