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Now that you have picked
out and ordered your brand new ATVs, you need to figure out how you
are going to get them to the trailhead. If you have a pickup and
just a single ATV, you may only need a set of ramps. But what if
you need to get two or more ATVs to the trailhead?
Now that you have picked
out and ordered your brand new ATVs, you need to figure out how you
are going to get them to the trailhead. If you have a pickup and
just a single ATV, you may only need a set of ramps. But what if
you need to get two or more ATVs to the trailhead?
In our case we wanted the ability to get four ATVs
to the trailhead without having to stand them on end. We owned a
7x14 enclosed trailer and were happy with it for quite a while, but
we just could not fit in four ATV's without major hassle - you need
a full 8 feet of width to get two ATVs side by side. We considered
a new enclosed trailer, mainly because of the security, but also
because it provides a great camp-side work area out of the weather.
It would need to be 102" wide and probably 18' in length. The
problem with this option was the price and the weight of the
trailer. We wanted to keep the weight down as much as possible, as
much of the time we tow behind a 35 foot motorhome.
Next I started looking at standard utility
trailers. I discovered that most standard utility trailers were 7
feet wide and still had the wheel well in the way. That means you
need to put your quad sideways, which is easier said than done. You
have to lift the rear and try and slide it around into place. I
needed a open trailer that either had side loading capability or
was a full 8 feet wide.
After doing some
research, I discovered Voyager Trailers. Voyager specializes in
making trailers for Personal Watercrafts, Snowmobiles, ATVs and
Motorcycles. Voyager manufactures their trailers in Ogden, Utah and
distributes them through a network of dealers across the West
Coast.
Voyager has several different
options for transporting your ATVs. They have one place, two place,
three place, and four place trailers with various configurations.
All of the trailers come with some good standard features like
powder coating, dual safety chains, "sure lube" spindles which
grease through the spindle, D.O.T. lighting, 5 lug wheels, 2" coupler, and swivel tongue jack on the two place and larger
units.
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We picked out a new Voyager four-place, rear-load
trailer. The trailer has an 8'x14' deck, a full 8' wide inside the
side rails. This allows you to fit two quads side by side in the
front and then two more directly behind them in the rear. You can
do all of this without having to lift a single quad. The four-place
rear load trailer weighs approximately 900 lbs and has a G.W.V.R of
5640 lbs. It uses 13" wheels and tires and has electric brakes on
one of the two axles. A bi-fold tailgate serves as the loading ramp
with metal mesh walkway up the middle.
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Summary
We have
been using our new Voyager trailer for about three months now, and
are very happy with it. The trailer pulls well behind both our RV
and Chevy Tahoe. The flat bed trailer makes for very easy loading
and unloading. The fold-down ramp is somewhat heavy and awkward but
if it was much lighter, it would lose its strength. One member of
the family believes the ramp is too steep, but I am not sure I
would want a longer ramp, as it would need to be of a different
design. We give Voyager two thumbs up for designing a
trailer made just for the ATV owners.
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• Contact Information |
Voyager Trailers, Inc.
2811 G Avenue
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: 877-698-8731
Local: 801-627-3531
Fax: 801-621-7681
Email: voyatlrs@aol.com
www.voyagertrailers.com
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