I have only ever see the 1500lbs tow capacity on the polaris ranger RZR. I dought that any buggy with a displacement of less than 700-800cc will acheive this, you might get 1000lbs from a 500-600cc motor. You can play with gear ratios to get more tow capacity, but you will be giving up top end speed.

Steele

Have you given any thought to pulling a wagon? Four wheels might be safer and more comfortable for 3 kids or 2kids and an adult. Tractor Supply Company might be a good place to find an ATV wagon.

Thanks. I still need to figure out which one to get.

Maybe one of those flatbed wagons from NT that can hold 500-1000lbs? Wouldn't need the capacity, but they have big tires, good steering (no roll over while turning), and a flat deck that I could bolt/weld whatever I want to.


Maybe something like this.


http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200328482_200328482?cm_sp=Customer%20driven-_-Recently%20Viewed-_-Category%20Page

j/k That one cracked me up when I saw it!


I think this one would be more practical though. Weld in a cage, and maybe a roof then make the seats removable. I could use it for firewood, etc later as well. And it has suspension for all 4 wheels to give them a smoother ride.



http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200322273_200322273
On the other hand, I kinda want something small so the buggy and wagon will fit on a trailer when we want to ride elsewhere.

This one seems ideal so far: cheap, all metal deck so I can weld to it, automotive-style steering, pneumatic tires, and bracing between the axles and frame (don't want them twisting out from under it! ).



http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_559062_559062

Looks fairly big too so I could maybe fit more than 2 seats. That'd be good for friends or when my step daughter comes over.

I think you are moving in the right direction now. That flatbed wagon is a good start for installing all the safety and comforts Mama and the kids need Good Dad!

have you ever seen one of them dump trailers for a quad it has 4 wheels and a plastic dumb bed you could take off the plastid dumb bed and weld a platform on to the frame and then when they say something stupid you could just pull the triger and watch em fall hahahahahahaha

hehehe.... Maybe not with the kids.... The wife on the other hand.....

I like that idea though. Those trailers are probably small and fairly light (haven't seen one in person).

Maybe even leave the plastic on as splash guards, weld a cage around it somehow, and bolt some seats in.

Or just leave it as is for slow rides around the lawn where there's no chance of it rolling over.

yah it was about 7 feet long and as wide or wider than a buggy and yah i never thought of keeping the plastic on yah idn how heavie it was but they were going to use it to half the luggage to there house instead of making a car path through the woods they ended up just making the car path so the was just sitting in there barn the 4 wheels are close together but big like they could go over any thing and had a tractor hitch the bucket was prob 4 feet of flat and the res slant like 1.5ft in the frount and .5 ftin the rear you could prob do it easier than building it from scratch ill try to find a link

you can try this link http://www.atvwagon.com/ try if its not blue if not just cut and past

heres another http://www.countryatv.com/index.html