I ran 700 Griz up ramp and into rear of pickup in 4wd low. I use 4x4 blocks to prevent bumper from hitting cab window. I also use sheet of 1/2 inch ply over plastic bed liner. I stopped slightly short of blocks and while trying to inch forward to blocks my Bighorns grabbed plywood and shot it out the rear and simultaneously jumped over 4x4 blocks and crashed out the rear cab slider. My old dog may never wait inside cab again while I'm loading. A $300 mistake. I'll just use tie downs in future to inch Griz forward to blocks. Stupid.

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08 KLR650
07 Grizz 700
04 KDX220
07 KTM525XC
01 GL1800ABS

I thought this was going to be a thread about forgetting to safety strap the ramp to the pickup, and getting smashed under the machine after the ramp slips off and the machine falls and flips over backwards...

Though the window might be a bummer, in the big scheme of things, nobody is hurt or disabled for life or anything...

I'd fix the window, and maybe even go out to a nice dinner to celebrate that it wasn't a more serious accident.

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680 Rincon camo, Foreman headlight, xt30, guru bumper
500 Foreman FM green, 2500 warn
Kit Patio Hauler 295F 5th wheel
Ram 3500 Laramie quad 4wd

Sorry but U didnt think that slick board on slicker plastic surface was gonna hold did ya? u need to take that plastic crap out of box before it rusts box out by traping water under it. then go get a spray on liner or do what i did, go get rubberized undercoating in spray can and coat bed with couple cans.
I hope u r ok buddy. but damn it man use your head next time

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D.


07 Sportsman 800 Stealth

I've Heard That U Only Live Once. But,When U Have Lived Like I Have Once Is Enough!

Dont feel too bad I did it twice on an atv one time pulling in and one time backing out(old 250 and tough to get into reverse) and once with my old husky 430 dirtbike when the throttlecable stuck open, almost cleared the cab on that one.

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06 Wolverine
EPI clutch kit
GYTR Skid Plates and rad guard
front bumper-truckbed coated black- looks great
K&N air filter
DYNOJET jet kit
GYTR pipe
CMP front and rear racks
Reverse Rev limiter override kit
Automatic backup light kit
FST 488 bbk and cam
Ported and polished head
powermadd handguards

2001 Raptor 660
Inframe monster duals, K&N
12 tooth front sprocket

I've bent the end of the bed w/ the bumper of my yfz doing that once... I've also seen someone flip when trying to drive up into their truck next to mine... the quad flipped all the way over and then rolled towards my truck... stopped short of the door by about 6inches... Man I woulda been pissed...

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If you never wreck, yer not riding hard enough...

04 yfz 450 Curtis Sparks Big Core Exhaust Kit
Cam mod
Airbox lid removed
GYT-R Jetting Kit, Grab Bar
AC Bumper, Nerf Bars, skid plates
TrailTech Xbars
HiPer beadlocks w/ razr's...

07 Grizzly 700 (Ducks Unlimited Edition)
Warn 3.0XT winch - Full Yami skids - 27" 589's all around
Dalton Clutch kit - Reverse rev-limiter override

Yea... not a bad deal overall.. why the 1/2" plywood over the plastic bedliner?

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CraZy Steve
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2007 Grizzly 450 4x4
- Warn 2.5ci w/20 ft remote
- GYTR and CSS (CraZy Steve Skids) Skids
- Garmin GPSMap 60Cx - Snorkle for front of Belt Drive

2005 Ski-Doo MXZ-500ss (SnowwmaxSteve on Doo-Talk)
- Holeshot Skid
- SnowShooter A-Arm Bushings
- BC3's Torsion spring spacers
- Monster Perf HPG Rear Shocks

Lol!!! I dont know if i would exactly go out to celebrate after smashing out my rear windshield! It is good nobody got hurt, but i would still be FURIOUS!

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2006 650V2
Dynatek CDI
NGK Power Racing Cables
Iridium Plugs
K&N
Amsoil In Everything
26" Swamplites
Delta Chrome Steel Rims
Venom 2500XT Winch
Brushguard Front/Rear Bumpers
AC Handguards
Cargo Box
Gun Scabbard
Magellan GPS
Alarm System
Gel Grips
Baja Lights
Odyssey PC680 Battery

Yeah, I'd be pretty PO'd too, but after calming down you'd have to realize that things a whole lot worse could have happened...

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680 Rincon camo, Foreman headlight, xt30, guru bumper
500 Foreman FM green, 2500 warn
Kit Patio Hauler 295F 5th wheel
Ram 3500 Laramie quad 4wd

On my friends 660 Grizzly he smashed out his window also. Now he backs up onto the ramps because his back wheels protrude out enough that they hit the front of the truck box well before allowing the ATV to touch the window. With practice backing up onto the truck is second nature and unloading is a breeze.

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2001 SP 500 H.O

yea I'll stick to useing my trailers ,no windows to break

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ATV SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
91 WARRIOR
2004 Z400
325 TRAIL BOSS
250 TRAILBLAZER
2004 LTZ 250

25 years in the Army Reserves
1 tour in Iraq ,serving proudly

I know if I posted something like that, it would be bad Karma and the next trip I'd jack-knife the trailer somehow...

PS: Thank you for your service.

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680 Rincon camo, Foreman headlight, xt30, guru bumper
500 Foreman FM green, 2500 warn
Kit Patio Hauler 295F 5th wheel
Ram 3500 Laramie quad 4wd

You might try using a pair of those automobile ramps in the bed of your truck. These are the little ramps that you can drive your car up on to give you a little more clearance for working underneath of it. By putting these ramps at the forward end of your bed, it raises the front end of the quad up enough where the bumper may miss the back window. If it doesn't you could always attach a block of wood to back of the ramps to act as a spacer and a wheel stop to give you the clearance you need. Also by lifting the front end of your quad like this, it may pull the back end in enough to where you can close your tailgate (with a toolbox in the back of my long bed, without the ramps I cannot close my tailgate, with the ramps I have about 3" of clearance after closing the tailgate)...

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- 07: Grizzly 700
- 05: Recon ES
- 02: Grizzly 660

I build all my trailers have gone thru the 2 trailers I have they are totally refurbished now with new decks and a lowered side wall on my bigger one so I can side load easier ,only have S-10 Blazer to tow with so trailers are my only option.

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ATV SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
91 WARRIOR
2004 Z400
325 TRAIL BOSS
250 TRAILBLAZER
2004 LTZ 250

25 years in the Army Reserves
1 tour in Iraq ,serving proudly

You ARE lucky that's the worst of it. A woman here in central PA got killed a few weeks ago by the ramp slipping and the ATV falling on her. An avid rider who had a momentary lapse of reason. SO...be happy it was just a window.
Buck

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2007 Suzuki King Quad 700 Camo
26" Interco Swamplites
Douglas Rattlesnake wheels
Uni air filter

2005 Yamaha Raptor 50 (son's)

I used to load my old Polaris in the back of my Ranger. Major pain to get over the wheel wells. Hit the back window, once. Didn't break it, but can't figure out how.

Anyway, did kinda what 2TV suggested. Went to home depot and bought some treated 2x8's. Made a ramp the fit between the wheel wells. Was just a tad (a small one) lower than the wells, and only made it long enough that that leading ramp was about a foot behind the wells. Accidentally cut it to the perfect length. When the front wheels of the quad hit the back wall of the bed, the angle of the bumper was up so it couldn't hit the window. And the back wheels stopped right on the ramped part. I still could slide my bifold ramps between the ramps, and close the tailgate.

I used to have a pic of it somewhere, I try to find it and post it.

Now with the kfx, I can lift it over the wells. (much lighter)

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If it take more than 3 bolts to hold it on, it's probably crucial.

Thanks all for ideas. After several days to cool off and after replacing broken window I don't feel so bad. I don't think I am ready to celebrate but it sure could have been much worse.
I use the plywood over the plastic bed liner because this makes working in the back of pickup and loading dirt bikes much easier. The loose plywood isn't such a good idea with a heavy powerfull quad and I expect to be changing to a non slip spray on liner soon.
I also have a large and low flat bed trailer that I use for more than one quad and for multiple motorcycles. I will probably just use this low flatbed in future for all quad hauling and forget the pickup. Much safer. Bad things happen so fast and the consequenses can be severe.

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08 KLR650
07 Grizz 700
04 KDX220
07 KTM525XC
01 GL1800ABS