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Originally Posted by rumatt (Post 514097)

I have a steep yard and it's difficult for me to get anything heavy up or down to the lake. No room for a car. And soon I'm going to cut down several trees so I need to get the wood up somehow. .

Lake solution:
[pic too big]http://www.arcticchat.com/forum/attachments/general-atv-discussion/188169d1266967976-need-small-trailer-behind-atv-dscf7009.jpg[/pic too big]

Edit: I give up someone please edit the pic size for me...
It's a ATV hauling a utility trailer full of firewood

http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_bas...ct_logging.jpg

or better yet this one:
http://www.atvsource.com/images/arti...log_loader.jpg

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Originally Posted by rumatt (Post 514101)

Yep, this is why the Ridgeline is pretty attractive as a regular use winter vehicle. The bed is pretty stupid though. And yes, the ugly.

Aren't the "trucky" 4wd systems kind of silly unless you're off roading? Plus they generally come with open front and rear diffs, so it's still just 2wd. It doesn't seem like the functionality most people would want. I think the up side is durability, but other than that...

That's why I brought it up. It's fine in deep snow and mud and whatnot, but not great for ice/slush type winter stuff. My truck has a clutch-diff in the rear. I wouldn't buy something without one (see my comment in the diff thread.) Fortunately, it doesn't cost anything near as much to add them to trucks as it does for a BMW.

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Originally Posted by rumatt (Post 514097)

I was looking at this trackbarrow over the weekend.

One of my neighbors has something like that but with regular tires. I was getting jealous watching him use it to spread mulch - it looks super handy.

Edit:
Woa, I didn't need to know that this exists.

https://www.mucktruck.com/images/IMG...&shrink=false&

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Originally Posted by bren (Post 514107)

One of my neighbors has something like that but with regular tires. I was getting jealous watching him use it to spread mulch - it looks super handy.

His actually has a platform to stand on and "ride" along. I think it's this one:

http://smhttp.39172.nexcesscdn.net/8...q/mqpbuggy.jpg

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Originally Posted by bren (Post 514107)

Woa, I didn't need to know that this exists.

https://www.mucktruck.com/images/IMG...&shrink=false&

You can get plows for your snowblower too. I'm not sure how well they work though.

I can't imagine you could push all that much snow with that thing before the wheels slip. The barrow only weighs 300 lbs.

Seems like a snowblower is just better all around.

That pic certainly doesn't make it look very effective. What I really want is a plow for my truck, but I think I need a bigger driveway first. :)

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Originally Posted by rumatt (Post 514112)

Sense the theme:?:

https://jetimages.azureedge.net/md5/...e4b282dc5a.500

We should split this into a new thread about coveted power tools.

Once I was given a zero-turn lawn tractor I found the urge to buy things for it fairly irresistible. Things like a gas-powered leaf vacuum. And now my wife wants to buy a wagon to tow behind it.

Bren, I have no desire for a plow but I've got the long driveway. :lol:

We had just bought this before we sold the house in the mountains (and the garden tractor). Sigh.

https://www.deere.com/en_US/products...ar_blades.page