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Postby MrPolaris » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:25 pm

I have seen your garage, I understand this completly. . .

Kens garage, so many fun toys that he cannot park his truck in the garage as it is full of tires from quads, quads, motorcycles and other 4 wheel drive items. . .
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:08 pm

I'd have Kenan or Monica measure it....but I couldn't explain where the tape measure is....
I have to say... Lately we've had some pretty intense threads.... however,
your comment made me bust a gut. I laughed for a good 5 minutes. Thanks...
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Postby Ken » Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:50 pm

Mr. Miyagi wrote:
I'd have Kenan or Monica measure it....but I couldn't explain where the tape measure is....
I have to say... Lately we've had some pretty intense threads.... however,
your comment made me bust a gut. I laughed for a good 5 minutes. Thanks...

You're welcome. I knew you'd especially appreciate it...since you've never seen me fail in knowing where shit is...it's just hard to explain "The tape measure is over by the boat, under the duck rag, inside the blue bucket, on top of the lawn mower."

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Postby MrBill » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:44 am

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Postby RobG » Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:17 am

The average utility quad is 6.5 to 7' long... and 48-50" wide depending on your tires.

The average mountain snowmobile is 39-42" wide and 10-11' long, depending on actual track length.

So it may be possible to fit two sleds on a 7' wide trailer, but it'd be tight. It really depends on which sleds you're talking about, because what constitutes narrow ski stance on one may be the same as the wide stance on another.

For trail sleds, you can count on 'em being 42-48" wide because they want the wider front end for stability on trails.

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Postby MrPolaris » Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:44 am

Looked at both of those trailors above and they would be great for one quad, but need to be able to fit two at min. on the bed, but would rather be able to get a third. . .
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Postby RobG » Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:56 am

Have you considered a "sled deck" ? They'll hold two ATVs or two sleds. Price may be a bit higher than a trailer, but it could be a good way to do it without having to tow.

A third, even better option, (but pricier still) is to get a flatbed in place of your truck bed. This is assuming you have a 2500 or bigger truck; half-tons aren't really good for flatbeds because the flatbed itself is so heavy.

I want one bad for my RAM 3500...

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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:11 am

You're welcome. I knew you'd especially appreciate it...since you've never seen me fail in knowing where shit is...it's just hard to explain "The tape measure is over by the boat, under the duck rag, inside the blue bucket, on top of the lawn mower."

My worst fear on the road...."Ken....where's the hammer?"

That happened once....I couldn't remembered where I last saw it, but I knew I had seen it....but I couldn't say for sure. When I got home....She'd been stepping over it, all week, near the shoes at the garage door!
That's totally some funny shit.... I can just see Monica's expression on the phone as your trying to explain. Her response, OK dad... thanks here's Kenan Bye.....
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Postby Chadd » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:24 am

Ken, a friend of mine has a 8-10ft triton snowmobile trailer for sale it's a 2004 model he wants $900 for it. He's here in chico.http://www.tritontrailers.com/models1.asp?ModelID=1
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Postby RobG » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:30 am

That's a great trailer at a great price... I'd grab it myself if I had $900. I suggest you pounce on it.

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Postby Chadd » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:40 am

He probably only towed it 300 miles this year. And if your worried about blow outs with those little tires I haven't had any flats in three years with my Triton. I wore the tires out half way through the year on mine.
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Postby MrPolaris » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:40 am

sounds like a good one, just not a 12 foot one like i want. . . just would really like the ability to fit 3 quads on it. . . other than that looks like a perfect fit. . .
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Postby RobG » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:47 pm

Then I'd suggest a new Triton UT128 or 12' sled trailer... preferably the sled trailer since it'll have more uses. With the V-nose on the sled trailer, it'll take up the "slack" in case you have quads that are slightly more than 48" wide.

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Postby Quadgoddess » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:52 pm

Chadd wrote:Ken, a friend of mine has a 8-10ft triton snowmobile trailer for sale it's a 2004 model he wants $900 for it. He's here in chico.http://www.tritontrailers.com/models1.asp?ModelID=1

I realize this was posted in July....but by some small chance.......is it still for sale????
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:42 pm

Are you looking for a trailer that pulls one and/or two quads? I have a 5'x8' trailer which you've seen. Do you want something like that or a doublewide?

BTW - Got all kinds of new goodies. New Montana Jacks tie downs just arrived this morning. My replacement ITP 589 tire arrived yesterday and................. I just received my I-Pod and Collett radio about an hour ago. Life is good......
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