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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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looks like theres nothing on the front of the wheeler like a bumber or winch or anything so doing to hit the window, so it should be fine by looks. enjoy your trip.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
 
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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my back tires hut the end of the bed before anything is even close to the rear window..
 
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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Got a 6' bed on my F-150, back it in, tire's stop at the bed, tailgate will close have a winch on the machine' but not a brush guard, it would not close if I had the brush guard.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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I will take a picture when I pic mine up from the stealer
 
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Blacksheep5

I will take a picture when I pic mine up from the stealer</end quote></div>


from the stealer? howd ya find em? lol [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] just playin
 
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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we have a chevy longbox with a topper. and my atv is fine lengthwise but the topper is to low and it wont fit. so instead we use my dads work ford E350 15 passenger and take out the seats and it fits with pleanty of room to spare. we just strap it to where the seats lock in.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 03:25 AM
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You guys should have seen me putting my 07 Sportsman 450 in the bed of a 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. I since then baught a 97 F-150 with a six foot bed for hauling it and I can put the tailgate up.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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This is why I am still waiting to see Toyota or Nissan build a truck with a true Crew Cab, and at least a 6.5 foot bed. I can carry two quads on my trailer and one in the back when I take the cap off. (Takes about 15 minutes using the quad winch and a pulley up in a tree) I heard recently that Nissan now has a crew cab with a 7 foot bed. I'll have to go take a look.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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I've got an '07 GMC with crew cab and a short (5'8") box and a tool box. My wheeler just barely stays on the tailgate when it's in backwards. I have to wrench the ramps out from under the front wheels and then force them back under to unload. So far so good.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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dcso -

I have the same setup. As Stendori points out since you have nothing
on the front (brushguard/winch) to patrude hitting into your rear window
be careful. My wife took out our rear slide window while loading
a painful lesson, that happened last year. Then I bought better arched
14inch wide, 120" long fold ramps. Massive improvement over my cheap
rickety tri-fold steep 80 degree load ramp.

Okay my advise is ratched down hard from side to side
(corners) not just front and rear as these quads have a tendacy
to BOUNCE going down the road moving inches. If your
front tire is your stop gap to protect the window COOL!

If not and there is r.window a breakage risk, due to gaps
or room to move forward, PLEASE add some kind of
tight spacer between the tires and bed to protect from
forward rolls or the Bounce accidents. Looks good otherwise!

For my back with the tail gate down I strap across the rear tires
going thru frame square holes next
to exhaust under r.cargo box to the inside corner bed hooks w/3inch
wide ratchet strap. FYI, I have the Lousiana Guard, its a bit tedious
and I don't trust ITS hitch receiver to pull the weight of my 14ft x 6.5 trailer.
Samller 6-8 x 4s or 5s maybe. I do think its a good solution for single truck
bed loading though and a decent security device if you use key lock pins.

Regards,

R'
 
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