I tie mine down on the frame and rock it back and forth a little to get out any slack. I also have the straps pulling fwd and back. The straps connecting to the back of the frame connect to the front tie downs and the front frame straps connect to the back tie downs. It is locked in there very securely imo.

 

I also use the safety chain location. I use one strap on the front and one on the back. I took another hook and threaded it on to each ratchet strap. I hook the "middle" hook to the safety chain location and put one hook on one frame rail on the trailer and the other hook to the opposite frame rail. It forms a V shape. This method compresses the suspension and "stretches" the quad pulling against the other strap. Front strap pulls quad forward, rear strap pulls rearward. Simple, quick and flawless.

 

ya I tie mine down thru the front tow loop and the rear loops on the hitch, BTW It looks like you have a PJ trailer? If so I hook my rear straps on the back ramp angle iron, inbetween the trailer and ramp when the ramp is up

 

My buddy is a insurance adjuster and he claims alot of quads hit the pavement because they were relying on the winch to hold the quad on the trailer. Be careful! Thats how he got his new Rhino

 

Holly smoke! How the heck did I miss that?!?! Seriously...I never did notice those. Ok...after running down to see my XP in the garage, YES...that is a great spot for attaching the rear.

However, I went one further...and just purchased this hitch setup from Mad Dog (see link). Really like the 3 way function...and will fit my needs perfectly!

1 1/4 Three Way Ball Mount


Thanks everyone for the suggestions.


biz

 

YES...it is a PJ trailer. I'll look into your recommendation. Thanks!


biz

 

Anybody that is using a newer type snowmobiling trailer which has the center thread in holder for the sled skies can install a thread in eye bolt there and just usee two small chains with latch hooks on them.
I hook one end to the eye hook and one end to the front tow hook on the Quad and simply back up until the quad squats a little bit.

Then just ratched strap the back.
I will not trust any straps on the front, If a strap breaks on the rear the Quad will still stay on the snowmobile trailer, But if you loose a strap on the front of the wheeler,........It has lots of room to roll backwards........Caper........

I put a pic in the next post for you to see!!!.........

 

Here a pic of the front chains..........Caper..

 

"Your best bet is to tie down the tires with some tire straps."

This is by far the best way to lock down any quad to the trailer. You can use D rings or the E tract w/ D rings to hold the tire straps. you can find the tire straps at Harbor Freight or search the net. I got mine from some place in Texas. Once you lock one front and one rear tire to the trailer deck you don't have to worry about the quad unless you roll the trailer. It is strange at first when you look back at the quad as you go down the road, you will see the quad bounce up and down and rock side to side. I have tried too many times to crank a ratchet strap tight enough to hold, only to have it come lose on the first big bump. I have used the tire straps on many different trailers.

Tire Bonnets, cargo control products from S-line

Tire Bonnets

 

i go w/ the center bolt as caper mentioned as well but i use my winch(have for years w/out fail or back spool) and 2 straps on the back. the key is to have the straps at equal pulling lengths as i had a ratchet and a pull style strap on the back and hit a bump somewhere and lost one of them because one of them had more play. of course the biggest problem was where on this trailer(construction trailer) it was located. wheelers w/ the park gear are great and if not the parking brake works good as well w/ strapping it down.