Hunting in Wyoming next month. Had planned to take 2 ATV's on a snowmobile trailer. Due to an injury of my partner, we may need to take aside-by-side (Ranger) instead. Will that 2-place snowmobile trailer handle a Ranger? Or do we need to find a different trailer?
Open ended question. I can guess that a snowmobile probably weighs about 600 pounds, what's the side by side weigh? Tires will be most critical, can they handle the weight?
We had discussed/planned nearly all your suggestions already considering we were going to tow two ATVs. We have two concerns, This is a much longer trip than his trailer has ever made & less than weight, we had questions about how it would ride on that trailer - higher center of gravity? catching wind? etc.Small trailer tires spin crazy fast compared to car and truck tires. If you go that route you will want to pull the hubs and check and repack the bearings. And take a few spare tires and rims. Keep your speed down. Check the bearing on the way back too. If there are any doubts replace them. Take a spare set of bearings too. Along with a good punch and hammer. Change the races to if you do the bearings. They aren't that hard to change.
Check the lug nuts every few hundred miles, at least.
What tow vehicle? Our family has towed and even double towed toys thousands of miles before without much issue. Usually just checking air pressure before the trip and take a spare. Trailer tires are fairly easy to source if you do need to replace one. Unless you're in a hurricane braking will be a bigger issue than the wind load and center of gravity. Is the trailer single or dual axle?We had discussed/planned nearly all your suggestions already considering we were going to tow two ATVs. We have two concerns, This is a much longer trip than his trailer has ever made & less than weight, we had questions about how it would ride on that trailer - higher center of gravity? catching wind? etc.