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All-terrain vehicles, or ATVs, are some of the best toys a grown man can have. Naturally, ATVs serve useful purposes as well as just being fun. However, they can't serve any purpose at all if you can't get them from place to place. An ATV trailer is a great way to move your ATV, and will become such a handy tool that you will be wondering why you didn't buy one years ago.
Many people who have just one ATV put themselves through the needless hassle of trying to load their ATV into the back of a pickup truck. This is a poor substitute for an ATV trailer and fraught with danger as well. Not only do you run the risk of slipping off the loading ramp, you also need to put some careful effort into properly securing your ATV to the truck bed. Once the ATV is loaded you can forget about putting anything else in the truck bed. In short, the elimination of your storage and hauling space coupled with the dangers of loading the ATV make an excellent case for making this the year you buy an ATV trailer.
An ATV trailer is smaller and more convenient to use than a full size trailer. While enclosed ATV trailers are available, the most common trailers seen on the street are the open air half-trailers. These trailers are a short body with two or four wheels and sides that are two to three feet high. They hitch onto the back of a pickup truck, freeing up the bed for additional storage and offering a lower, more secure storage space for your ATV during transport.
You can get models that have 2 or 4 wheels, depending on your personal preferences. If you would like to use the ATV trailer as a sleeping or hunting platform at your destination, then the 4 wheel option is the only way to go. For sleeping or hunting, optional caps for the trailers are readily available.
An ATV trailer often serves double-duty. Due to their smaller size, they are light weight and easy to maneuver. Many can go on the back of the pick-up and then be hitched to the back of the ATV when you have reached your destination.
This can be a great way to transport camping supplies, cords of firewood, hunting trophies and other partial loads back to a pick up or waiting enclosed full-sized trailers.
If you have a more expensive ATV, you may want to consider the enclosed ATV trailer. These provide shelter from the elements and help shield your ATV from prying eyes and vandalism. If you go for a short enclosed ATV trailer, though, mind your height as you load the ATV-it is foolish to hit your head on the way in if you help it!
All in all, an ATV trailer can be a great investment for both fun and utility purposes. The most expensive ATV trailers run less than $5,000 and open trailers can be had new for under $1,000. Freeing up your pickup bed for cargo and giving you additional hauling options on the ground, you are sure to get a lot of use out of this purchase.
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