Loading toy hauler

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What is the recommended way to load a utv in your momentum?

With the auto level system down? Or jacks up and hitched to the tow vehicle?

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[weekender01]

When we had a toy hauler we have loaded/unloaded it both ways (connected and disconnected). The deciding factor was access to the ramp and slope. Based upon this sometimes we had to connect and pull out of the campsite to load and others like at home to unload I had to disconnect and raise the front of the camper since my street was sloped. Put too much angle on the ramp and the bottom of our golf cart would catch going in.

[el Rojo]

When we had a toy hauler we have loaded/unloaded it both ways (connected and disconnected). The deciding factor was access to the ramp and slope. Based upon this sometimes we had to connect and pull out of the campsite to load and others like at home to unload I had to disconnect and raise the front of the camper since my street was sloped. Put too much angle on the ramp and the bottom of our golf cart would catch going in.

We have done both ways too. We prefer to load the day before we leave to make the travel day easier.

Red

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I was more concerned about if it would hurt the leveling systems if all of the Jack's were down in auto level mode.or if it is recommended to retract all or the hydrolic jacks before unloading and loading

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[JCR GD]

I load both ways. Hitched all jacks up. Unhitched all jacks grounded (a bit more stable.)

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Great to hear,

That's what I figured but I thought I would just double check for safety

Thank you!

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[FirstAscent]

Good info! just got my toy hauler and will be loading my X3 for the first time next weekend. Still haven’t decided on how I want to strap it down, I’m hoping it lines up ok with the current d-rings from the factory.

[tjndsa]

Good info! just got my toy hauler and will be loading my X3 for the first time next weekend. Still haven’t decided on how I want to strap it down, I’m hoping it lines up ok with the current d-rings from the factory.

Hi. We don't have a toy hauler yet but may upgrade to one eventually. During our last trip, a neighbor had one of these he uses for his bike. He says no straps are necessary. It was little hard to believe until we looked into it. It actually attaches to the frame.

https://www.bwtrailerhitches.com/product/biker-bar

[xrated]

Here is a picture of the setup I use to load my Can Am Spyder. The Spyder sits extremely low to the ground and has approx. 4 1/2" of ground clearance. I prefer to alway be hooked up to the truck, which causes the ramp angle to be too steep and the Can Am to bottom out before the wheels even get started up the ramp. My solution was to buy three of the portable step levelers, like you would use for entry steps when the ground is unlevel. One goes under each of the rubber bumpers on the ramp gate and the gate is lifted off the ground by approx. 6 to 61/2". I then use a set of low profile heavy duty plastic ramps for the two front wheels going in first, then a homemade wooden ramp that is the same length of the plastic ramps....3 feet long. The middle ramp (the wooden one) has the 3M grip tape on it and is tied off to the trailer to keep it from kicking out when the rear wheel is on it (rear wheel drive of course). It works perfectly when hitched to the truck, and all three of the rams will stow basically under the Can Am while travelling instead of taking up extra space.



And the nice thing about the step levelers is that they are adjustable in height, as you would expect. So when you put them down on the ground, and the ground isn't level, you simply screw them up high or screw them down lower to compensate for the unlevel ground that they are sitting on. I also use a paint marker stick to mark the location of where the step pads go, so that I don't have to lift the ramp gate and make sure they are exactly under the rubber bumpers. I also marked exactly where the ramps go to make a perfect alignment with the wheels.

As far as tying down the Spyder, I installed some etrack to the floor of the Toy Hauler and this is what I use....on the front wheels/tires only. Once I'm loaded and where the Spyder needs to be, I leave it in neutral, tighten the straps (which will cause the Spyder to move a little to "center" itself in the strapping) and then apply the parking brake. It simply does NOT move around once it's tied down.

Here is a picture of that setup. The strapping, once tightened down is attached to the etrack and is in a sideways "C" shape. At the rear of the tire is a roller that is attached to the etrack, which allows you to ratchet the strap down and basically does not cause the tire to move, except to find the center of the attachment points.....

[JCR GD]

This is how I secure my RZR (both sides)