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Jun 8, 2018 | 08:58 AM

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BowtieConvert

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Originally Posted by grampscamper

Thanks everyone. I think I'll give it a try with a couple of 2X12's and 3/4 plywood. I will also take LiquidStream suggestion and load it backwards.
Now it's time to go shopping!!

Let us know what you get. I'm looking at the Honda SXS 700 or 1000. Don't know that much about them but doing research now.Thanks.

Jun 8, 2018 | 09:01 AM

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Let us know what you get. I'm looking at the Honda SXS 700 or 1000. Don't know that much about them but doing research now.Thanks.

OK
I think the Honda 700 & 1000 are too wide to fit in the truck bed.

Jun 8, 2018 | 09:16 AM

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Let us know what you get. I'm looking at the Honda SXS 700 or 1000. Don't know that much about them but doing research now.Thanks.

I'm a Polaris fan so everything I know about the Honda Pioneer 1000 is what I read on the Polaris forum from guys that were moving over from the Honda to the Polaris. Early models had transmission problems. I looked at one new and it was a neat layout. But once I drove the Ranger it was game over. My 2013 Ranger has been back to the dealer once for a recall and once because I thought I had a leaking axle seal that turned out to be my fault for overfilling the transmission (vent leaked right on the axle seal).

Jun 8, 2018 | 09:20 AM

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This thread has me thinking - need to see how my Ranger 1000xp would fit in my long bed. I will try next time I have it out and report back.

Jun 8, 2018 | 09:22 AM

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Thanks everyone. I think I'll give it a try with a couple of 2X12's and 3/4 plywood. I will also take LiquidStream suggestion and load it backwards.
Now it's time to go shopping!!

Could you please ask someone to video this? There's a good chance that this could be entertaining for the rest of us!

Jun 8, 2018 | 09:40 AM

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https://youtu.be/SKBC_nlAqyE

I would consider the hitch attachment and a sheet of plywood. Make a touch higher than the gate and I would drive it, not wussy out like those guys.

Jun 8, 2018 | 09:42 AM

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I saw this setup in an article a while back and it looks pretty slick.....

Jun 8, 2018 | 09:52 AM

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This thread has me thinking - need to see how my Ranger 1000xp would fit in my long bed. I will try next time I have it out and report back.

I had thought that my Ranger 900XP wouldn't fit at all. But you prompted me to go measure my truck's bed.

It would be close on width. Maybe 1" on either side. If backed in, the front wheels would be well on the tailgate. But if you pulled it in forward the rear wheels wouldn't be as far on the tailgate because the dump bed extends back further than the rear wheels do.

I might have to try this. There will be a significant amount of pucker factor running it up into the bed as it's much higher off the ground than my ATV trailer.

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Jun 8, 2018 | 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by troverman

The factory tailgate step is rated to hold 350lbs and likely has a safety margin beyond that...plus it is cantilevered further away from the tailgate. I'd say the tailgate could hold 700lbs without too much issue. You just don't want it to bounce much in motion.

agree. However given that he is likely loading via ramps or platform the tailgate can actually hold a static load greater then 350 as the force is closer to the tailgate lip if that makes sense. Again I believe the issue he potential g forces while driving (as you briefly alluded to) any automotive engineering folks want to chime in. Better yet anyone doing this. Think 150lbs while in motion. Is safe Mark not a liability issue IMHO. Their taking
into account the G force when driving over bumps at 40 mpg.

Jun 8, 2018 | 10:10 AM

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I'm thinking of purchasing a side by side ATV. I have a trailer large enough to carry it but occasionally I would like to carry it in the back of the truck. The rear tires would be at the very end of the tailgate. The side by side weighs 1,400 lbs. I'm thinking of using a sheet of 3/4" plywood to help distribute the weight. This means that the tailgate would have to support at least 700 lbs.
Anyone carrying this amount of weight on the tailgate?

Gramps, I've got a 09 Yamaha Rhino that I load into my bed and travel with. it loads great and travels fine. The front tires slide right between the wheel wells and as long as I strap it down well it doesn't bounce at all. Loading can be sketchy, but I just find a low spot to put the back tires of the pickup into and it makes the approach angle way more manageable.

I haven't experienced any issues with the weight on the tailgate, but as others have stated the load isn't distributed evenly on the side by side (mid-motor), and the tailgate load limits are probably lower than actual for the CYA aspect.

Jun 8, 2018 | 10:20 AM

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I would expect if everything was strapped down nice and tight, the tailgate wouldn't bounce much. But the suspension will move on these things quite a bit, which can quickly loosen a strap.

Jun 8, 2018 | 10:30 AM

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Bill_The_PA

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You have to tighten from the “axel “ don’t you. Otherwise as you stated you run the risk of straps dislodging. I’d assume if you’re attaching at the axel or straps over the tires like you see on car hauling then that’s the best approach. However I’d imagine that also puts added stress on the tailgate but certainly not as much as if it were bouncing

Jun 8, 2018 | 10:42 AM

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In this case, I think I would likely put a ratchet strap through the wheels to tie it "down". Getting access to something inside from the wheels would be interesting. I wouldn't put a strap on the actual axle itself. Maybe the end of the a-arm, as close to the wheel as possible, but not the axle.