New ATV and Trailer project

[Ron Kulas]

Ive not owned an ATV in the past. This is my first. I purchased a Polaris Sportsman 570 which means I also needed to buy a trailer so I bought a 5 x 8 with a built in Ramp. Both will need some modifications to suit my particular needs.





The trailer did not come with a spare tire so I picked one up when I got the stuff for modifying the trailer.



The before.





And the after.





Hooks to tie a top down with.



I added a holder and some security for the spare.



Thompson's water seal on the wood. I also picked up a ball hitch so I can pull the trailer.



So far so good.





The added weight makes the tongue much heavier so I picked up a trailer jack and other stuff.





I added a whole lot more grommets to the edge of the canvas (not poly) tarp.



Since its real canvas I soaked it with 2 cans of silicone. I also added small ropes to each grommet.



I dont want sag in the canvas as water will build up and destroy it. I added one additional row of wood to the front of the trailer and cut it to roughly a 2-12 pitch and used the hooks along the side to create a ridge and rafters made of rope. This pitch and the silicone will shed water well.









I will seal up the front corners to keep tire splash water from entering.



There is a lot of storage in the front. I got a 15 foot cable (security) and I sewed a hook and a loop to the ends of 25 feet of towing webbing.





There is also rear storage where I will store rope and a saw and flashlight and tools, etc.

I still need to make a rear rack for the ATV.

Contemplating making another canvas cover with a little more head room using 1 inch PVC we would form for the task.











Our practice bending PVC without crushing it.

[Ron Kulas]

Yesterday, the Benz Silent Rider muffler silencer I ordered, arrived in the brown truck. I fired up the MIG welder and attached it. (you only weld a small collar "adapter ring" to the existing muffler outlet) The rest of the silencer attaches with bolts. Wanting to know the difference it would make I set up a video camera to capture the before and after.

[Ron Kulas]

Getting ready to put it to use. 5 ladder stands and 3 chain on and 3 sets of sticks and a bunch of trail cams..

[Ron Kulas]

Before heading up state to the new lease I added one more thing to the trailer. I wanted a place for a jack, The lug wrench, tools, gloves, flashlight and other things for dealing with a worst case scenario (a flat at night) Because I already know a few of the people that will ultimately borrow this trailer, I want them (and me to be prepared for such a worst case. To that end, I fired up the welder.



I had a old Steel, Master Mechanic tool box that will work well for this so I cleaned up and painted it a "Dont walk into me" color and attached it to the trailer.





It does not stick out any further than the whee and fender.