Pulling a perm with a wheeler

[Toba]

I have a 2002 sportsman500. What are some experiences of pulling perms with wheelers? Do you need a solid rear axel or will it work with independent suspension? I'm looking for pros and cons. What size is too big to pull? Just brainstorming. Thanks for any help you can give.

[Musky Joe]

I had an 05 sportsman 800 and I had trouble pulling a medium heavy to heavy 8X12 on skis. I broke a belt pulling it across the lake. I sold the house the next week and built a 7X12 light wheel house and I have not had any issues pulling it. I now have a 2008 sportsman 500X2 and that also pulls my wheel house with ease.

[Toba]

Is your knew house on skis or wheels?

[dougger222]

Sort of doubt you would need a straight axle or the aftermarket bars to prevents squat with pulling a sky house. Chances are you'll attach the tow strap to the ball and there won't be a ton of pressure down on it after you get moving. Of course if it's a big ski house you will have to make a good run at it to get it lose from it's resting place which will pull down on the rear.

No experiance pulling a ski house with an atv but pull around the 11x17 LOW ski house with a pick up. It seems when you stop for even a minute or so the house freezes to the ice and you really have to give it a big jerk to get it going. Did used to pull around a fairly heavy 6.5x12ft wheeled house with a 700 and then 800. If on ice you had to have chains.

Your better off pulling a wheeled house with an atv than a ski house. The resort were the ski house is at uses an atv to pull around pretty good sized ski houses but it's got tracks on it.

[Farley]

The biggest problem we've had is the hitch is too low, especially when you add the tounge weight of the fish house, the front of the house is only inches off the ice. You end up plowing a lot of snow with the front of the house.

[ratherbefishin]

Hey i aslo have a 02 sportsman 500h.o. and im gunna pull my 6x12 wheel house out on fri with it. I have only pulled it around my yard on the icy/snow pack seems to pull it just fine with chains on rear. The problem i see is what was said before if i go through to much snow the front of the house will be dragging. I am also gunna try to crank the rear shocks as hi as they will go, this should help with sag.

[eyebjim]

It will depend on how much tongue weight you have. I have a 6.5 x 12 wheel house that has a tongue weight of about 100 lbs. I have no problem with a 500 sportsman towing it out on the lake. I have towed it all the way to the flats on Mille lacs many times. Chains help a lot.