Right now I have a Chevy 2500 diesel and I load my quad on the back with a ramp that slides under the quad and into the truck bed. Works well, however, because of the time it takes to load and unload the quad and tie it down, it’s not worth the headache to unload it every morning to drive it 3/4 of the way to my stand and then back out in the evenings. It would save me a lot of wear and tear as the terrain is getting tougher the older I get. I don’t really have the room to drive a trailer to the property and turn it around in the field without doing a lot of work with leveling and putting lots of stone down. So, I was thinking a cargo van that I could slide out a ramp and load/unload the quad. It would be much easier to open a side door and secure it inside and also to tie down in the rear. I hunt by myself and it is remote enough that if I fell from the side truck bed or had a medical emergency, they probably wouldn’t find me until the next day, if that. I’m trying to figure out a way to use the quad but with the least amount of work/risk. I got the idea when I watched a guy pick up a friends quad to take to the shop and he had a cargo van and he loaded it up in just minutes. I could probably get great money for my Chevy as a trade so don’t think I’ll have to pay anything out of pocket. Ford (which I hate) makes an AWD model and Mercedes makes a 4wd model. They both are pricey new so I was going to look for something a few years old. Would AWD be good enough for the mud and hills found in southeastern Ohio? Two wheel drive won’t cut it getting to my property. Looking for opinions..good or bad. Let me know what you guys think.
