A lot of these retro fit cradles and baskets are badly messing with your weight distribution. Please be careful, I know a guy that has life changing injuries due to a quad bike accident that he freely admits was entirely his own fault. It goes without saying that any personal injury or third party insurance claim would be thrown out straight away if you’re using non standard load racks.
Quad front mount lift/crane ideas
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Jvoelcker
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Yes fully aware, thank you.
Jvoelcker
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Nice one, should make things a lot easier.
Jvoelcker
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It's still work in progress, but have ended up making a jib that slots in to a mounting tube on the back of the quad and then uses the winch cable from the front hooked round some pulleys for the lifting.
Free standing it should be good for up to 60-70kg without leaning over too far and then if lifting something heavier we have a leg that slots in to the bottom and has been tested with over 120kg on the cable - he won't admit his full weight, but suspect a bit more than that.
The cable just unhooks and can be wound back in, the leg slides under the rear seat and just trying to work out the best storage for the job, but may sleeve it so it can be broken in half with both ends in the storage box.
Overall it has worked out well I think. Hope to put in to use at the weekend.
Free standing it should be good for up to 60-70kg without leaning over too far and then if lifting something heavier we have a leg that slots in to the bottom and has been tested with over 120kg on the cable - he won't admit his full weight, but suspect a bit more than that.
The cable just unhooks and can be wound back in, the leg slides under the rear seat and just trying to work out the best storage for the job, but may sleeve it so it can be broken in half with both ends in the storage box.
Overall it has worked out well I think. Hope to put in to use at the weekend.
You need to change the title as it is at the back!! I guess the short pull will not bind the cable on the winch?It's still work in progress, but have ended up making a jib that slots in to a mounting tube on the back of the quad and then uses the winch cable from the front hooked round some pulleys for the lifting.
Free standing it should be good for up to 60-70kg without leaning over too far and then if lifting something heavier we have a leg that slots in to the bottom and has been tested with over 120kg on the cable - he won't admit his full weight, but suspect a bit more than that.
The cable just unhooks and can be wound back in, the leg slides under the rear seat and just trying to work out the best storage for the job, but may sleeve it so it can be broken in half with both ends in the storage box.
Overall it has worked out well I think. Hope to put in to use at the weekend.
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stevestalker
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I went down the custom built trailer route as i could not work out an answer for rack mounted lift. You can handle a red on your own quite easily.
John Gryphon
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Jvoelcker
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I shoot reds on an island, would love even a quad on there for recovery. We have to drag to the edge and then recover in a rib.
I've had fallow bucks in the basket on the back of the quad and the winch/jib combo should help with lifting etc.
looks like an ally lorry diesel tank and tyres off the golf course buggy. nice fix
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