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king' s outdoor world - Hunting Illustrated Magazine Dec/Jan 2008 - Coyote Crazy! - Index

much confi dence. The look on his
face seemed to say, “We’ll be lucky
to get the trailer out of the driveway,
let alone up the mountain and
through the woods to elk country!”
The big Bosski was hooked
up to one of my trusty steeds, a 2007
Yamaha Grizzly 700. My brother
would be riding alongside me with
another Grizzly 700 - but with a few
added goodies like bigger tires and a
winch. I could have hooked it up to
my other Grizzly that has big mud
tires and a winch, but I wanted pull
it with a stock machine.
Alan was impressed as I
made it out of the driveway. I had
the trailer loaded with everything
- including the kitchen sink! I had
packed ten gallons of water, twenty
gallons of gas, and all the camping
equipment I could stuff into that
trailer and on top of it. Smooth
and moving was how it all started.
I happen to live about one mile
from the main canyon road. We drove
on asphalt the fi rst mile and the trailer
pulled like a dream, but that was on
asphalt. Now came the dirt road. We
still had over four thousand feet to
climb before we got to the top of the
road where we would then go another
forty miles one way.
I was smiling all the way up
the canyon as my Grizzly purred along
the trail, pulling the trailer with style.
I hit a few bumps pretty hard and was
worried that I would lose my load or,
worse yet, that the trailer would take me
off the road, but it kept true and straight
the entire way. When we got to the top,
Alan and I both got off and were very
impressed. I couldn’t believe how solid
the Bosski was and how my load didn’t
shift or move. The only thing I was
wishing for was some mud fl aps. The
trailer was becoming a muddy mess, but
everything inside was good and dry.
Now came the true test. There
were still many miles of rough, muddy,
rocky road ahead. I started to head
out and began to pick up speed. I
hit 49 mph pulling the trailer on the
fl at dirt roads! So, for all of you that
thought I wouldn’t break a sweat,
here was proof. The trailer pulled
amazingly well, beyond what I had
ever conceived of. We hit some really
nice holes and rocks and the trailer
never faltered. Then we came to some
pretty good hills. I thought I was in
trouble with all that weight behind
me. Once again, the ATV and trailer
climbed the hills without breaking a
sweat. With the trailer brakes on this
rig, I slowed to a perfect speed and
kept things in control. Even when I
started riding like I was on a sport
bike and neglected to remember that
I couldn’t come into the turns at full
speed, I was able to slow the rig
down and keep it together.
We fi nally made it to camp
and unloaded the trailer with smiles
on our faces. I brought out the kitchen
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