I am looking to buy an atv. I will be mainly using it for slow speed operations, like pulling deer and planting food plots. I'm stuck on trying to figure out if I need a liquid cooled motor or will an air cooled motor be enough. Anyone with any good advice please respond. Thanks.

 

do not buy a rancher at for working and hauling, the low end torque is quite bad, either go the 350 rancher, or forman or rubi, the at i ride with can't pull people out of mud, it just bogs and doesn't turn the wheels, the 350 i have has tons more torque. ur decision

 

the foreman 500 is the best for work. and air cooled honda dont overheat near as often as that liquid cooled popo. unless the bike runs all day long i dont think there is a need for liquid cooled and i live in texas!

 

I notice that your two choices are both automatics. I am a gear-on-gear manual transmission guy. Why have an overly complex (and expensive) automatic when it just isn't necessary? In terms of simplicity, durability, and longevity, you are just way ahead with a manual.

Are you insisting on an automatic? At low speed, it's not like you are going to have to be shifting often anyway. Like they said, check out the Rancher 350 ($1,000 less than the AT!), or the Foreman 500 if you need more power ($900 cheaper than the Rubicon).

 

Thank you all for the good advice. After thinking about it again, I realized that the rancher 350 es would be a good all around atv. I really don't need 4 wheel drive, if I ever did decide to upgrade, I could put a winch on the front. Thinking about where I hunt, there isn't many places I could get stuck and not be able to pull myself out. Thanks again for your advice. I planning on visiting southern honda in Tennessee-$3300 otd for a brand new rancher es.

 

Buddy, Buy the Ruby. Smooth tranny, auto or shift. 2wheel OR 4wheel drive IF YOU EVER NEED IT (You may need it while planting food plots). From what I read a fairly smooth ride. The ride alone is worth getting the Ruby. Trust me, the rancher suspension is rough.


Sorry Reconranger, I know you like the standard shift, but I had to go with the Ruby.

 

i love my buddies rubi, slow top speed (who needs it though) and has so much torque its great

 

get the 350 but get the 4x4, if u ride in snow its almost a necassity, especially if pulling something

 

Paintballbanshee!

I don't think the 05 Ruby's have a slow top speed! I've had mine up to 59mph's isn't that fast enough for a utility machine? what do you consider fast?

 

I have both a Rancher 350 2X4 and 4X4. The 2wd is a sweet little machine! Very sporty for a ute. It will do amazing things, that you wouldn't expect a 2wd to be able to do! I go rock crawling with my friends on their big (heavy!) 4X4's, and they say I make it look easy.

But, there are times when you just need a 4X4, like when there is snow and mud (not a lot of snow in Georgia I guess) or the rocks are just to huge, so consider getting the 4X4. It may turn out to be money well spent.