Yeah I'm looking for something that will be great for trails and a bit of mud, but come hunting season I will need to put it to work. It's basically a pleasure/camping/hunting machine. I have heard amazing things about the Yamaha Grizzly's and the Honda Foreman's... I think something around 500cc would be good for me, and 4X4 is a must. I don't know much about the Kingquad.

 

Looks great. You going to paint "Ramp Master" on the front again?

 

Hahaha no way! This baby is a homebuilt!

 

Great transformation, looks good

 

Trailer looks great man.

 

Thanks again guys. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what PSI to run my tires at? They are:

Carlisle Sure Trail ST
ST215/75D14
Load Range C

Max Load 1870lbs @ 50psi COLD


Right now they are at 37psi per side.

 

Great job man looks great. Thought the first pic was final product but boy was i wrong haha.

 

Looks good. I built a trailer almost 8 years ago that sees more abuse than any trailer should have to, over loaded and neglected as it is.. we used a marine grade plywood. Was like $40 a sheet though but looks almost as good as it did the day it went in, with no sealant or paint. Its like a pressure treated plywood. But that looks good. I like the tight knots.

 

believe it or not, i inquired about marine grade plywood... they quoted me $126 per sheet of 4X8 in 3/4 inch! the stuff that i went with was 3/4 inch exterior grade spruce plywood, nothing too special, and that was $33 per sheet.

 

Wow, I guess thats whats nice about being in Oregon. Lumber costs are cheap since logging is local and there are 5 local saw mills within a 50 mile radius.

 

What kind of paint did you use? Did you have it sand blasted before?

 

no sandblasting, just a fine grit sand paper on the edges to get rid of saw burs. i used a generic clear waterproofing stain that had the viscosity of water and really soaked into the boards.

any recommendations for tire pressure to run?

 

What kind of paint did you use on the frame is what I ment....

The tire pressure should be in the tire.

 

Trailer tires should be run close to or at the max pressure. I would run those at 48 cold if the max is 50.


As for a quad I have a Yamaha Grizzly 700 with power steering. It is a great all round machine. I ride in all conditions from dry trails to mud and deep snow in the winter. It handles everything well. Everyone I know that bought a smaller quad in the 500 range has upgraded to a big bore for the torque increase. If I was looking for a new machine now I would have a Yamaha Grizzly 700 or a Can Am Outlander 800 on my list but a Suzuki King quad is a solid machine too.