re: Trailer for a 4 wheeler...Any suggestions?

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make SURE that the jack stand is a swing up type, or it will hang too low

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Solid advice. Not a big issue anymore since my dad's truck (and mine) are taller but the jack got damn near ripped off being pulled with the expedition a while back. It took some heating and hammering to get it back straight.

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We always strap stuff awkwardly to the 4 wheeler and hope like hell it doesn't fall off on the ride

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This.......and we usually end up stopping half way there to re-strap. So aggravating. I may have to get a 5x14 and a 4x4or5.

I find the smaller ones are a lot easier to snake through the woods. I forget everybody has 1000cc bikes these days

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I forget everybody has 1000cc bikes these days

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We have 2wd 250's. Every ride to the stand is an adventure
The only advantage is that if you hit a hill with a washout and it starts to want to roll you can just put your foot down and stop it its so light

I agree a full size atv can pull a big trailer, but the bigger trailer cannnot go everywhere a smaller one can in the woods. Extra length on the trailer also makes it more prone to bottom out on rough terrrain behind an ATV. I agree with Geauxt too, a rotate up jack stand is essential for clearance. On my Foreman 450 I had a 2" single receiver hitch ($20 at WM) welded on and use a 4.5" drop insert flipped upside down to make it higher.

The way our trails are set up is there are two main trails with fingers coming off of those trails. The main trails you could drive two vehicles down side by side, and some of the finger trails, but most are just big enough to weave through. Thats a solid point about a small trailer being pulled by the 4wheeler, but you'd have to make two trips to get the bike and the stuff down there if it was a big enough load.

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The way our trails are set up is there are two main trails with fingers coming off of those trails. The main trails you could drive two vehicles down side by side, and some of the finger trails, but most are just big enough to weave through. Thats a solid point about a small trailer being pulled by the 4wheeler, but you'd have to make two trips to get the bike and the stuff down there if it was a big enough load.

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You can basically get to the landowner's houses, the camp, and the shooting range/stand on the shooting range by truck. You can get close to 2 other stands where the walk isn't very far by truck. The rest are all off of 4 wheeler trails, a few main ones are maybe 1.5 to 2 4 wheeler widths wide, and the majority are just 2 wheel tracks where there aren't any leaves up/down a hill or through the woods were people just rode there 4 wheelers enough times. Too much elevation change to clear out efficient trails up there. The main trails along the tops of ridges were made with bulldozers way back when they first leased the land. The rest are improvised, and some change every season depending on how bad different spots get washed out or worn down.

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I agree a full size atv can pull a big trailer, but the bigger trailer cannnot go everywhere a smaller one can in the woods. Extra length on the trailer also makes it more prone to bottom out on rough terrrain behind an ATV. I agree with Geauxt too, a rotate up jack stand is essential for clearance. On my Foreman 450 I had a 2" single receiver hitch ($20 at WM) welded on and use a 4.5" drop insert flipped upside down to make it higher.

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On the flip side here, you are talking about the importance of bringing stuff to stands or whatever, what about hauling supplies and stuff to the camp? I would say that's a tad more important. Being able to go load up a full size trailer with corn, wood, stands, bikes, everything else. Your 4x6 trailer won't go too far.

boys, check your mail...

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boys, check your mail...

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oh wait, I didn't get shite.