advice on purchuse of used honda rancher
#11
11-16-2007 | 03:04 PM
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At a restaruant, check the restroom and that will tell you how clean the kitchen is!
Ask if he has done an oil change at all on it. Being that low mileage, most likely it still has the factory break-in oil in it, and it has gone way acid just sitting there for a couple of years! Remember, this transmission operates by pumping oil, so that is an issue there as well. If you get it, I would do an oil change absolutely first thing, before I ever rode it.
It will need a valve adjustment at 20 hrs!
Ask if he has done an oil change at all on it. Being that low mileage, most likely it still has the factory break-in oil in it, and it has gone way acid just sitting there for a couple of years! Remember, this transmission operates by pumping oil, so that is an issue there as well. If you get it, I would do an oil change absolutely first thing, before I ever rode it.
It will need a valve adjustment at 20 hrs!
#12
11-16-2007 | 05:45 PM
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: reconranger
Honda only made the AT for a couple of years, and now it is discontinued. Not quite sure what that is telling us???? It has a reputation for being underpowered on the low end. The automatic trans is hydrostatic, and is not serviceable either by the owner or the dealer (you just have to get a whole new one if something goes wrong).
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They were discontinued because they didn't sell. For the same price as an AT you could get a Foreman with more power, bigger tires, etc.
And yes, they can be serviced at a dealer. I have talked to a few before. The transmission is very much like the Rubicon. The Rubby just has more features and a low range and they service those as well.
The price sounds great. List on this thing new was about 6 grand.
Oh yeah, I have one for my wife. Very easy to ride, and no problems at all with it. My neighbor also has one. No problems with his either.
Honda only made the AT for a couple of years, and now it is discontinued. Not quite sure what that is telling us???? It has a reputation for being underpowered on the low end. The automatic trans is hydrostatic, and is not serviceable either by the owner or the dealer (you just have to get a whole new one if something goes wrong).
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They were discontinued because they didn't sell. For the same price as an AT you could get a Foreman with more power, bigger tires, etc.
And yes, they can be serviced at a dealer. I have talked to a few before. The transmission is very much like the Rubicon. The Rubby just has more features and a low range and they service those as well.
The price sounds great. List on this thing new was about 6 grand.
Oh yeah, I have one for my wife. Very easy to ride, and no problems at all with it. My neighbor also has one. No problems with his either.
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11-17-2007 | 12:26 AM
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advice on purchuse of used honda rancher
I live in florida and i bought it to today for his payoff of $2840 . It has bad gas in it when he tried to start it i could smell it. So tomarrow I'll drain the gas and take the carb off and clean it. He gave me oil and a filter so i could change it .I'll do that and see that i have got. As far as his yard goes it looks the same as it did after the last to hurricanes but his Airboat looks top shelf.This is my third Honda.MY first was in 1973 the second was 1979
#17
11-17-2007 | 01:20 PM
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A couple more thoughts. Besides changing the oil shard by the engine/transmission, also change the oil in the front diff and rear gear case. Check the air filter carefully. Who knows what has happened to the oil on it in those years while it sat there. Don't miss that 20 hr valve adjustment!
