I have a Warrior now and while I love going fast, I need something more reliable, less maintenance, and more trail worthy. My friend has a Foreman and they have 200 acres in the mountains of Tennessee, so thats a lot of where it will be ridden. We also like to ride around here, trails and mud. Which one is better? I think the Wolverine is a little sportier, but which is more reliable? Have any of you Wolverine or Rancher owners ever had ANY problems with yours? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

Wolverine and get a 424 warn kit

 

Due to it's lower first gear, the Rancher will do better in mud. The Wolverine is much sportier, and faster.

Both are good bikes, you just have to decide what your priorities are.

 

Never had any trouble with my Wolv.

Honda's are just as bulletproof, IMO.

Depends on what you want. Wolverine is sportier and I would think more fun. Rancher is heavier but probably geared lower so it would mud better. Not that the Wolv is bad in the mud. I spin my 25's pretty well and go through enough to be happy.

I don't think you would be disappointed with a Wolverine.

 

More reliable than a warrior.....lless maintenance??? Now I have never looked closely at them but my impression was that they are almost unstoppable, though a bit technologically outdated. What kind of problems do you have? What kind of maintenace do you mean? I ask that because the wolv is basically a 4wd warrior. Praises of reliability are what drew me to the Wolv, along with its sportiness. It does not have Rancher mudding power but it will hold its own and is alot more fun to ride, except in the real deep bogging mud.

 

The Warrior is very reliable, but it has low clearance, and I've hit plenty of rocks and gotten stuck in ruts because of it. It overheats on tight trails. The main thing that would help out is shaft drive. I don't have a problem with the clutch, but climbing hills, and going through mud and nasty trails are a lot easier and more fun when you don't have to shift at all or just use your foot. Does the Wolverine overheat like the Warrior?

 

Mine has never overheated. Highlifter sells a product that will reduce oil tempreature about 60 degrees ( if my memory serves me correctly) if you need it. In all my reading I have read only one post of a wolv overheating. It was on a slow, grueling mountain climb that the poster said lasted over one hour. Now, really, is that not to be expected? There is only one other 4wd out there that can compare in sportiness to the wolv and that is the scrambler. But it has low ground clearance, 4wd doesnt engage till the back tires spin 20 % faster than the front, and its higher maintenance for sure.

Back to overheating: Does the warrior have an oil cooler or is it air cooled only? The wolv has an oil cooler.

 

Wolvy... mine was maintenance free for the 2 years I had it [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

it is way more sporty then the Rancher (my dad has one)

Rancher is good for work and mud, Wolvy can do it ALL

 

Yeah the Wolverine is alot sportier and more fun than the Rancher in my opinion. Mine was also alot faster than a Rancher a friend of mine had. The Rancher just revs too slow.

 

One thing that no one mentioned is the brakes The Wolvy has excellent disc brakes all the way around, if I'm not wrong the Rancher has drum brakes. If you have ever had drum brakes off road you know they fillup with mud and are almost useless till you clean them out. I think High Lifter sells a disc Brake kit for the Rancher, but the Wolvy has em factory.