sled deck or sell truck for trailer?
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build a deck trailors suck unless there enclosed!
build a deck trailors suck unless there enclosed!
if its going to be a sled only rig, honestly, ditch the bed and build a light duty flatbed for it. thats what i ran on my old truck for a winter before i got a newer bigger truck. its nice having the weight about 2' lower down and i think i was about $300 into the project.. it just handles WAY better then the deck, especially if all your gonna be doing is haulin sleds.
and when i got my new truck i took the flatbed off, put legs on it and now its my sled deck.
and when i got my new truck i took the flatbed off, put legs on it and now its my sled deck.
Then I would think a deck would be very convenient.
I drive about 35 miles to the trailhead, and only take the trailer if a buddy is coming with, otherwise just put the sled in the bed for simplicity (and mpg). I would love to have a deck, actually did have one, but it was on an older f-150 and after a few uses I opted not to keep it, just seemed awfully heavy for that truck.
Anyway, I'd do what ski-dooin-it suggested, and put a wide flatbed on the truck made for sled hauling. Clean sleds, manuverable, and no heavy enclosed trailer
Anyway, I'd do what ski-dooin-it suggested, and put a wide flatbed on the truck made for sled hauling. Clean sleds, manuverable, and no heavy enclosed trailer
yeppers.. the truck with the flatbed is awsome.. and its about 100x better then having a trailer on when driving in snow. you got another 1000# on the tires.I drive about 35 miles to the trailhead, and only take the trailer if a buddy is coming with, otherwise just put the sled in the bed for simplicity (and mpg). I would love to have a deck, actually did have one, but it was on an older f-150 and after a few uses I opted not to keep it, just seemed awfully heavy for that truck.
Anyway, I'd do what ski-dooin-it suggested, and put a wide flatbed on the truck made for sled hauling. Clean sleds, manuverable, and no heavy enclosed trailer
great example,(similar sized and tires on trucks, along with truck weights, etc) driving up a snowy road this fall to get to some early season riding and waiting to get to a wide spot to turn around, buddy in front pulling a 2 place open got stuck going up a small little incline in 4wd and we had to unhook and move him off the road, i was following in 2wd with the deck on while it happened... and i can just back and turn around, turning trailers around in the rutted snow = not happening.
