Buying an ATV

Buying an ATV...its about an hour away from me and looking to haul it in the back of my 96 xtra cab. Does anyone have any experience here? Pics of ATV fitting, tailgate strength issues, etc. It will be a Honda Rancher (570 lbs)

 

Ive loaded my Grizzly 550 in my Tacoma, Didnt have any problems. This prob weighs a couple hundred more pounds than that ATV.

 

Loaded my buddy's fo20 rancher into my bed plenty of times. Pulls like nothing's there and truck doesn't squat that badly either. Don't sit on the tailgate for too long or the cables will give out over time

 

any issues with the width and wheelwells?

 

I put my old bayou 220 in the back of my truck plenty of times, but that's about the smallest Atv there is

 

Should fit depending on year. I use to haul a suzuki king quad in my 97 extended cab. Had to make sure it was tied back so the front rack didn't blow out the back window. I ended up using a 3/4 inch piece of plywood the whole length of the bed, cut out for the fender wells and extending out over the tailgate. That way it gave the tailgate some extra support. Also put tie down locations in the plywood to tie down the ramps so didn't slide out the back. But for short term I would think the tailgate would be fine.

 

Had to roll front tires over the wheel wells in the bed, no issues otherwise

 

Thanks everyone