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Re: Anyone with a 12' Garage with 3 ATVs?
Robert6401 wrote: Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I have been wondering about loading two ATVs side by side in my 10' garage. Is that possible? I don't have a second one to test with, but am considering purchasing another. Width should be the same, unless its not a wide body (101"-102")800Views0likes0CommentsRe: Anyone with a 12' Garage with 3 ATVs?
Yup pretty much what I'm doing. Have some 4" non-swivel casters mounted on a plate, with a scissor jack (old stabilizer jack)on that to do the lifting. Couple pieces of 1 1/2 aluminum angle for a track to get over the gap between the ramp and dovetail. Like I say haven't tried it yet, but hoping it will work. 19 degrees below zero this am, so not in a hurry to test it :E800Views0likes0CommentsRe: Anyone with a 12' Garage with 3 ATVs?
Are they new model Grizzlys or the pre 16 model? The 16+ year model is wider and 2 of them won't fit side by side. It helps to back the first one in and then drive in the second beside it. The bed rails are the big problem, but the older narrower Grizzly will fit. I back my third up the ramp, and with about a 15 pt. turn can get it in side ways without man handleing it. Gotten too old for that :( I started working on a system like your thinking of, driving them onto the ramp sideways and putting a dolly under them to push all three up in side ways, but didn't get to test it out before the end of the riding season, so will have to wait until spring.800Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sagging floor
As others have said Kudos to you. Sad time we live in. As to the floor sag, not hard to understand if you get a look at how there made. I just replaced all the plywood in two slides on our Cyclone and a piece of the main floor. Slides where 1 inch marine grade ply wood, fairly substantial. The main floor was 3/4 inch osb adequate within reason, but some of the spans where approaching 28 inches, a little much in my book! In the upper area (bedroom) the floor is 1/2 in osb with spans of 25 inches. Way to much and there is definitely a sag in that. I didn't feel it was enough to warrant putting in extra support however. Added a few screws into frame work and it stiffened up some. Interesting to note, the main floor area is about 8' X 16' and it is one full sheet of osb!! You have to order a lot of material to get that custom sized. In that 128 sq. feet of area I couldn't find over 5 screws holding it down! I added a few but the lack of screws might be intentional to allow for some flex. Not all that hard to replace the floor, if you have any carpentry expierence and tools. What type of floor covering in the area? Any way to pull it up and take a look? Did you check moisture levels above and below in several areas? Good Luck. Remember if its made by man, it can be broke by man, and it can be fixed by man! Its what's made by GOD that that can't always be fixed.695Views0likes0CommentsRe: Advice in buying toy hauler
1320Fastback wrote: azdryheat wrote: They're all pretty much made the same - cheap and with little quality control. You may get a good one, you may not. I thought my Voltage was a well built trailer and I was wrong. It helps tremendously if you are handy around the house. It's definitely a plus knowing how to fix things without having to take it back to the dealer and posting in this forum how the dealer has had your trailer for the last nine months. Amen to that. I am so glad I can fix my own issues with my new trailer. I got a sort of ok one i guess, i mean the wheels havent fallen off yet so... I don't think the spacecraft fits into that category! Great choice on pulling truck though :)494Views0likes0Comments
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