Cargo Box Mounts On Back Of ATV

Cargo Box Mounts On Back Of ATV ATV'S ATV'S 25-2-18 Chad Wernimont got tired of trying to hold onto awkward things such as fence posts or a shovel while driving his 4-wheeler ATV, so he decided to do something about it. He came up with what he calls his "Safe Hauler" - a wooden box that mounts on back of his Arctic Cat ATV. The box is 25 in. wide, 18 in. long, and 25 in. made from sheets of 3/4-in. thick plywood bolted to an angle iron frame. A length of welded-on 2-in. angle iron at the top on one side is used to hang the box on the ATV's rear rack. A 1-in. wide, 3/8-in. thick piece of flat iron with a hole drilled into it is welded to the bottom side of the box. A single bolt secures the flat iron to the ATV towing hitch. "ATV racks don't work well for carrying long objects or very small ones," says Wernimont. "The box lets me use both hands to drive instead of having to hold onto the steering wheel with one hand and the item I'm carrying with the other hand. Also, there's no need for a second rider to carry things. Having a passenger on an ATV is extremely dangerous. Exposure to dust and chemical vapors is eliminated because instead of having to hold chemical jugs or bags of insecticide on my lap, I can keep them in the box a couple of feet behind and below me." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Chad Wernimont, 11829 Graf Road, Peosta, Iowa 52068 (ph 319 582-7081).

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