Here's a new platform I built over the weekend to haul my quad around. My problem was that I was hitting my wheel wells pretty hard in order to get up and over them.... causing my to slam into the back of the bed, denting it. With this platform, I now have a smooth surface to ride up onto and I can store stuff underneath. The platform is actually wide enough to hold an MX set up if I were to widen my quad in the future.

I put a removable 4x4 in front of the rear window so that I don't drive right through it. I also used 4x4's for the feet of the platform and 2x8's on top of those. There's some 2x4's running across the width of the bed for added strength. Driving onto it seemed weird at first, but it's very easy to load and unload. The quad doesn't move around at all. I have plans to paint the platform black so it doesn't look like such an eye sore.

-Drew

 

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Nice work dude, that ****'s hot!

 

See, all that practicing with your wood finally paid off .

J/k man, that's sweet :YEAH

 

LMAO! That's actually a pretty good joke for someone who isn't allowed to watch PG13 movies cause his Mommy will ground him.

-Drew

 

Yut looks good...How much did it cost to build?How does the sten like the added weight up top? I thought u owned a trailer?

J

 

That looks like a crazy steep ramp angle.

 

nice set up drew...dont you feel like a "tulip bender" posing for that pic of you in the back of your trk...j/k. glad to see your back on a quad. J where you in B-town sat night cause i think i saw your trk..that thing is way better looking in real life. i saw you pimpin the air bags(sick). i would have said hi but i was so drunk i didnt want to fall on the side of it, and have to sell my quad to fix it

 

Hey Dan yeah u should of stopped bye. I met one of your frat brothers ..cant remember his name though...he asked if i knew yah.

J

 

Hey guy that posted.....Did you get your ex jetted right yet? I'm almost sure you did since it's on your platform.

 

Nice dancefloor, but where are the stizzuntin pics?

 

sketch! i have a sonoma quad cab with the same bed, and also have a yellow 400ex i was having the same problems the tires were to wide to fit between the wheel wells and two narrow to set ontop of them! so i built a platform too! but mine is only accross the wheel wells, so the front tires are up and the backs are down in the bed, it looks nice siting at that angle and you dont have to worry about it sliding off!

 

$135 for materials and I did all the work myself. Project took about 5 hours with a jig saw and drill. I hardly notice the added weight. You can see the truck squat a little, but not much. Yes, I have a trailer.... but I think it weights more than my truck

It is... but it's very easy to drive up onto. I actually wheelie up if you can believe that.... but as soon as the front lifts up when I reach the top, I'm on the brakes so it's only a small wheelie

this coming from someone with the screen name "vtwoodrider"???

Yep... surely did. Also took off the air box lid. Running much better and now has power. Oh... and the name is Drew.... GUY!

Wait a min. You expect me to stunt that bitch? Damn... had I known, I would have started practicing by now! Soon young grasshopper... still learning.

-Drew

 

lol

 

WOAH... and I thought that thing was only good for groceries.

 

You might consider adding some sort of traction material on yours ramps....I have come close from slidding of ramps after a good trail ride because my tires are muddy and wet. Just a suggestion.....espcially for wood.

 

looks good. Wouldn't you want to sink it down to just above the wheel wells so that the quad sits in the bed, not ontop of it. Regardless. Thats some McGyver **** right thurr!

 

At least I don't drive a utility van!


Yeah.... I agree. Haven't had a problem yet, but I plan on adding shingles to get some extra traction.

It's actually as low is it can go. Plus I wanted room to store extra rims and tires under there for when I get my street set up for stunting.

 

His van kicks *** :YEAH