Just bought a 06 Rancher 400AT, bad or good?
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Mine tops out at about 43 / 44 mph. As for the oil just use 10W40 designed for motorcycles or ATVs. The only service I do is oil, filter changes and clean the air filter. Check the diff levels once in a while. Yours looks good, not sure where you're located but if you are close enough to me I'd say just bring it over and we'll check it over.
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:yeah i think that would have been quite a tow
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04-05-2009, 04:58 PM
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04-06-2009, 12:25 AM
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Market research indicates that most folks want an automatic utility. Honda responded with a couple of different, needlessly complex designs. I am no fan of belt drives either, but the Honda designs are over the top.
This was never a big seller for Honda, perhaps because it was $1,000 more than a standard Rancher. Note that the new 420AT is similarly priced, but for your money at least you get IRS and a totally new design transmission (that may just be the ultimate automatic trans design?).
This model has had a flurry of problem posts lately, mostly tranny related! Not a flood, but not that many of them out there to begin with, compared to thousands of standard Ranchers. If anybody were asking before a purchase, I would say to avoid this model, as well as the ES shifting standard Rancher.
This was never a big seller for Honda, perhaps because it was $1,000 more than a standard Rancher. Note that the new 420AT is similarly priced, but for your money at least you get IRS and a totally new design transmission (that may just be the ultimate automatic trans design?).
This model has had a flurry of problem posts lately, mostly tranny related! Not a flood, but not that many of them out there to begin with, compared to thousands of standard Ranchers. If anybody were asking before a purchase, I would say to avoid this model, as well as the ES shifting standard Rancher.
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well from what I've read, all the problems aren't direct tranny problems. It looks like it's either the ECM not being set correctly or the clutch assy being wore out. I haven't seen anybody post up anything about the hondamatic breaking or haven't problems. Only thing I keep seeing is how it's low on low end grunt.
that being said I prob would have gone with something else if I would have seen this before hand because all I've ever owned is manuals.
But then again it is a honda and I stand by them
that being said I prob would have gone with something else if I would have seen this before hand because all I've ever owned is manuals.
But then again it is a honda and I stand by them