From: clare@snyder.on.ca   
      
   On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 22:44:01 -0600, Snag  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/8/2026 10:06 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 14:15:14 -0700, Bob La Londe    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2/8/2026 2:09 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >>>> I've got the racks front and rear plus a receiver hitch so I can take my   
   >>>> big trailer close then use the little one to ferry the rounds out of the   
   >>>> woods .   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> AS a biker I am sure you already know this but be careful when towing   
   >>> the "big trailer" with a light vehicle like that,  It can go bad very   
   >>> easily and twice as quickly.  I have towed more than I should with both   
   >>> ATVs and with my ElectraGlide.  It is an adventure.   
   >>    Put brakes on anything that excedes 50% of the tow vehicle's weight   
   >>   
   >   
   >   That may be a good rule of thumb for a highway application . But I'm   
   >talking about dragging a load of firewood a few hundred yards down a   
   >dirt road to my driveway and the splitter next to it .  Top speed MIGHT   
   >be around 10 MPH ...   
     If it's relatively flat, OK, but that load of wood behind an ATV   
   coming out of some of the woodlots I know would put the ATV, trailer,   
   and wood ALL into the drink or over the edge even at 10 KPH unless the   
   ground was firm and dry. Had some close calls with the old Cockshutt   
   540 with a load of hay too   
      
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