i do not it was rude that he posted on here he wanted to know how to striaten them and if it would make them look good.

i would say try to striaten them first and if they do not look good then you can get new ones.

 

I admit I shouldn't be crabby; no one made me respond to the post; I volunteered and have no right to expect my advice to be followed or even read.

By the way, I agree with you, 87_250R; at least TRY to straighten them out--what's the worst case scenario? The repair is unsatisfactory and a new rack must be purchased--the rack is unsatisfactory NOW.

Tree Farmer

 

I am not buying a new rack. Tree farmer!!

 

You did not waste your time. I need to racks for another Atv Tree Farmer!

 

Greetings,

And we shouldn't move on from this topic without offering a little safety oriented advice: you really shouldn't use your racks for towing. Attaching a tow line to the rack puts the force up relatively high on the machine. This greatly increases the likelihood of doing a backflip when should the load move notably slower than the quad. If you attach the line at the axel (like on a hitch) the wheels may spin but its unlikly you will do a back flip.

Also, racks aren't made for the concentrated force put on them by a tow line -- so we shouldn't blame the rack for not being a hitch. In the words of Mr. Natural -- use the right tool for the job.

 

Mabey you read worng! I was not towing with the rack~! It was on the rack for storage. It fell of somehow and bent the whole rack up! I would never tow with the rack!

 

Greetings,

Oh yeah, I guess you're right.

Anyway, never hurts to reinforce a good piece of advice.