Enclosed trailer for new Polaris Ranger HD
#16
10-25-2013, 08:42 AM
rangerMatt, Hey, sorry for taking a bit. Been flat on my back with disc issues, again 
. The trailer door size is 74" (6'2") wide and 84" (7') high. The inside width of the trailer is about 80". But, I wish I had went with a 8' wide trailer. I'm a pretty large guy. I have to remove the drivers door from the cab to be able to get in and out of the Ranger once it's in the trailer, and it's still a tight squeeze. I have canvas doors so they are lighter. I back the Ranger in. I also have a set of Rigid Dually spot lights mounted on the top of the cab and they clear fine.
. The trailer door size is 74" (6'2") wide and 84" (7') high. The inside width of the trailer is about 80". But, I wish I had went with a 8' wide trailer. I'm a pretty large guy. I have to remove the drivers door from the cab to be able to get in and out of the Ranger once it's in the trailer, and it's still a tight squeeze. I have canvas doors so they are lighter. I back the Ranger in. I also have a set of Rigid Dually spot lights mounted on the top of the cab and they clear fine.
#17
03-27-2014, 09:13 AM
I just took a trip this past weekend out to my place in West Virginia. Went out to pick up the Ranger and to check on the property. I have my SCT Livewire hooked up and mounted on the windshield with the suction cup. I use the gauges to monitor the truck. I use the dial tach with the ghost needles, the engine temp., and the intake temperatures. On the way out I was on the 91 Oct. economy tune, and then on the 91 Oct. Tow/Performance tune for the trip home. Both are from 5-Star tuning. This was the first time on the Economy tune, but I wasn't really trying to be frugle. So any way, here is what I posted about the trip on a different Forum...
I have an '11 Lariat with the 6.2. Bare with me, I'll get to the towing part soon....I just took a trip out to my place in West Virginia. Was going out to pick up my Polaris Ranger that's been there since shotgun season in November, and to check things out. From where I live here in Delaware it's about a 265 mile trip. On this trip I stopped at my sisters in Maryland, spent the night, then we took the trip together. She's along the way so the trip ended up being about 271 miles one way. On the first leg to her house (88 miles) I averaged 18.3 mpg, with a high of 20.3 on level ground. mostly 60 mph with short bursts of 65-70 for traffic. Mostly flat and with crosswinds. The next leg which was out to West Virginia (183 miles) It was flat, then hilly, then thru the mountains on rt.70w and then rt.68w between Frederick, MD. to Cumberland, MD., then rt. 220 to Burlington, WV.. On that leg it was an average of 16.4 mpg., with a high of 18.6 mpg. We hit rush hour in some spots, some bad crosswinds, and rain in spots. The overall trip out was 17 mpg.. Now the trip home. I was towing a 7x14 enclosed V-nose tandem axle trailer with my Polaris Ranger HD and some equipment. Loaded weight was in the 3,400-3,600 lb. range. Then my sister, myself and about 250 lbs. of stuff in the bed of the truck. So, the first leg to her house (183 miles) was back out of the mountains, nice weather, some crosswinds but not bad, and traffic was moving fine. We averaged 60 mph with a few bursts of 65 mph to get around some trucks. Average when we got to her home was 10.76 mpg, with a high of 12 mpg on level ground. Then, from her home to mine (88 miles) was on mostly level ground with some hilly areas, nice weather, but dead against the wind, and some slow traffic. By the time I got home I had averaged 10 mpg, with a high of 10.7 mpg. The Overall Trip was about 543 miles, used 41.8 gallons of fuel and with an average of 13 mpg. That doesn't include the few local trips we did out there and around our properties.
I have an '11 Lariat with the 6.2. Bare with me, I'll get to the towing part soon....I just took a trip out to my place in West Virginia. Was going out to pick up my Polaris Ranger that's been there since shotgun season in November, and to check things out. From where I live here in Delaware it's about a 265 mile trip. On this trip I stopped at my sisters in Maryland, spent the night, then we took the trip together. She's along the way so the trip ended up being about 271 miles one way. On the first leg to her house (88 miles) I averaged 18.3 mpg, with a high of 20.3 on level ground. mostly 60 mph with short bursts of 65-70 for traffic. Mostly flat and with crosswinds. The next leg which was out to West Virginia (183 miles) It was flat, then hilly, then thru the mountains on rt.70w and then rt.68w between Frederick, MD. to Cumberland, MD., then rt. 220 to Burlington, WV.. On that leg it was an average of 16.4 mpg., with a high of 18.6 mpg. We hit rush hour in some spots, some bad crosswinds, and rain in spots. The overall trip out was 17 mpg.. Now the trip home. I was towing a 7x14 enclosed V-nose tandem axle trailer with my Polaris Ranger HD and some equipment. Loaded weight was in the 3,400-3,600 lb. range. Then my sister, myself and about 250 lbs. of stuff in the bed of the truck. So, the first leg to her house (183 miles) was back out of the mountains, nice weather, some crosswinds but not bad, and traffic was moving fine. We averaged 60 mph with a few bursts of 65 mph to get around some trucks. Average when we got to her home was 10.76 mpg, with a high of 12 mpg on level ground. Then, from her home to mine (88 miles) was on mostly level ground with some hilly areas, nice weather, but dead against the wind, and some slow traffic. By the time I got home I had averaged 10 mpg, with a high of 10.7 mpg. The Overall Trip was about 543 miles, used 41.8 gallons of fuel and with an average of 13 mpg. That doesn't include the few local trips we did out there and around our properties.