Do All 4 UTV Wheels Need to be Strapped Down with Erickson ATV E-Track Tie-Down Kit # EM09160

Question:

I purchased a set of these to strap down my John Deere gator which has a dry weight of 1450#. Would I need to do all four wheels to securely hold this down? The video from the manufacturer says to use 4 but I see lots of pictures of guys with utvs only using two.

asked by: Brian

Expert Reply:

I checked with Erickson and even their pictures show just two of the wheels being secured using the ATV E-Track Tie-Down Kit # EM09160. Basically you want to use all 4 of the chocks meaning you would secure 2 wheels. The rear wheels are recommended.

If 1 set does not have the capacity for your UTV then you would need to use an additional set or additional tie downs (see link) to cover the whole weight of the UTV. A set has a safe working load limit of 1,500 pounds and a break strength of 4,500 pounds. You would go by the safe working load limit.

expert reply by: Michael H

Shannon E.

3/6/2025

Your video shows this being used on the front wheels But your reply says rear wheels ? What is correct

Jameson C.

3/6/2025

@ShannonE Ideally all four wheels are secured but if you're going to only do one of the axles I would probably do the front from years of securing four wheelers and dirt bikes that way.