HEY, i NEED some opinions on a 2006 rancher 350. I am about to buy one and I just need some opinions. THANKS!!!

 

my son just inherited a 03 with 150 miles and never seen dirt or mud, its peppy, i dont like the full time 4x4 but i dont ride it so i dont care. honda motors as reliable as they come and so is the rest of the quad! EXCEPT....the ES shifting I read plenty of problems about them but i have had no problems I know a few others with ES models and have not had a problem, I talked to the dealer and they dont see to many with problems with the ES. for a 350 it has power to do about anything the trail can throw at you exept for a 2 ft deep mudhole.

all in all I think they are great quads I never was a fan of honda atvs but after getting this one and messin with it the Rincon has some appeal to me now, I like the low center of gravity they ride nice and dont feel tippy. Im a mantience freak so i hope to make this honda last another 10 + years.

 

can you put a snorkel kit on them? Because that is what I have on my 2001 grizzly 600 and it works and I need it for what I go through. So if I did put a snorkel on it would you be able to go through a 2 foot deep mud pit?

 

ive never seen a snorkel kit for one, could you make one probably, as far as the mud and going through it,it might make it through but 2 ft is pretty deep and they dont have a ton of clearance with the straight rear axle. stock tires on ours stink gonna upgrade to some mudd lites and go up a size.

if you get here is a suggestion and this is what i did I pulled all the electrical connections cleaned and put dielectric grease in them and plugged them all back together, then i used spark plug wire sealer and sprayed all the wiring and plugs (does it help?) but cant hurt. i read this on another forum and guys say its a must with the ES system??

all in all its a nice rig my 13 year old inherited heck his is nicer then mine.

 

hers a few pics of him in some mud and water about a foot deep.

 

Great little machines! Not a mud monster by any means, but I never ride mud out here in the arid southwest anyway. Mine is 10 years old, and runs like the day it was new!

A warn 424 quickly turns it into a selectable 2wd/4wd...a must do modification. Avoid the ES push button shifting option, unless you absolutely cannot live without it.

Get the newer Rancher 420 if possible!!!

 

the 424 kit is deffinatly on my list of needs for his rig.

 

well, no, I found a 2006 online for $200 and I am probably going to get that. so I can't get a 420.

 

If it is actually only $200, someone is scaming you and/or it is a rusting hulk! (I bet you meant $2,000????)

 

no it was on ebay and it was $200 not 2,000 but I'm not going to buy it because it is to much now.