Everyone so far that i talked to about the Rancher Suretrac front differential has nothing but good things to say about it.I was wondering if any Rancher 4x4 owners have any feedback on this new set up either good or bad.Has anyone tested theirs to see if it really works ?

 

I tested the limited slip differential out with my brother tonight on the ForemanES. I went on some ice, and got both back tires and one front tire all on the ice, and the other front tire was on the ground, where there was plenty of traction. My brother pushed on the front of it, and got all 3 tires spinning. The front tire on the ground did absolutely nothing. Then I remembered something I wanted to try that I heard on these forums. I pumped the front brake, and it really helped. Everytime I would hit the front brake, the front tire on the ground would kick, trying to go. My brother said he had a hard time holding it back when I did that. Next I took it on a frozen snowbank, where I got one front wheel way up in the air. My brother pushed on the front and I hit the gas, guess what, I had a 2wd machine! The front brake trick did pretty much the same thing as before, kicking the one front wheel on the ground. I was just wondering, for you Rancher owners out there, how would the Rancher do in these same tests?

 

Rooster, I did something similar but in mud. I had three wheels in the mud and one front wheel in the air, the front wheel on the ground would not spin but all other three spun like the wind.
I will try the front brake trick next time...hope it works, I sure do like everything else about this machine!

 

Does anybody know if the Rubicon will have the same type of differential as the Rancher?===BILL

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Bill, yes