quick question about trailers.

Express · 08-18-2011, 10:06 PM

im looking to buy a single axle 4x8 trailer that is being sold locally for a great deal that i cant really pass up unless i cant make it bigger. i would be using it to haul my two ATV's around so i can get to other mountains, etc.

i know they will fit side by side (kind of hard to load that way- see pics), but if i drove them straight on they would not fit. both atv's together is a little under 12 feet long.

so, my question is... is it possible to safely extend the trailer by adding 2 feet to the front and rear and extending the tongue?

KGB7 · 08-18-2011, 10:29 PM

You will have to get tires that can safely support extra weight from 2 ATV's.

And add two bars as you see in red.

Express · 08-18-2011, 10:33 PM

i think the trailer itself as it is can support the weight of both. they arent the heaviest units.. i have a 250 and a 350, so they arent monsters.

KGB7 · 08-18-2011, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by express705

i think the trailer itself as it is can support the weight of both. they arent the heaviest units.. i have a 250 and a 350, so they arent monsters.

Better safe then sorry as i always say.

Express · 08-18-2011, 10:35 PM

i dont disagree.. i will double check the rating on the tires. im most worried about the extra load on the axle from the planned extension.

KGB7 · 08-18-2011, 10:36 PM

whats the load capacity of the trailer as is right now?

And do i see leaf springs on the trailer? Leaf springs and what ever they are attached to would be my main concern, then tires, then the axle.

Express · 08-18-2011, 11:11 PM

the owner says he had 600-700 pounds on it regularly, so I don't know for sure what to expect but I can't be too optimistic I guess

Express · 08-18-2011, 11:22 PM

both my quads weigh 500 and 406 dry. So I figure 925

KGB7 · 08-19-2011, 12:31 AM

You'll have to do some work to the trailer to beef it up, but it can be done.

jpsum · 08-19-2011, 07:39 AM

that's too small for two ATVs if you ask me. It can't be too stable on the highway. Get a 4 wheel trailer.

Gregxi · 08-19-2011, 07:44 AM

The trailer should handle it,I would cut the rails of one side so I could side load it
Or you could remove the rails and put a wood floor over the existing one and get your extra room that way and use eyelets as your tiedown holders

Express · 08-19-2011, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jpsum

that's too small for two ATVs if you ask me. It can't be too stable on the highway. Get a 4 wheel trailer.

no need for a 2 axle.

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Originally Posted by Gregxi

The trailer should handle it,I would cut the rails of one side so I could side load it
Or you could remove the rails and put a wood floor over the existing one and get your extra room that way and use eyelets as your tiedown holders

exactly what i was thinking if i wasn't going to extend it.. make some ramps with that left over steel pipe

treytreyfeva · 08-19-2011, 11:42 AM

You could always stand them up vertically or "doggystyle". I did that for a year with my 5x8 before i got something bigger. Shouldnt be a problem unless you have a Polaris Predator as they are known to drain oil into the air filter box when vertical.

Express · 08-19-2011, 11:43 AM

never understood how to stand them up like that..

treytreyfeva · 08-19-2011, 11:55 AM

Its actually quite easy. Just make sure you strap them down good. Oh, and turn the fuel off and let it run untill it stalls, pull the vent hose going to the airbox and plug it with something (bolt or a vaccum cap), just remember to hook the hose back up when you get to where youre going.

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KGB7 Crazy Russian Bastard 34 REP 819 Posts Drives: 01 740i sport Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Siberian Prison iTrader: (0)	You will have to get tires that can safely support extra weight from 2 ATV's. And add two bars as you see in red. Attached Images __________________ B M W
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Express Major General 393 REP 8,688 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.30]	i think the trailer itself as it is can support the weight of both. they arent the heaviest units.. i have a 250 and a 350, so they arent monsters.
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Express Major General 393 REP 8,688 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.30]	i dont disagree.. i will double check the rating on the tires. im most worried about the extra load on the axle from the planned extension.
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KGB7 Crazy Russian Bastard 34 REP 819 Posts Drives: 01 740i sport Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Siberian Prison iTrader: (0)	whats the load capacity of the trailer as is right now? And do i see leaf springs on the trailer? Leaf springs and what ever they are attached to would be my main concern, then tires, then the axle. __________________ B M W
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Express Major General 393 REP 8,688 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.30]	the owner says he had 600-700 pounds on it regularly, so I don't know for sure what to expect but I can't be too optimistic I guess
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Express Major General 393 REP 8,688 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.30]	both my quads weigh 500 and 406 dry. So I figure 925
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KGB7 Crazy Russian Bastard 34 REP 819 Posts Drives: 01 740i sport Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Siberian Prison iTrader: (0)	You'll have to do some work to the trailer to beef it up, but it can be done. __________________ B M W
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jpsum Major 302 REP 1,088 Posts Drives: 2010 TSX Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Haven area iTrader: (4)	that's too small for two ATVs if you ask me. It can't be too stable on the highway. Get a 4 wheel trailer.
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Gregxi First Lieutenant 72 REP 338 Posts Drives: 2014 535xi Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	The trailer should handle it,I would cut the rails of one side so I could side load it Or you could remove the rails and put a wood floor over the existing one and get your extra room that way and use eyelets as your tiedown holders
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treytreyfeva Puro Pinche Party! 25 REP 133 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 335i TiAG Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SFV818 iTrader: (1)	You could always stand them up vertically or "doggystyle". I did that for a year with my 5x8 before i got something bigger. Shouldnt be a problem unless you have a Polaris Predator as they are known to drain oil into the air filter box when vertical.
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Express Major General 393 REP 8,688 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.30]	never understood how to stand them up like that..
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treytreyfeva Puro Pinche Party! 25 REP 133 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 335i TiAG Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SFV818 iTrader: (1)	Its actually quite easy. Just make sure you strap them down good. Oh, and turn the fuel off and let it run untill it stalls, pull the vent hose going to the airbox and plug it with something (bolt or a vaccum cap), just remember to hook the hose back up when you get to where youre going.
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