Atvs In Truck Bed
What i found is that most atvs that have less than 400cc will fit in virtually all truck beds unless it s a really large model or the particular truck has a tiny bed.
Atvs in truck bed. If you checked the utv lists below and your utv doesn t fit in your truck bed then you can always use a truck rack. The ranger short bed version is right at a length where you are. In general a full size truck with a long bed will fit any atv a short bed truck is going to be hit or miss and compact trucks are only going to fit youth atvs. Most 2 seat utvs are going to weigh between 1 200 and 1 600 pounds.
A picture is worth a thousand words so check out the photo on the side so you have an idea on what it is. Demonstration of how to haul two atvs on a short bed 6 foot truck. This is a frame that you attach to your truck s bed and it works like a platform that will provide you the space needed to fit the utv at the top of the bed. See a full guide here.
2009 sportsman 800 x2. The raised atv truck bed rack also protects your truck s rear window with the built in back stop. The atvs or utvs right on top of them. The ramps can be adjusted from side to side to line up perfectly with your atv tires.
The long bed ford ranger will fit most 450cc atvs and a handful of 500cc atvs. How much does a utv weigh. The interior of the truck bed is only 50 inches long so don t plan on fitting an atv in there except for a few of the smallest 50cc or 70cc atvs like the polaris predator 50 polaris outlaw 50 yamaha yfz50 or can am ds70. The raised truck bed rack can also be used to transport utv s and dirt bikes.
Mounting this raised rack to your truck bed is easy and hardware is included. The long bed short bed and splash another truck i had never heard of. I then use ratchest straps from the rear of the atv to the front tie downs of the truck bed. Two great options for keeping your truck cab safe are wheel chocks for the utv and a headache rack for the truck.
The ranger comes in three versions. You may have seen these before it goes on top of your truck bed and you can drive. They mount to your trucks bed rails and act like a heavy duty tonneau cover. It acts as a buffer or cheap headache rack to keep the atv out of the back window.
Any atv over 400cc might need a truck with an extended cab or if the atv is too big or you have more than 1 quad you will have to buy a trailer or a transport ramp to move them. I have a more specific list of which quad will fit which truck bed below that way if you are in the process of buying a new atv then you can know.