Launching Z-7 with side by side

[grizzly0923]

Parents have a house on an island on Lake Erie and vehicle they leave up there year round 99 Jeep Cherokee is getting to be a problem. Now I wouldn’t have to tow the boat but 1/4 to 1/2 a mile. Could a decent size side by side tow my 2009 z-7 1/2 a mile and launch on a really nice and smooth ramp? I have a brother in law who has been there and said most side by sides could do it fairly easy. Any opinions?

[wmitch2]

How BIG is your Side By Side ? Towing isn't the issue. STOPPING is !! Then you have the issue of how steep is the ramp !

[Texas Larry]

Probably launch the boat and ATV at the same time!

[Fishysam]

I Would not attempt this.

[barbarian]

Id want to see ramp first, but my initial opinion is very easy and simple.

[JER-1 BIG BASS]

Most ramps I’ve seen while fishing off of south bass and middle bass are pretty steep.
You could end up launching both, LoL.
dont fish much off of Kelly’s island so can’t really say there. Think I seen a state ramp didn’t look to steep over there last year on Kelly’s

[JER-1 BIG BASS]

But my main ? Is you have to take a ferry over with your boat , so whatever you tow it there with and take it over on ferry with, just launch it with the tow vehicle.
lol

[svtlightning93]

I launched a16’ flat bottom in my pond for years with a Polaris 900 ranger. It was a fairly steep ramp and it slid sometimes, I would never attempt to launch a bass boat with utv, it doesn’t weigh enough, the z7 will probably get drug backwards with the boat.

[berudd]

Like most brothers-in-law, yours doesn't know what he's talking abut. LOL.

The Polaris Ranger 1000 is rated to tow 2,500 lbs which I think is less than the dry weight of your Z7. The smaller ones tend to be rated more around 1,500. If you already have one, or wanted one to use for other stuff like hunting, and the ramp is shallow and you go very sloooooooow getting there it might work. But if you have to buy one just for this use, that would be pretty foolish, IMO. They list at about $17,000. I'm sure you could fix the issues with the Cherokee for much less than that. Or, go find some used truck or SUV with over 100,000mi to leave at camp. I'd do it with a jon boat, but not your Z7.

[Ditch_Pickle]

Most are belt drives today. Run it in low range to preserve the belt. And I'd want somebody in the SxS, not just relying on the park brake to hold it while you back the boat off or drive it onto the trailer.

[CJ1]

Would a bigger one do it? sure. Are you on public roads? If so, as sue happy is people are getting you may want to seriously consider that. CJ