atv stand

[y-man]

i am thinking about getting a stand for my ltr and was just wondering wut kind of stand u guys are using and how u like them thanks.

[bbender85]

if you're going to use it in the shop, i'd recommend one with caster wheels. its super nice to be able to move and spin it around for working on it, as well as making it easy to move outta the way in my relatively small garage.

[Stickman400]

I got a Craftsman ATV lift. It's pretty nice for just being $80 when I got it on sale.

[dxcody]

Harbor Frieght carries a decent one.

They also make a couple nice jack stands, that would work awesome as quad stands.

Right now im using a Speaker box.
12" sub box lol

It works.

[y-man]

Haha if it works its all good

[Drfat400ex]

I got two milk crates screwed together with a couple 2x4s inside them supporting them and a little bit of particle board base and top for a bit better stability. Works great and didn't cost anything. I'll post a pic up later if you want.

[y-man]

Ya sure. Thanks

[y-man]

that what im thinking ill do is just build one. its mainly to just get quad off the ground to get weight off the suspension and stuff.

[Kovatch]

The Harbor Freight atv jack/lift isn't all that bad. It wobbles a little if/when you are trying to work on it whereas a true ATV stand tends to "lock" or hold the atv better.

It's not all that bad though.

[Drfat400ex]

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There we go, took me about half an hour to make, it's exactly 2 feet tall by the way and I find it's the perfect height for loading the quad on to it and for working on it.

[y-man]

Nice looks like it works good. Thanks for the pics

[y-man]

Where did you screw them together at. At the 4 corners

[bbender85]

alright, i happened to be in the garage tonight and did a little demonstration of my stand:

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s248/bbender85/LTR/th_IMG_0432.jpg (http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s248/bbender85/LTR/?action=view&current=IMG_0432.mp4)

[Drfat400ex]

Originally posted by y-man
Where did you screw them together at. At the 4 corners Yeap, since I had the boards in all 4 corners of both crates for support you can put the screws to hold them right through the plastic and into the wood and it holds really strong.

[y-man]

sweet thanks i just picked up 2 crates tonight gonna give it a try i think

[y-man]

bender thats a pretty sweet stand

[Drfat400ex]

Originally posted by y-man
sweet thanks i just picked up 2 crates tonight gonna give it a try i think Cool man, only advice I have is if you're making a bit of a base out of plywood or whatever, it would be wise to make it stick out a few inches extra on the back, just the way my 400ex is balanced out I guess it tends to want tip back if you give it a good hit, but the nerf bar mounts are also making the front higher and unbalanced so that probably doesn't help the case. Anyways if I did it again that's all I'd change.

[y-man]

alright thanks. ill see wut i can do

[jaspurx]

I just use a wooden cable reel I picked up a few years ago.....not perfect,but dirt cheap lol

[01 400EXer]

I use a plastic milk crate with 2-2x4's bolted with carriage bolts to the bottom of it. Placing the milk crate on the ground with the 2x4's touchingthe frame, this allows me to get all 4 wheels barely off the ground and still use the milk crate for carrying and holding things while it is not being used as a stand. If I were to have larger tires on my bike like what is used for XC I don't think my set up would be enough to suspend the wheels off the ground. When I need that I will figure something else out. I am also toying with the idea of making something that allows me to place a set of wheels under the milk crate which will allow me to roll my bike around in the garage.

[Drfat400ex]

Originally posted by 01 400EXer
I use a plastic milk crate with 2-2x4's bolted with carriage bolts to the bottom of it. Placing the milk crate on the ground with the 2x4's touchingthe frame, this allows me to get all 4 wheels barely off the ground and still use the milk crate for carrying and holding things while it is not being used as a stand. If I were to have larger tires on my bike like what is used for XC I don't think my set up would be enough to suspend the wheels off the ground. When I need that I will figure something else out. I am also toying with the idea of making something that allows me to place a set of wheels under the milk crate which will allow me to roll my bike around in the garage. I did use just one milk crate before, but my rear tires were just barley touching the ground still and it's really nice to work on when it's that high up I find.