It's Quad Bike Time Again

[doobin]

doobin, bit agressive with your coments there, why would he get booked on private estate roads, the guys been doing the job for years, hes not an idiot, likewise myself, some of us on here have been working in the forest/timber industries longer than some of the posters on here have been living, and with no injuries to boot, the op asked for opinions on quads, and I gave one, personally anything less than 500cc and 4wheel drive wouldnt make it a week with us, its a working tool and has to earn its keep

 

 

If he's putting 3.5 tons behind a quad bike, he's an idiot in my book. That just aint gonna stop in a hurry, if at all. Plus accelerating and braking it is putting a lot of stress on a machine only rated to tow 680KG. The Sportsman 850 weighs 350kg, plus driver. You really want to chance your arm on that being enough weight to knock the overun brakes on with 3.5 tons behind you? Your nuts.

 

 

Compact diesel tractor would be a far better bet, with LGP tyres if neccesary. I tried my 500cc quad in the woods, and it was no use for pulling even half a ton of timber trailer- you just can't get the traction to the ground.

 

It's not rocket science- they're designed to be low ground pressure personal transport. Why people think they're ideal for pulling 1/2/3 tons is beyond me

 

Catweazel, the 680 tow capacity is for the biggest quad on the UK market, the Sportsman 850 and I don't think you'll find a 3.5 ton trailer that weighs that empty.

 

Steve- no, you were right. Wouldn't have a snowballs chance in hell, and would also be a very expensive, juicy and nickable way of trying to shunt trailers. Much better to get an old tractor.

Edited January 6, 2013 by doobin

[jnoon]

we have A suxuki kingquad 400 auto 4wd, low high, and its a beat,

would have a honda as my old trx 250 blew up engine/gearbox with only 760hrs on clock

[Lyncombe-climber]

I used to have a kymco 500. Best machine of my life. Pulling land rovers out all day long.