<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: keith_1

I went with the Kazuma Dingo. The Jetski weighs 600lbs and the trailer weighs about 150lbs. A total of 750lbs. What do you guys think?



Thanks,

Keith</end quote></div>

The tongue weight will not be much and 750lb on wheels is not hard for even person the pull for a short flat distance,so you will be fine.

My old 83 Honda 110cc 3 wheeler would pull that around all day long.

 

For the price of an ATV and shipping and hassles you could easily hire a few locals to haul your trailer where ever you wished.

Seriously.

When you're in an area like that helping out the locals by offering to pay for such tasks can be a very welcome source of income for them, create good will between yourself and them and also be beneficial to you. I have been in some pretty rural places in Thailand, Costa Rica and Brazil we've hired locals to do stuff like move things and perform other labor. It's appreciated and the folks work hard for you. In some cases for just a few bucks you're paying nearly a years income for some of these folks.

Just something to consider.

 

Thanks for all the input. CaptainQuint, you are right and we do plan to hire people for many tasks. At the same time we want the benefit of modern technology and the time saving convenience that comes with it.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to mod the Kazuma Dingo for towing? Some suggestions were:

Rollers 9-10gr rollers (stock is 14 I think)
Larger Rear sprocket (not sure what stock is)
Variator
Kevlar drive belt
Clutch spring 1500 or 2000 (I think 1000 is stock)
Jets (I heard that new ones make it better but then maybe you have to adjust the air intake somehow?)

By the way, I don't know anything about atv's, but I am mechanically inclined. Any help or suggestions at all is much appreciated!

 

Don't forget to add your weight to that estimate and make sure you have a winch and a way to connect it to the ground.