atv tie downs must read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jan 11, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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Several things I've learned and a few thing that have been said :
run your straps over the tires then the machine can bounce on the suspension ,and the tires are firmly in contact to the trailer,
run a cable or chain thru the frame of the ATV ,to the trailer for the just in case .
all my trailers have a 6" to 8" side to them and I still strap them down .
oh yea here in Minnesota we have the unsecured load law also ,actually have seen if your machine rolls at all even with straps there considered unsecured ,thats if the cop wants to be a stickler about it .
Jan 12, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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I think you are probably looking at pictures from the old model.
I'm exchanging emails with the LGD folks and they concede it's a question. However, they also mentioned that the weight is borne to some extent by the hitch receiver. I understand the concept but would still feel better about having the ATV shifted forward a bit more to get those wheels over the hinge - or even onto the bed itself.
I wonder what happens if you remove the tailgate altogether... does the LGD work in that configuration?
Jan 13, 2007 | 12:26 AM
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I've been following this with great interest, but since your talking about how you've got your wheeler loaded in your truck. Take a good look at the cable straps holding your tailgate. These things were never designed to hold 6-700 plus pounds. A buddy of mine went over the handlebars when he was unloading and they broke. Just another little thing to think about.
Jan 13, 2007 | 12:39 AM
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Originally posted by: Rinman
Take a good look at the cable straps holding your tailgate. These things were never designed to hold 6-700 plus pounds. A buddy of mine went over the handlebars when he was unloading and they broke. Just another little thing to think about.
Take a good look at the cable straps holding your tailgate. These things were never designed to hold 6-700 plus pounds. A buddy of mine went over the handlebars when he was unloading and they broke. Just another little thing to think about.
It may be that a trailer is the only way to resolve these problems. Just another thing to find room to store, unfortunately.
Jan 13, 2007 | 12:56 AM
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Yeah..We actually have a enclosed trailer; but we have this thing that hooks onto the hitch, and it'll hold the Outty, so it can hold pretty much any bike, but it just hooks onto the hitch, and there's no wheels. That would prevent your tailgate issue.
Jan 13, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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Originally posted by: WAATV
I really like the LGD concept but I have one concern: It forces the rear wheels to ride on the tailgate. Even in my short bed Ram, my SP700 and SP500 can be rolled forward far enough that the rear wheels are at least on the gap between the tailgate and the bed. This means the weight of the ATV is being borne by the tailgate *hinge* rather than the cables that hold up the tailgate.
It does not appear to me that the LGD can be adjusted to shift the ATV more forward in the bed. Am I missing something? Can it be moved forward?
Thanks!
[i]I just picked one of these up off of Ebay. I have heard good about them.
It does not appear to me that the LGD can be adjusted to shift the ATV more forward in the bed. Am I missing something? Can it be moved forward?
Thanks!
I think the model I am getting is the 30-u Not the adjustable one. The guy that sold it to me said he got a new grizz and it woulnt work, the old one was too short? I dunno. He did say its the only way to transport a atv. He said he has put many miles on it transporting it and no problems at all.. I dont want to take the chance of trusting straps.. Not worth it to me..
Also the Rincon, where the ball sits ont he hitch vs the sportsman how the reciever sticks out I would think that would have a impact on how far forward the atv sits in the bed...