Rancher, I think they are talking about hauling. I know with my wheeler I need a spacer so the bumper/brushguard doesn't bang into the window while transporting. That or the clutched machines can come in the box pretty hot. Seen my bro bounce his Raptor off the front of box a few times.

 

I can understand the clutched machines loading a little faster, I guess I'm just used to putting my XP in 4x4 and crawling up into the box!
But I always tie it down after loading it up, all four corners. That way it won't move during transport! I've been up and down some rough roads with it loaded up and tied down without it moving around!

 

I was wondering the same thing, I've been loading my Hawkeye in the back of my truck for 3 years. I've never hit the back window ...or even came close to hitting it. PS. I have a short bed ford.

 

I think this is what he is talking about hitting the rear window. I load the sportsman in the bed of my '06 silverado shortbed, pull all the way forward and attach 2 straps from the front hook of the atv to the front tie down points in my bed. I don't use any rear tie downs, I think thats where he's coming from. IF you do it this way then you will need a stopper of some sort since the front overhang will hit the window. Tying it this way is kinda like tying down a dirtbike, just use 2 straps to pull it forward against something and it's stays there just fine

 

My neighbor took out the window by driving up the ramps and not stopping he was not hauling his truck was parked and not even running . Its in the body shop now insurance is covering it less the deductible he's buying a trailer now .

 

Most I have seen were operator error (Miller Lites ETC).. Seen a few flipping backwards off the ramps,ramps being pulled off the tailgate (ramps not being secured to truck) AND the quad being loaded through the back window too..

 

When I had my '03 GMC 2500 and my SP700 I used to haul without tieing down, so I also had a spacer. Without the spacer the front would hit the rear window. I found that out the first time I hauled it in that truck - fortunately I didn't break the window. I drove REAL carefully the rest of that day!
Back to the orginal topic - I started with a couple of individual tri-fold ramps. Took up very little space to store. I never did feel comfortable on them - they felt way too narrow & that I could easily run off the side. Then I had an accident when the bottom of one kicked out (the tops were always secured to the truck). Fortunately, the rear wheels were already on the ground & the quad didn't tip over. I immedialtly ordered a tri-fold lengthwise ramp - cost about $150 - so now I feel a whole lot more comfortable loading and unloading when I haul in the pickup.