How many ATV trappers out there?
#7127961
01/09/21 03:01 AM
01/09/21 03:01 AM
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Joined: Nov 2020
Central MN
Gray Breard
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Central MN
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For me, load the ATV in the truck and hit the road.
My Gal's name is Ma Deuce.
The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7128073
01/09/21 09:30 AM
01/09/21 09:30 AM
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Joined: Sep 2010
NC, Person Co.
QuietButDeadly
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I trailer my side by side to location, unload and roll. Way better for land trapping in the country I trap than a four wheeler.
Life Member: NCTA, VTA, NTA, TTFHA, MFTI Member: FTA
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7128131
01/09/21 10:45 AM
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Joined: Mar 2020
W NY
Turtledale
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W NY
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I use a Polaris sportsman 570 on the farms around my house land trapping. Not so much for my water trapping most of that is pull up spots and trekking through with waders or boots
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7128180
01/09/21 11:44 AM
01/09/21 11:44 AM
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Joined: May 2011
Montana
beartooth trapr
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Montana
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One loop we have to use our side by side, or load the wheeler in the pickup. Do it because it is a good area.
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Davexx1]
#7128191
01/09/21 12:01 PM
01/09/21 12:01 PM
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Joined: Jan 2017
Marion Kansas
Yes sir
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Marion Kansas
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Yes it is some heavy, muddy, nasty work. Sometimes I get a stress test several times a week. At 71 I am not sure how much longer I can do this but dread the day I have to give it up.
Dave At 71 a lot of guys would b wishing they could do it still.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7128193
01/09/21 12:03 PM
01/09/21 12:03 PM
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Posco
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Posco
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I trap my own property and abutting neighbors so I don't have to haul my wheeler around. 2016 Yamaha Kodiak 700. Notice that tote on the front rack, GB? ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2021/01/full-50853-78064-img_0715.jpg)
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7128353
01/09/21 03:12 PM
01/09/21 03:12 PM
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Joined: Apr 2009
South Ga - Almost Florida
Swamp Wolf
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South Ga - Almost Florida
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![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2021/01/full-11603-78097-20210109_140427_copy_1479x1278.jpg) Best purchase Ive made. Haul it to property on utility trailer. This machine is made for trapping. Added carrier on rear for critters...keeps blood and odors out of bed and off equipment. Keeps my truck out of the mess., especially those rainy, muddy days.
Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything!
Resource Protection Service
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7128398
01/09/21 03:54 PM
01/09/21 03:54 PM
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Joined: Sep 2010
NC, Person Co.
QuietButDeadly
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NC, Person Co.
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Here is my setup: ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2021/01/full-17165-78114-img_20180918_180239.jpg) I put my critter rack on the front so I am not slinging mud on them. I also took the plastic bed off and threw it away. Built a new one out of marine grade plywood so I can fasten things to the bed. Near impossible to do that with that hollow shell plastic bed. I also made the new bed wider but still inside the overall width of the cab. I was not happy with the front rack and changed it. The current version is the second picture. It was too short before. It is totally removable with 4 pins so the radiator can be serviced. Also added removable racks to carry drowning rods when needed. The last pic was before I reworked the front rack and redid the bed but was the best one to show the rod rack.
Life Member: NCTA, VTA, NTA, TTFHA, MFTI Member: FTA
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7128817
01/09/21 08:44 PM
01/09/21 08:44 PM
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Joined: Nov 2020
Central MN
Gray Breard
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Central MN
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Not a big fan of the side by sides. Lots of places they can't go. I prefer to run lean and mean on a Reg ATV. I'll stick with my Honda foreman.
My Gal's name is Ma Deuce.
The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7129005
01/09/21 10:08 PM
01/09/21 10:08 PM
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Joined: Jan 2015
Houghton Lake, MI
strike2x
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Houghton Lake, MI
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I tried trapping one once, bent my trap all up.
Last edited by strike2x; 01/09/21 10:08 PM. Reason: Misspelling
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7129682
01/10/21 10:49 AM
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Joined: Dec 2017
Central Texas
Centex Trapper
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Central Texas
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I ha e 4,500 miles on my Polaris Ranger on rough country down here in Texas. It ain’t sexy, but it is reliable.
Bridges Predator Control Serving Central Texas
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Hern]
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01/11/21 08:47 AM
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Joined: Nov 2020
Central MN
Gray Breard
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Central MN
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Hern, are those whistle pigs ?? I just use my .220 Swift on them
My Gal's name is Ma Deuce.
The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7131366
01/11/21 08:52 AM
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Joined: Nov 2020
Central MN
Gray Breard
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Central MN
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Crows, yote's and Hawks clean up the mess.
My Gal's name is Ma Deuce.
The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: LDW]
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01/11/21 11:46 PM
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Joined: Feb 2013
Southern Nevada
cat_trapper_nv
"Cat Master"
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"Cat Master"
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Southern Nevada
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I use a side by side for my trapping. I made a plywood box that has drawers for baits and lures. Another drawer for all the tools, cutouts for 5 gallon buckets of waxed sand and trays on top for traps. Winches on front and back, carrier on front for critters and made a folding anchor to winch myself out if stuck. Most of my landowners won't allow pickups in their pastures. I got the same thing. Is that an 08 700? I don’t have all the boxes, but as a cat trapper I don’t need much room. Spot for my bag, milk crate from my drags and cables, and a pile of traps in the bed. With a 1,000lbs payload capacity, it’s more than enough for a trapper.
If traps work like the Antis say......I would have no fingers.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7133761
01/12/21 06:02 PM
01/12/21 06:02 PM
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Joined: Sep 2010
NC, Person Co.
QuietButDeadly
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NC, Person Co.
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Do not know about other brands but Honda ATVs and Side by Sides are NOT belt driven. They are gear driven. My sxs is rated to haul and tow over 1/2 ton. It will pull!
Life Member: NCTA, VTA, NTA, TTFHA, MFTI Member: FTA
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: QuietButDeadly]
#7133832
01/12/21 07:20 PM
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Joined: Dec 2014
nwpa
furstroker
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nwpa
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Do not know about other brands but Honda ATVs and Side by Sides are NOT belt driven. They are gear driven. My sxs is rated to haul and tow over 1/2 ton. It will pull! Thanks for telling him. I was gonna, but ya beat me to it. My 2014 Pioneer still shifts smooth as butter. 3 speed auto. Driveshafts, no stinkin belts. 
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: QuietButDeadly]
#7379181
10/14/21 06:56 PM
10/14/21 06:56 PM
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Joined: Oct 2019
Custer Co, Idaho
sneaky
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Custer Co, Idaho
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Do not know about other brands but Honda ATVs and Side by Sides are NOT belt driven. They are gear driven. My sxs is rated to haul and tow over 1/2 ton. It will pull! My old Suzuki King Quad 300 is shaft driven, with Hi,Lo,Super Lo and Differential lock. No belts on it either
Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Boco]
#7379256
10/14/21 08:34 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Missouri
K9Wolfer
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Missouri
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Looks like a Suzuki Eiger?
BMI 2K9Wolfer
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Davexx1]
#7380448
10/16/21 02:09 PM
10/16/21 02:09 PM
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Joined: Aug 2011
james bay frontierOnt.
Boco
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I am 71 and have thought about buying a side by side/UTV because after climbing on/off my ATVs during a long day of trap work makes my hips hurt. It is the lifting and throwing your leg over the seat to mount and lifting the leg, pivoting your hips to dismount numerous times each day that seems to work and hurt my hips. It looks like a side by side would be much easier and more comfortable to ride/drive but I am wondering if the side by side/UTVs has the brute pulling power of the geared manual transmission Yamaha 4WD ATVs. I think all of the side by side/UTV transmissions of Honda, Polaris, etc. are driven with a fan belt. I can't believe that would be as strong, durable, and/or as powerful as a geared transmission drive line. The side by side/UTVs are wider, probably heavier and more stable, but they don't look like they have alot of ground clearance which may/would limit its usability where I trap and hunt. I have not owned a sxs but in my estimation,with the longer wheelbase,in the rough country cut trails I sometimes navigate, I would be hung up/high centerd in a lot of places. Not to mention I would have to cut a lot of my trails wider to accommodate a sxs. Some guys here used the 6x6 bikes and swore by them for trapping.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Boco]
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10/17/21 01:11 PM
10/17/21 01:11 PM
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Joined: Apr 2017
Nova Scotia, Canada
scotiantrapper
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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I am 71 and have thought about buying a side by side/UTV because after climbing on/off my ATVs during a long day of trap work makes my hips hurt. It is the lifting and throwing your leg over the seat to mount and lifting the leg, pivoting your hips to dismount numerous times each day that seems to work and hurt my hips. It looks like a side by side would be much easier and more comfortable to ride/drive but I am wondering if the side by side/UTVs has the brute pulling power of the geared manual transmission Yamaha 4WD ATVs. I think all of the side by side/UTV transmissions of Honda, Polaris, etc. are driven with a fan belt. I can't believe that would be as strong, durable, and/or as powerful as a geared transmission drive line. The side by side/UTVs are wider, probably heavier and more stable, but they don't look like they have alot of ground clearance which may/would limit its usability where I trap and hunt. I have not owned a sxs but in my estimation,with the longer wheelbase,in the rough country cut trails I sometimes navigate, I would be hung up/high centerd in a lot of places. Not to mention I would have to cut a lot of my trails wider to accommodate a sxs. Some guys here used the 6x6 bikes and swore by them for trapping. I agree Boco, back in the mountains my side by side just cannot get back into the coyote and cat territory. Always hung up or spend half the day crawling through spots you would just zip through on a wheeler, I've since gone back to a wheeler. Trapping in farmland, the side by side cannot be beat though. I'll be putting a new canam 570 to the test this year.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7381794
10/18/21 11:43 AM
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Joined: Aug 2013
sw pa
powderfinger
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sw pa
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Hern, are those whistle pigs ?? I just use my .220 Swift on them I use the 22-250. Instant light out.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Davexx1]
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10/22/21 10:11 AM
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Texas
paloduro
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Texas
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I am 71 and have thought about buying a side by side/UTV because after climbing on/off my ATVs during a long day of trap work makes my hips hurt. It is the lifting and throwing your leg over the seat to mount and lifting the leg, pivoting your hips to dismount numerous times each day that seems to work and hurt my hips. It looks like a side by side would be much easier and more comfortable to ride/drive but I am wondering if the side by side/UTVs has the brute pulling power of the geared manual transmission Yamaha 4WD ATVs. I think all of the side by side/UTV transmissions of Honda, Polaris, etc. are driven with a fan belt. I can't believe that would be as strong, durable, and/or as powerful as a geared transmission drive line. The side by side/UTVs are wider, probably heavier and more stable, but they don't look like they have alot of ground clearance which may/would limit its usability where I trap and hunt. Honda Pioneer is shaft driven.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7391955
10/29/21 11:48 PM
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Joined: Jul 2017
Ohio
Willy Firewood
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Ohio
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The first atv I used for trapping was a Honda Big Red 250 3 wheeler. It saved time over walking long distances. Shaft drive, reverse, and super low 1st gear. Ran like new - sold it a year ago. Later a 1991 Honda 300 4x4. Big improvement. Still runs and looks great! Shaft drive! Then a Yamaha 350 4x4. Big improvement. Still runs great! Later a Mule 4x4 sxs. Huge Improvement! (It is for sale in the Trap Shed.) This year a Honda Pioneer 1000 SE. 6 peed automatic and manual transmission. One, two locked, and 3 or 4 wheel locked. Speed, power, and luxury! Shaft drive!
QBD - That bed and other mods are GREAT! What size?
FRAC LIVES MATTER
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7392231
10/30/21 12:30 PM
10/30/21 12:30 PM
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Joined: Sep 2010
NC, Person Co.
QuietButDeadly
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NC, Person Co.
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My Pioneer is a 700 with one seat. The windshield and roof are aftermarket accessories. All of the bed and rack mods are custom fabricated.
Life Member: NCTA, VTA, NTA, TTFHA, MFTI Member: FTA
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7392264
10/30/21 01:25 PM
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Joined: Dec 2015
West Cent IL
illinideer
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West Cent IL
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I use a 2001 AC 250 J
Last edited by illinideer; 10/30/21 01:34 PM. Reason: update photo
Coyote 3 Coons 24 Bobcats 1 Released Grinners All of them USN AE2 VF-31 Tomcatters Retired SMSGT IL ANG 183 Fighter Wing Coyote U Class #4
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7392296
10/30/21 02:16 PM
10/30/21 02:16 PM
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Joined: Jul 2017
Ohio
Willy Firewood
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Ohio
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Fiske - your machine looks wicked good! Did you notice much power loss when you added the tracks? It looks unstoppable! Did fuel use change with the tracks?
Boco - as always, I am impressed by the efficiency and great design of your rigs. The canoe rack is fantastic. I have one for our Honda that is not as nice as yours. A guy in Maine was making them long ago. It is comprised of 3 modular sections so it can be easily removed to hang on the wall. A front vertical section and rear vertical section that slip into receiver bases mounted on the front and rear racks. Then pins go through to hold the sections in place. The top horizontal section slips over sections on the front and rear. 4 bolts secure everything. I added some gussets and widened the top rack.
Maybe you guys who are ATV, UTV, SXS minded may know of sources for some accessories? I am willing to go custom if I cannot find accessories are not suitable for my specific serious use.
I would like to find: A headache rack made securely enough to mount 2 Kolpin gun boots alternated crosswise that would not prevent the bed from dumping. A rack to span the full length of the machine with upright supports between the cab and bed. A cap for the bed similar to a truck bed cap to keep tools dry - it will be used for work too. Or a replacement tool / work bed. Or a box and rack to mount in the bed to create a second level.
How is a person supposed to attach anything to that plastic bed? My Mule has a steel bed with a solid frame.
A guy above is using a Rancher or Foreman. I always wanted one of those extra rugged machines!
This SxS came from the factory with all of the accessories installed - front bumper / brush guard, windshield, top, winch, auxiliary fused switch panel, LED lighting, panoramic rear view mirror, Maxis radial tires, all 4 A arm skid plates, complete underbelly skid plates, and high performance tunable Fox suspension.
On these rigs I attach a hitch carrier as a “stink rack” for odiferous animals.
Best wishes!
FRAC LIVES MATTER
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7392342
10/30/21 04:04 PM
10/30/21 04:04 PM
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Joined: Sep 2010
NC, Person Co.
QuietButDeadly
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Willy, my search for accessories for my Pioneer did not turn up much in the way of racks and nothing to replace that worthless hollow plastic bed. That is why all my mods are custom. Not inexpensive but now I have a very functional machine for land or water trapping. And everything maintained the serviceability of the machine. The bed still dumps as well. My drowning rod rack does block the passenger side door when hauling rods but the entire rod carrying system is removable when not needed. I have some in process pics I have not posted of the bed mods if you are interested in seeing them.
Life Member: NCTA, VTA, NTA, TTFHA, MFTI Member: FTA
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
#7392349
10/30/21 04:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2010
central arkansas
the Blak Spot
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central arkansas
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98 big bear 350 (paid $300 for it)
the just shall live by faith
member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Gray Breard]
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11/02/21 09:01 PM
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Joined: Jul 2017
Ohio
Willy Firewood
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Ohio
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Hornady Reloader - Your ATV looks similar to my 20 year old Yamaha Wolverine 350. Yamaha and Honda certainly made/make good quality machines.
Hopefully your new UTV will arrive that soon. Have they been completing and shipping them to dealers? Can Am machines have a good reputation, but no dealer anywhere near my area.
Our Honda was on order for 9 months. Apparently electronic parts were unavailable. We had finally decided to cancel and the dealer called to notify its arrival. They are shipping only a trickle.
FRAC LIVES MATTER
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Willy Firewood]
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11/03/21 07:24 PM
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Joined: Aug 2016
Wyoming County Pa.
Hornady Reloader
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Wyoming County Pa.
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Hornady Reloader - Your ATV looks similar to my 20 year old Yamaha Wolverine 350. Yamaha and Honda certainly made/make good quality machines.
Hopefully your new UTV will arrive that soon. Have they been completing and shipping them to dealers? Can Am machines have a good reputation, but no dealer anywhere near my area.
Our Honda was on order for 9 months. Apparently electronic parts were unavailable. We had finally decided to cancel and the dealer called to notify its arrival. They are shipping only a trickle. Mine is a 350. They are hoping to get the utv in November. I had to settle for blue in color because if I went for black or camo it wouldn't be here till February or March.
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Hornady Reloader]
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11/03/21 08:39 PM
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MO
Dstone1992
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MO
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Hornady Reloader - Your ATV looks similar to my 20 year old Yamaha Wolverine 350. Yamaha and Honda certainly made/make good quality machines.
Hopefully your new UTV will arrive that soon. Have they been completing and shipping them to dealers? Can Am machines have a good reputation, but no dealer anywhere near my area.
Our Honda was on order for 9 months. Apparently electronic parts were unavailable. We had finally decided to cancel and the dealer called to notify its arrival. They are shipping only a trickle. Mine is a 350. They are hoping to get the utv in November. I had to settle for blue in color because if I went for black or camo it wouldn't be here till February or March. I ordered my Polaris in August they told me November....I called back a couple weeks ago and they told me March!
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Re: How many ATV trappers out there?
[Re: Swamp Wolf]
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11/10/21 08:12 AM
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Maine
Mac
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Maine
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![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2021/01/full-11603-78097-20210109_140427_copy_1479x1278.jpg) Best purchase Ive made. Haul it to property on utility trailer. This machine is made for trapping. Added carrier on rear for critters...keeps blood and odors out of bed and off equipment. Keeps my truck out of the mess., especially those rainy, muddy days. Swamp Wolf, what make? Thanks Mac
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