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jmcgilvary
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Nov 02, 2015

Towing Golf Cart in Truck

Hope the title does a bit for making this understandable.
The wife and I are making some changes in our way of traveling.
We are trying to sell our '02 Bounder (Ford V-10) and buying a diesel pusher.
We want to tow a vehicle, and have our golf cart with us.
I see some folks with a pick-up truck in tow, and the cart in the bed.
Opinions on this?
How hard is it to load the cart?
What is the consensus as to which truck may be best suited for it (room in the bed).
Thanks
  • I cant find the ramps we used many years ago but these yellow ones seem to have a nice arch.


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  • Depending on the width of the cart the other issue would be going over the wheel wells. My sons quad can easily drive over the wheel wells because its 4 wheel drive. Golf cart will be more difficult and may need blocking built in to help the front tires clear. Carts with big tires are probably able to do it. Depending on the cart and having to do it over and over I would probably fabricate more permanent "shims" or small "platforms" to create a smooth transition over the wheel wells. The front tires would be up above the wheel well height and the rear would be at bed level. Most beds should be 48 inches between wheel wells.

    One example but check the cart weight
  • rjxj wrote:
    Never owned a class A or a golf cart but have worked on a lot of them and a lot of lawn tractors. The usual problem with loading anything like that into a truck bed is have the correct ramps. The traditional 2x10 boards present a sharp edge at the tailgate to hang up on. The correct ramps to use are crowned so it's a smooth transition. Many are made of aluminum and have chains that attach to the truck so the ramps dont get kicked out. I would be sure the attachment method is bullet proof as far as not getting kicked off the tailgate.


    Thanks, that is quite helpful.
    Where does one buy them?
    Any idea which trucks have the best read bed space for a cart?
    John
  • Never owned a class A or a golf cart but have worked on a lot of them and a lot of lawn tractors. The usual problem with loading anything like that into a truck bed is have the correct ramps. The traditional 2x10 boards present a sharp edge at the tailgate to hang up on. The correct ramps to use are crowned so it's a smooth transition. Many are made of aluminum and have chains that attach to the truck so the ramps dont get kicked out. I would be sure the attachment method is bullet proof as far as not getting kicked off the tailgate.