I was at the dealiership today and he told me that he has had two Rubicons come in with broken transmissions. People are transporting them in gear. Apparently there is a pin in the transmissions that cannot handle the tension caused by stopping and starting while being transported. When transporting your Rubicon make sure it is in neutral. That is all for now.

 

That's good advice for any quad owner. Never transport a quad in gear, your transmission will pay for it in the long run.

 

I know that the rule has always been to have it in nuetral, then I just read in ATV Action to always make sure your quad is in gear whenever you are transporting it. What are these guys on?

 

funny you say that quadfather I just read the same thing. Page 82 4-wheel atvaction. Im going with what my dealier said, Its neutral for me.

 

I agree, none of my quads are ever transported in gear. Why put the extra wear & tear on the tranny?

 

my honda will not mind. it would be a break from what i put it through. but that does creat a problem. I pin mine up against a tire so it can't go anywhere.

 

WoW,
this is new news to me.Every quad I've ever owned has been hauled IN gear with the safety brake set.To date,I have never had any tranny problems.Should I play the State Lotto tommorrow?[lol]
Bill

 

I heard that Honda said that this is going to be maintness free?

 

Hey Bill

I think I should buy a ticket also. It is fairly obvious that the hondamatic tranny has a "minor" drawback (or design flaw), because in 11 years of hauling quads I have never heard of anyone hauling quads with the tranny in neutral nor have I heard that damaged was caused by hauling one in gear.

Just out of curiosty. In the Ruby owners manual, does it say anything such as "vehicule must be trailered with transmission in neutral or damage may occur"

 

Snowride,
Actually I have been hauling my ATVs[3 and 4 wheelers] since 1983 in gear and the parking brake set,never had a tranny problem yet with any ATV I've ever owned.

The so called experts also tell you not to power wash your ATVs,thats something else I've been doing since 83,again,no problems related to the power washer.
Im just SO lucky,
Bill