When it comes hunting using an ATV trailer or ATV cart to haul large game animals out of the woods, several issues should be considered before making your purchase. A successful hunt will result in a prize trophy or meat for the freezer, but getting the prize out of the field can be a major chore at times.
Blood is very corrosive and will start to rust a metal surface within hours if not washed out quickly. This can be very difficult if you are in the field and not close to a water supply.
The opposite issue can apply if you have water to travel across, streams, creeks or bogs. Sheet metal ATV trailers do not hold up well in these types of situations for obvious reasons.
For hunters using an ATV, the best trailer I have found for this use is a heavy-duty poly construction single axle ATV trailer. This type of trailer was designed with hunters in mind for use in rugged conditions and blood or water does not effect the poly bed. The unit is light enough actually float when empty which is great for fording water when necessary.
The poly bed can be put in the dump position and simply sprayed out with a garden hose easily. This will make sure you will not have any problems when your wife wants to use the trailer for hauling her bark mulch and flowers next spring.
The wheel bearings are equipped with grease fittings on the wheel hub, so it is easy to grease them and push water out of the bearings if they have been submerged.
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