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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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2 ATV's in 8ft box??

How do I get 2 ATV's in a long bed without a rack?? They are both 400 Suzuki's 7ft long and about 4 ft wide.

Any suggestions would be great.
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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How do I get 2 ATV's in a long bed without a rack?? They are both 400 Suzuki's 7ft long and about 4 ft wide.

Any suggestions would be great.
Stand the front one on end and secure it with straps. Make sure the fuel tank is either empty or the fuel line is shut off. I see people doing this all the time.

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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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i'd rather ride one up on top of the other....
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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Buy one of these?
http://www.diamondbackcovers.com/atvmain.asp
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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Take them apart and put them in piece by piece?? Could be challenging putting them together again!
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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Take them apart and put them in piece by piece?? Could be challenging putting them together again!
Very funny!
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by hubmonkey
Stand the front one on end and secure it with straps. Make sure the fuel tank is either empty or the fuel line is shut off. I see people doing this all the time.

Hub
Thanks for the idea.
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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I have 2 z400s and the fuel will not flow with the engine off (automatic valve) I stand both up on end and secure with 5 straps 2 up front pulling forward and to the side 1 holding the front quad to the back quad and 2 pulling then back and to the sides very secure and tailgate is shut. or use this setup.

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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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I have 2 z400s and the fuel will not flow with the engine off (automatic valve) I stand both up on end and secure with 5 straps 2 up front pulling forward and to the side 1 holding the front quad to the back quad and 2 pulling then back and to the sides very secure and tailgate is shut. or use this setup.



Now thats a RACK!!!
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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Holy Cow! I think the next thing is to forklift two more on top of the first... er... layer?..
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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I have seen racks like that for 2 quads side by side. Only concern I would have about that is I do not drive a dually and that would make you wider than the lighting on my truck. By this wouldn't you have to use cab over lighting and the three lights on the back to be in compliance with DOT rules?

Anyhow I have seen some strange stuff out at Little Sahara, even a school bus with about 10 quads on a rack on top of it.

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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rebal
I have 2 z400s and the fuel will not flow with the engine off (automatic valve) I stand both up on end and secure with 5 straps 2 up front pulling forward and to the side 1 holding the front quad to the back quad and 2 pulling then back and to the sides very secure and tailgate is shut. or use this setup.

Thanks for the ideas. I did have the red ATV all the way up at a 90 degree, than adjusted the angle of the red ATV after the yellow one was put in. Also strapped the hell out of them both.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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He-he. Let me guess about the red and yellow one's genders. Do you get a baby ATV after a few trips Although oops, the yellow one is facing forward.
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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Lots of these around here, especially surveyors, 2 sleds, or two quads:

http://www.marathondecks.com/
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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Lots of these around here, especially surveyors, 2 sleds, or two quads:

http://www.marathondecks.com/
You could get a heck of a trailer for that kind of cash.
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