Hauling a SxS in your truck

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My in-laws have a RZR-S that they haul in the bed (98.5 Dodge) and pull a 30' trailer.

Their complaint is where to haul their EU3000i generator. It currently gets strapped in the back of the RZR then the RZR gets loaded. Kind of a pain but it works.

They love it!

1. There are UTV bed racks that allow you to run the UTV tires over the top of the cab. This will give you a tall height with more weight located higher than you are used to. When sizing trucks, look at the weight of the UTV, rack, gear, people and hitch weight so you do not go over axle or wheel weights.

2. Torklift makes a SuperHitch receiver designed to tow heavy trailers on a double truss extension. This allows you to carry the narrow UTV in the bed, yet extend the trailer far enough back so the 9-10' UTV does not interfere with the trailer. You still need to take in account the items listed above when sizing the truck, but now you have to add the additional weight of the SuperHitch and SuperTruss instead of the UTV bed rack. With the UTV lower in the truck, it will handle better with a lower CG.

A friend sort of hauls his on top of the bed. He bought strong aluminum cover for the bed. The Razr goes on top and he has plenty of extra storage under the aluminum cover in the bed.



Bill

I have a Wildcat Trail that I pull on a trailer behind a Class C. I worry about loading and unloading. Loading it in or on a truck bed I imagine would be doable, but not fun and would require really long ramps and a winch or a pair of brass b@lls. I don’t think I’d want do it frequently. If you plan to drive a wildcat up into a truck bed, make sure you have someone taking video ;-)

Diamond Back bed covers

Here's a guy that just drives it up on ramps and into the truck bed
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One of the guys over on the Grand Design forum thought he was "golden" when he set up his 2500HD with ramps for his Goldwing and went shopping for a travel trailer to pull behind the truck. The group convinced him to load the bike, fill the tank, pile his family in, and head for the CAT scales. A small pop-up or Casita is all the payload he had left to haul. Consider at least an SRW F350/3500HD if you don't go for a toy hauler. You won't be sorry.

Rob

I like the idea of in the bed not on the bed, they sit way up there when on the bed.

The 2500s can have up to, some over, 3000lbs payload which would be more than enough for my needs, I've been looking at used gas models. I guess I shouldn't rule out a one ton though.

I guess I should have worded my original post differently, I'm more curious how well a RZR or Wildcat would fit in a long bed.

Thanks for the replies, I really appreciate y'alls input.

I haul my RZRs in the bed of a 2004 Chevy 2500 short bed and pull the truck with my DP.

I loved my TC with trailer and the TH worked well but the wife prefers travel in the DP.