Here’s a cheap way to get a front basket on your ATV. I know it looks pretty hoakey, but it works really well. I use it all the time for carrying tools, gloves, hunting gear etc.
The basket is a plastic tub that is available at Wal-Mart for $8 or $9. I first attached a piece of OSB to the rack using J-bolts. Then I screwed the tub to the OSB using wood screws and washers. The tub even comes with a cover if you want to keep the contents dry. I drilled a drain hole through the tub and OSB on my first tub, and that worked well, but I found that since I keep my ATV inside all the time, the drain hole wasn’t necessary in my case. When I broke my first tub by rubbing up against a tree, I didn’t bother drilling a drain hole in my replacement tub. Since the tubs are so cheap, it is not a big deal if you break one.
-Ken
