Has anyone tried the pick up hauling system where you can haul 2 machines side by side on your truck? Looks like a neat way to go except I think 2 500 Sportmans would be to big and heavy.
I put one in the pickup and the other on my 4X8 trailer. Pulling the trailer is a real pain in the butt when on vacation.

Chopper, I also seen those systems, and I don't think I wouldn't want to try that with anything less than a F-350 or a 3500 series truck. That much weight so high has to make the handling a little scary. Here in PA they don't know how to make roads straight,flat or smooth.

ChopperBill,
I've seen several pickups haul quads that way. It works pretty slick. I haven't paid much attention to what kind of quads that they were hauling so I don't know about the weight. All the pickups that I have seen doing this were 3/4 ton. They have alot easier time parking their rigs without having to deal with a trailer. There isn't a whole bunch of room to park where I go riding, and the guys with trailers hog up what little room there is.
It should work fine for 2 Sportsmans if your in a 3/4 ton or larger pickup. I figure 2 Sportsmans and all the gear a guy would need would probably add up to almost a ton!

Rick

Has anyone used the "Hitch Hand" or J. C. Whitney "Extend-a-Bed" or "Extend-a-Truck" or whatever it's called, for loading two quads, end-to-end on a pickup?

This device fits in the 2" square towbar receiver and consists of a bracket capable of bracing a 4'-wide sheet of plywood or whatever, supporting loads longer than the bed.

Looks like this setup would hold two quads, extending no more that about 4' beyond the bed (better flag the rear quad as a "long load" warning).

Diogenes

ChopperBill, WayneB and I each have a different type. WayneB has one of the side-loading version check out www.saf-tload.com), and I have an inline version (check out www.atvpickupcaddy.com, as well as www.quadcaddy.com). SInce I have a dually 4x4, I was worried that the 8-foot ramps might be hitting the extended fender flares. Plus, with the in-line version (originally made for shortbeds), I can keep my toolbox in the fron of the bed, and put the ATV's in the remaning 6'+ of the bed. I have a dually, so I can't answer about the stability a SRW might have, but there is no top-heavy issue with the dually. Your F-250 shouldn't have a problem with either version (inline or side-loading). Let me know if you want more detail....

a i/2 ton truck can haul 2 atv's easily i haul 2 snowmobiles on my 1/2 ton eaisly and tow a trailer at the same time

Using a 2' receiver hitch hauler is fine, but I would be leary about putting on a quad like the Sportsman 'cause its near 700 pounds. I have built my own 2" receiver "carrier" for carrying 16 foot material out the back of a half ton with the gate layed down.

Do you mean 1 1'4" or ?

Do I mean 1 1/4" what? I mentioned a 2" standard under the bumper load carrying hitch, or load distributing hitch.

just piggyback, or stand one on the grab bar, we can fit 2 quads easily in the back of my 1/2 ton chevy, just stand 1 on the bar an strap them in, or you can pull one in and put the front of the other on the seat of the first, you gotta take it easy on corners though. But I have seen those side loaders and it looks like a good idea, but not something I would want to load( maybe with 30ft ramps).