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mcamzr

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I have a 05 quad 4x4 5.7 and will be pulling 2 4x4 atvs in a clamshell trailer and a another quan in the bed. I've towed 2 sleds before but never 3 for a 6 hour trip. Should I have any concern? I'm guessing 15 to 1600 lbs for the atvs and I have know idea on the trailer thanks for the help.
 

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I dont know much about towing but I dunno....I does not sound like too much to me for a hemi.
 

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Your trailer weight is going to be about 2k lbs
Just be careful with the tongue weight and tell your buddies not to over pack (put everything you can into the trailer with the quads) cause your going to be close to your payload
 

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You should be fine, run tow/haul of coarse so its not trying to search for gears and if your gonna be running any hills keep it off cruise to keep away from harsh downshifts.

Similar on weight on the 05 I have, twin ramp load horse trailer with tac room. With both of them in there is 2K in weight between the 2 plus the trailer weight. We have towed in the mountains a few times with them and been ok.

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Trailer weights fine its that quad in the bed
Keep as much as you can in the trailer and your good to go
Maybe only fill the tank halfway lol
 

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True, the ATV in the bed is gonna add more strain that our similar load wont have to deal with. Very good point Cody, I honestly bliped over that part.
 
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Good news is the one in the bed is an 87 Honda four trx 250 2x4. It's a utility quad but it's not that heavy. I can pick up the front or back very easy. It maybe weighs 350.

On this note. Is it better to put my 4 stroke sled in the bed to head up north or pull the trailer?
 

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