Where to put my ATV

[joelw]

Hello all! I am new to the forums. I have looked a lot but have not found a thread dedicated to pulling a TT and hauling an ATV in a shortbed pickup. I have a 2005 Ford Crew Cab with 5.5' bed and a 09 Jayco 22FB. I am running an weight distribution hitch but I can barely get my tailgate open to access the back without hitting the jack when hooked up and facing straight. My original thought was to haul my Can am Max Machine(95"long) in the back with the tailgate down while hooked up but I realize now that that is not going to happen without some serious modification. I am wondering if anyone else pulls a TT with the tailgate down, and how they get the extra hitch length. I fear running a hitch extender will put too much stress on the hitch, but I am not sure about that. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Captain_Obvious]

Your situation is exactly why I have a crew cab long bed one ton truck.

[jaycocreek]

Here's a link with a bunch of pictures with short bed trucks and ATV's loaded up.

ATV ideas.

[jaycocreek]

Joel

Take the tailgate off and put one of those web ATV gates on it. That's about all you can do without putting out a bunch of bucks for a top rack.

I have to make two trips or take two rigs to take my Rhino or Grizzly in my 5.5 bed. Because I'm too long to to add the ATV trailer behind my 30ft travel trailer.

[joelw]

arizal wrote:
I would compare your total proposed load (trailer tongue weight, ATV,
and pickup passengers)with the gvw of your F-150. You will then know if you have any weight to spare for a cross the bed rack. I built a rack for my 2000 short bed Silverado extra cab that ran a ramp over the cab so I could load my grizzly on it (it was about a 45 degree angle and scared the heck out of me to drive the quad on and off) and pull my trailer. The ramp was made out of .062 wall square tubing a only weighed about 100# but I still was overloaded by about 500# when I was ready to go camping. Most 1/2 tons are severely limited when it comes to GVW.
Good luck and happy camping,
ArizAl

TV GVW-72000
TV WEIGHT-5577
Passengers and Cargo-500lb
that leaves 1200 lbs unspoken for. I think it might even leave more as I am running a WD hitch, but I am not sure how that works in respect to payload capacity. ATV is 800 lbs full of fuel. I am not interested in building a rack for the back, more giving myself enough room in the bed to load flat in the box with either a hitch extension or different type of solution for tailgate. The rack scares the******out of me to drive on and I'd rather leave the atv at home then put that much effort into it. I probably will be out with this thing half a dozen times per year, so I am looking to keep my truck as close to possible. So to be clear, I am looking more for info on how to make room for my tailgate to ride open and less info on how much my capacities are and what racks are available for the bed. I have that all figure out! I got the smallest tt I could talk my wife into for a reason. I am into a nice easy tow and safe loading and handling. The triple tow thing is looking more and more like my only option...

[nOsSnakeEyes]

The ATV Racks work great but are not recommended for 1/2 tons. They get top heavy.

The telescoping ramps make it easy to load and unload.

[arizal]

I would compare your total proposed load (trailer tongue weight, ATV,
and pickup passengers)with the gvw of your F-150. You will then know if you have any weight to spare for a cross the bed rack. I built a rack for my 2000 short bed Silverado extra cab that ran a ramp over the cab so I could load my grizzly on it (it was about a 45 degree angle and scared the heck out of me to drive the quad on and off) and pull my trailer. The ramp was made out of .062 wall square tubing a only weighed about 100# but I still was overloaded by about 500# when I was ready to go camping. Most 1/2 tons are severely limited when it comes to GVW.
Good luck and happy camping,
ArizAl

[nevadanick]

[nevadanick]

I could not close the tailgate but was able to set it up so it was partially closed. Everything rides fine in the enclosed trlr behind the tt. With some thought you can make it work. I just bought a RZR 4 seat 1000 and am going to build something to haul it on my truck. I have a 8 ft bed and 12ft 3in long RZR.

[joelw]

nevadanick wrote:
You can build a platform at the front of the bed to run the front of the atv up on and gain some room. Thats what i did with my rzr to get enough room and the bonus is you have room under it at the front for other stuff. I tow doubles also as i haul motorcycles in enclosed trlr behind the tt.

I am trying to fit a 8' atv in a 5.5' bed. No matter what angle, the tailgate will not close. any pics of your rig set up to pull doubles? How is your motorcycle trailer holding up. I have heard they bounce around a lot and get beat up behind a tt.

[BBFD]

I can run with my tailgate down and quad loaded if I put my Reese WD hitch in the 1,000# hole which extends it out an extra inch. Piece of mind will be an electric jack to avoid worrying about any potential contact with the current manual crank.

I have seen the carriers that allow 2 to ride above the rails for $1,000 but that adds 300# so in a half ton you might be right at your payload limits. I am looking at one when I get a second quad and yes they seem steep to load so a winch is in my plans just for safety.

[nevadanick]

You can build a platform at the front of the bed to run the front of the atv up on and gain some room. Thats what i did with my rzr to get enough room and the bonus is you have room under it at the front for other stuff. I tow doubles also as i haul motorcycles in enclosed trlr behind the tt.

[mini-moose]

I have a diamondback atv cover on the back of mine. So far works great.

[joelw]

JJBIRISH wrote:
atv carriers

weight this high scares me... and thats a lot more money than I want to spend as I already have a fiberglass cover...

[JJBIRISH]

atv carriers

[joelw]

nephi007 wrote:
Howdy. Don't know how it was done but I saw an atv on a ramp halfway up the cab secured to the bed of truck. Looked like the the rest of truck bed was available for further storage. My guess is the atv had to be winched (?) up there. And it looked like was a short bed truck.

I love these racks but even with that, my tailgate would still need to be down. My ATV is a monster.