MAX II winch mounts.....pros/cons....designs.......

[JoeMeg]

Good thread. Nice fabrication work, men. Some clever ideas.

[dgeiman]

Looks good.

[LW1911]

That looks nice!

[62saab]

I've attached a few pics of the finished MAX and the trailer purchased for it .The trailer brand is TESKE,featuring a tilting tread plate bed(no annoying top rail or gate ramp),making it perfect for this application. And thanks to all who have commented.DSCN0469.jpg

[hipowerone]

62saab: your TESKE trailer reminds me much of my 1987 Starlight that I purchased new way back when. It also has a tilt body vs ramp and no top rail, but has numerous channel steel points to attach chains/tie downs or boards for whatever need. I attached some 'expanded steel mesh' for traction on the pressure treated 2x6 deck. I made some stake body sides for it that I use for when I want to haul items that require some more structural containment. I will find and post some photos. I also attached a piece of 4x4 to the front to prevent driving off the front, much like your 2x4 pieces, and a small steel plate to use as a counter balance, that allowed me to tip the trailer and have it remain in the tipped position until I got what I was loading on the trailer. Little did I know back in 1987 that I would one day have an AATV that would fit perfectly on it. For those of us who do not own a pickup truck, one nice feature of using a trailer to haul the AATV is, once at your location, you can hitch trailer to the AATV and use trailer to haul gear into your camp or other location.