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Posted by: Code54
The ratchet ones are the best but use at least a 2" tie down, not those 1" ones. I have broken 4 of them (Honda Rancher tied down on a trailer over rough mountain passes). Not I ONLY use the 2" ones when I transport (on the trailer or in the bed of the truck) and have never had another problem.
Good luck!
Posted by: Specta
Two eye-bolts on the trailer floor, front and rear. Eye bolt on the front and rear of the TV and two turn buckles. We tie the frame to the trailer, not the racks. When in the back of the truck, three 2" rachet straps. Buy nice ones, ours were about $18 a piece and are for motorcycles.
Posted by: swampdonkeykiller
Just an interesting note I found out this summer- The load tie down capacity of a 1" tie down is about 800-1000lbs. The breaking point-----150lbs!!! My buddy called one of the manufacturers of a popular brand of tie downs because he almost lost his quad when 2 out of 4 brand new tie downs broke going over a bump. They told him that he could tie down the above weights to secure it but that a sudden shock load of only 150lbs would break it! I was shocked. They should tell you that stuff on the package.
Posted by: powerstroke01
I always use multiple straps when tying down in the bed of teh truck.. Sense i cant close the tail gate..
Posted by: MikeCer
I use ratchet tie downs which you can pick up at walmart for 6-10 bucks
Posted by: NewBoy22
How do you tie down a Grizzly (for example) in the back of a Pickup?? What kind of straps??
Thanks
Posted by: thomez
Luckily both of my ATV's fit perfect in the back of my truck, tires hit before the bumper smashes through the back window and all ...
But those straps are nice for the trailer, but if you get the right sized trailer you can put the quads on sideways and don't have to strap them then either. Can't beat that!
Posted by: atv123
I use ratchet straps also. One in each corner of the quad to the bed.
Posted by: sumpter1
I transport my quad with a trailer and use a combination of straps and a chain and chain binder. Using the chain and binder the quad does not move and I can also use a pad lock on the chain as a theft deterrent
Posted by: CaptainQuint
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Originally posted by: thomez
Luckily both of my ATV's fit perfect in the back of my truck, tires hit before the bumper smashes through the back window and all ...
But those straps are nice for the trailer, but if you get the right sized trailer you can put the quads on sideways and don't have to strap them then either. Can't beat that!
I would reconsider using straps even if they fit nice and snug in the back of the truck. Last summer I was about an eighth of a mile behind a truck with two ATVs in the back when the truck had to swerve to avoid a car pulling out in front of him. When he swerved, one quad came almost out of the truck bed and sort of hung on the side of the truck. When he swerved back, the truck got squirrelly (the weight jumping around in the bed looked like it didn't help-if not make the situation worse) and the hung ATV went the rest of the way over and out into traffic where it hit another car. After this happened the truck skidded and half rolled in the median of the highway and the other quad went tumbling out into traffic on the other side of the highway where a truck and car hit the atv which in turn caused yet another accident. An amazing thing to watch as the whole accident maybe took 5 to 10 seconds. Luckily no one was injured seriously.
I didn&39;t really think anything the size of an ATV (these were a raptor and a honda foreman I think) could be literally slung out of a truck bed with just a violent maneuver or accident. When the truck half rolled in the median it tossed the raptor across half the median and one lane of traffic. It would have made it to the other shoulder of the highway if a truck hadn&39;t hit it. Amazing to watch. I was always pretty lax about tying down my atv in my truck but after seeing this accident I tie everything down in my truck bed with multiple straps.
Had those ATVs been strapped down securely he might have been able to recover from the swerve or maybe just dumped the truck on its side in the median. With them unsecured, the flying ATVs hit a car in my lane, a truck and car in the other lane which in turn caused an accident involving yet another car.
Yup, multiple straps for me now.
Posted by: WisconsinNugs
I secure the front with my winch and two back ratchet straps to the frame. works great
Posted by: Cheesecake
I Have motorcycle tie-downs and Get Who ever is with me to sit on the rack then i tie it down as tight as possible. I also have some wood blocks in the back of the truck to keep it in place (it sits bout 3 inches from the back window)
Posted by: ricon03
i use rachet type straps with hook on each end. use front and back as I cant close the gate with my rincon on my pickup...straps hold well.
Posted by: TWB
Buy 4 good (2" minimum) straps. You're tying down a $5000+ quad don't get cheap on tie downs.
Try to attach the tie-downs below your suspension parts at all four corners. If you attach to the ATV's racks or bumpers, the quads suspension is still going to flex and the trailer suspension is going to flex and the tie-down might loosen,unhook, or break. 2 bouncing suspensions can put a lot more stress on them.
I like the eye bolts idea too...but I use a borrowed trailer and the owner might not like extra holes in it.
