Greetings,
I have a 2013 Polaris Sportsman 500. Currently it has stock wheels and tires, but I expect to upgrade to slightly larger/wider in the next couple years. I have a 4x7 gated utility trailer that I used to haul the Sportsman all summer. It's simply too narrow. Every time I pull the Sportsman on or off the trailer, I get the back wheels hung up on the sides. It's become quite a hassle, and it's actually bent the lip of the wheels in several places. I'm in the process of selling the trailer to get something wider. I want to get something wide enough that it will fit the Polaris, or any other ATV in the future, even with wider wheels. At the same time, I don't need overkill. Currently, I'm trying to decide between a 5x8 or a 6x8. Locally, there is a significant price different between the two sizes. Is anybody running a tire combo that would be tight on a 5 foot wide trailer? I'm leaning towards a 5 foot, but I don't want to end up in this situation again.
-Thanks
I have a 2013 Polaris Sportsman 500. Currently it has stock wheels and tires, but I expect to upgrade to slightly larger/wider in the next couple years. I have a 4x7 gated utility trailer that I used to haul the Sportsman all summer. It's simply too narrow. Every time I pull the Sportsman on or off the trailer, I get the back wheels hung up on the sides. It's become quite a hassle, and it's actually bent the lip of the wheels in several places. I'm in the process of selling the trailer to get something wider. I want to get something wide enough that it will fit the Polaris, or any other ATV in the future, even with wider wheels. At the same time, I don't need overkill. Currently, I'm trying to decide between a 5x8 or a 6x8. Locally, there is a significant price different between the two sizes. Is anybody running a tire combo that would be tight on a 5 foot wide trailer? I'm leaning towards a 5 foot, but I don't want to end up in this situation again.
-Thanks