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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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04/23/14 02:48 AM
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stxranchman
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The good thing about a trailer is you can leave everything on it from one trip to the next if you have a place to safely park/store fully loaded.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: stxranchman]
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04/24/14 01:04 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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The good thing about a trailer is you can leave everything on it from one trip to the next if you have a place to safely park/store fully loaded. Yup, makes it nice when you get off work on Friday & all you have to do is hook up to the trailer (for me, throw all the dogs in their boxes) and hit the road. I have a truck tool box on the front of my trailer, big storage box on top of the dogbox that goes in the truck and the storage on top of the Mule dog box. All stay loaded with what we keep in them all the time ready to go. Also if you are mostly by yourself, a trailer is much safer (being lower to the ground) to load & unload than the truck.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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04/24/14 03:49 PM
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dgilbert
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Will a new Polaris Ranger XP 900 (full size) fit in an F250 short bed? Tailgate down I think it *may*. Anybody know for sure?
Thanks - Mickey That's scary right there!
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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04/24/14 07:44 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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Why don't you just use your truck and skip buying a UTV?
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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04/24/14 09:15 PM
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KG68
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72" pickup bed tail gate closed and Ranger 900 has a 81" wheelbase. Gonna be a load.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: dgilbert]
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04/24/14 11:13 PM
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bill oxner
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Will a new Polaris Ranger XP 900 (full size) fit in an F250 short bed? Tailgate down I think it *may*. Anybody know for sure?
Thanks - Mickey That's scary right there! You could be right. Maybe I've dodged the big one. I've seen more problems with trailers than I have with pickups, including wheel bearings, tail lights and leaf springs. You cant hunt wild bobwhite quail from a pickup where I hunt. The pickup would go down and the UTV will stay on top.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks]
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04/25/14 02:23 AM
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Mickey Moose
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Why don't you just use your truck and skip buying a UTV? I have done just that for a couple years now however I'm considering the UTV to reduce wear and tear on a $55k truck... I'd rather beat up $13k UTV which is also easier to get around in.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN]
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04/25/14 02:29 AM
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Mickey Moose
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Also if you are mostly by yourself, a trailer is much safer (being lower to the ground) to load & unload than the truck. Very good point; I am familiar with the forum post highlighting how badly somebody got hurt ( http://www.texashuntingforum.com/forum/u...wheeler_can_be_)!
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/03/14 12:31 AM
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Wburke2010
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If it were me I would but a small tandem axle trailer and not put it in the truck. A tandem trailer pulls a lot better and is safer to load and unload. Also with a tandem axle trailer if you blow a tire pull it off and roll on until you get to a place to fix it, it doesn't leave you stranded.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/13/14 12:32 AM
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If you do a trailer get a tilt bed just for the ease of loading and unloading. That's what we have and it's nice not to have to worry about ramps.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/14/14 03:04 AM
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I have a Kawasaki Mule 610 that I haul in the back of my 2500hd short bed. I hate hauling a trailer. Luckily my gear will fit in the bed of the mule.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/17/14 03:03 AM
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The mid size rangers will fit, as will any of the 50" Razors, Wildcat or the new Pioneer 500. www.sbsparts.com
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/18/14 12:05 AM
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Nolan Outdoors
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I been hauling around 4 wheelers for more years than I can to think about. Best thing I ever did was buy a trailer. Yes they are a PITA but there is nothing like getting "stuck" in the mountains with rain, sleet, snow and 20 degrees trying to load an ATV in the bed of the truck.
A busted up wheeler, broken leg or arm or worse is not worth the risk when a trailer eliminates almost all the risk. Risk vs. reward = trailer for me. Maxey Trailers are good ones.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Rluckie]
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05/18/14 05:35 AM
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Shotgun Willie
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If you do a trailer get a tilt bed just for the ease of loading and unloading. That's what we have and it's nice not to have to worry about ramps. Yup. Almost feels like you're cheating, but you win nonetheless.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/18/14 03:14 PM
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I have a tandem axle trailer with brakes and a dove tail. My gator drives right up on it without needing the ramps. Tows super nice behind the superduty.
Cast I have a short attention spa
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/18/14 03:27 PM
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A small 8' trailer sure does come in handy and most of the time you don't even know that it is even back there, plus you can use your truck to haul extra stuff.
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/19/14 12:45 PM
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bill oxner
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What part of deed restrictions do some of you not understand?
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/19/14 12:50 PM
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stxranchman
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Not everyone has deed restrictions. What part of that do you not understand?
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: stxranchman]
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05/19/14 01:11 PM
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bill oxner
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Not everyone has deed restrictions. What part of that do you not understand? They're arguing with me that I should buy a trailer. I'm not arguing with them that they should not. I'm just replying to the OP.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/19/14 01:13 PM
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Cast
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Bill you're cranky this morning.
Cast I have a short attention spa
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: bill oxner]
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05/19/14 01:28 PM
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stxranchman
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Not everyone has deed restrictions. What part of that do you not understand? They're arguing with me that I should buy a trailer. I'm not arguing with them that they should not. I'm just replying to the OP. Don't see where anyone was telling you what to do. Only replies to the OP and others about how good a trailer can be for other needs and hauling all your gear/ATV/UTV without having to unload. Lot of replies from those that have seen the benefits of owning a trailer. How does your deed restrictions handle your Gator?
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/19/14 02:18 PM
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bill oxner
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I keep my Gator in my garage. Out of sight, out of mind. It's a little crowded at this time. I just moved my boat out of storage and into the garage.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: Mickey Moose]
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05/19/14 02:41 PM
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stxranchman
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Gotcha. So you bend the rules when you see they fit your needs
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: stxranchman]
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05/19/14 03:18 PM
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redchevy
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Not everyone has deed restrictions. What part of that do you not understand? Thank God... cant imagine what they would say about the pile of deer leg bones on my burn pile during deer season or the dish washer that sat on my porch for a month before I got around to getting rid of it.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Ranger In Pickup Bed
[Re: stxranchman]
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05/20/14 04:30 AM
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Mickey Moose
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Not everyone has deed restrictions. What part of that do you not understand? No worries, I have garage space or can put a trailer behind a fence (or in a friend's barn around the corner). The pro-trailer camp is taking the cake at this point; I know it's the right thing to do.
My botnet is bigger than yours.
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