Grizzly in Ranger?

[bagadonitz]

I'm thinking about buying one of them there 08' Ranger 4x4 SC Sport pick me ups.

Will my 2007 Yamaha Grizzly 700 fit in the bed pan?

I know it will have to ride in over the wheel wells and the tailgate will be down but just trying to see if the truck will be able to do this before I buy it. I don't move my quad by vehicle often but if I could do this, it would make my decision a little easier.

 

[bagadonitz]

Sorry, I can't find what you are referring to.

Could you post a link or something?

 

[97_4x4]

Yes it will fit. I have an 05 Grizzly 660 and my parents have an 03 Ranger Super Cab, and it fits just fine, even with the 12" wide tires and more offset wheels I have no it most of the time.

Chris

 

[bagadonitz]

Yes it will fit. I have an 05 Grizzly 660 and my parents have an 03 Ranger Super Cab, and it fits just fine, even with the 12" wide tires and more offset wheels I have no it most of the time.

Chris

Thank you sir, you are a scholar and a gentleman.

Three dealers locally. Two Ford, One Mazda, let the games begin.

 

[MAKG]

I'd be concerned about putting any significant load on the tailgate. That's not designed to carry a load.

Perhaps a piece of heavy plywood in the back might help? You would want all four tires on it, which would seem to be a bit difficult.

 

[exbass94]

I'd be concerned about putting any significant load on the tailgate. That's not designed to carry a load.

Perhaps a piece of heavy plywood in the back might help? You would want all four tires on it, which would seem to be a bit difficult.

It would be OK to put a ramp on the tailgate to load a Grizzly (or in my case, lawn tractor) into the truck though right? Sorry for the thread-jacking, but it seemed like a good opportunity to ask that question. It would probably be a real hassle to take the tailgate off every time I loaded my tractor into it.

 

[MAKG]

I don't know what the load limits are, but a static load is a very, very different beast from pounding a heavy 4wheeler on the tailgate while hitting a pothole. A hard pothole hit can generate several G's. TENS of G's tension in the support cables if you let them go slack and then pound them taut.

For comparison, I've broken a 300 lb test steel cable with a 15 lb bowling ball. Shocks can get VERY nasty very quickly.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

It would be OK to put a ramp on the tailgate to load a Grizzly (or in my case, lawn tractor) into the truck though right? Sorry for the thread-jacking, but it seemed like a good opportunity to ask that question. It would probably be a real hassle to take the tailgate off every time I loaded my tractor into it.

I always load with ramps on the tailgate. I do try not to haul with much weight on the gate itself if I can help it, but for loading there shouldn't be a problem. I have loaded a Honda XL 350 dirtbike, Honda 110 3-wheeler, and a couple different good sized riding lawn mowers in my Ranger and haven't had an issue yet.

 

[dangeranger01]

The tailgate is fine to have the quad riding on. I have a tool box in the back of my truck and haul my Kodiak around with no problem, I just leave the tailgate down and the rear tires sit on it. And I have offset ITP wheels and 12 inch wide tires on it and it clears everything fine. Just use good tiedowns to secure it.

 

[bagadonitz]

I agree there can be shocks and that the tailgate is not designed for it...

However, we went through a few generations of S-10's and I had a Dakota short box that I did this with all the time and I've never snapped one of those cables of damaged a tailgate. The farthest this will ever happen is 60 miles at a sedate 40 mph. If I encounter shocks big enough to bust it up in that distance, I'll have bigger problems then a quad falling out.

I was more worried about the width.

don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the truck is designed for a 600 quad on the tail gate nor should I do that, but to save myself 15K or so for the few times I'll need to do it, I'll take the chance.

 

[Sevensecondsuv]

I hauled a lawn tractor once. It was sitting with the rear wheels just on the tailgate because I couldn't pull it up any further because the mowing deck hit the wheel wells. Hauled it just fine.

On the other hand, I didn't care about the tailgate or the tractor, had I cared about either one, it might have changed my decision to haul it like that.

 

[dangeranger]

i drive with my raptor 660 rear tires on the gate sometimes and have never had a cable break, but have seen noticeable stretching in the cables.

also, the raptor only weighs about 400 pounds, i can imagine a grizzly is more like 600-700

be careful

 

[michowski]

I would at least get a 2x4 and put it front left to right rear wheel. This way at least a little bit of the load is taken off the gate.

 

[97_4x4]

Just to add this shouldn't be an issue. If you pull the Grizzly as far forward as possible, only leaving a couple inches between the front bumper and the back glass, the rear tires are actually resting on the back edge of the bed, but the diameter of the tires will not allow for the tailgate to close. The rear tires should not be resting on the tailgate unless you have a tool box behind the cab.

I might be able to find a pic or two to show.

The grizzly is one of the lighest full size utility quads as less than 700lbs, with all fluids full, so it won't be near the stress as the polaris's, they are close to 900lb wet.

Oh, and for strapping it down, we use 4 ratchet straps and go from the back rack on each side to the front of the bed then from the front rack to the back of the bed get all 4 as tight as we can, and it won't move, not even up and down...

Chris

 

[4x4junkie]

I had an ATV actually fall down on my tailgate, literally (was stood up on it's rear).
It crashed down onto the frame (under the engine) right on the edge of the tailgate, then fell out of the truck. The tailgate is bowed a bit in the center now, but it did not bend or distort the cables, their attachment points, or the tailgate hinges.

I think you'll be fine with the tires simply resting on it.