lanerd wrote:
Gotta ask...why don't you put the ATV in the back of your truck? We use to put our 350 Honda Rancher in the back of our Tundra and then pull our 25 foot, 5500 lb travel trailer. Truck was right at it's max payload capacity, but with extra air bags, rear anti-roll bar and E rated LT tires, it handled really good.
As imq707s pointed out, having more than a single ATV makes the problem a lot more difficult to deal with. Even having a toy hauler RV trailer means you won't be able to transport two ATVs to a staging area if you can't ride to the trailhead.
Another solution to this problem, and yes, I was faced with this exact issue, is to look into something like a DiamondBack ATV Tonneau cover that can support two ATVs so long as you don't exceed the 1600 lbs load capacity. However, that puts almost all 1/2 ton trucks overloaded if you want to additionally pull a TT. I am fortunate enough to already have a 1 ton truck so I do have the payload for two ATVs on my DiamondBack ATV cover and pull my 9500 GVWR non-toy hauler TT.
There are many places I like to go to where I would not be able to double-tow and I just don't want to do that anyway. The DiamondBack is the perfect solution for me. I know I sound like an advertisement for them but I can assure you I have no financial gain or connection to DiamondBack.
