I am looking at buying a used 250 timberwolf 4x4 and was wondering if there are any things to watch for on this model? I have heard that the rear diffential is weak on this model, and would like to know if that is true or if it might just be a problem with lack of maintenance being done on this area? Thank you for any advice.

 

Hey Dodge, I bought my wife a Timberwolf in 97 and had not one problem with it. The brakes need to be replaced now but they lasted over 6 years, not to bad and it probaly has over 2000 miles(no odometeer) maybe even more. I wish I would of mounted a hour meter on it to get an idea of actual time on the motor. My friends have used it every hunting season as my wife does not hunt and it has been ridden by a couple of guys over 200 pounds and one season my friend used it to double up with his wife for a week and they weigh together over 300 pounds and nothing has broken yet. Have not pulled any trailer's with it but have pulled other quads out of the bogs.

This machine will be my boys here in a few years and we will be getting a new one for her to use. I would say they are very realible. One drawback is the gearing for slow crawling over rocks, there is not one. You have to be giving it more gas when you go over something or it will bog down. If you know this already then it is not a problem, you just have to ride alittle differently. I like the ease of reverse on it, if you want to back up just have it in first and pull the lever back and way she goes then just slide it forward. This is handy when you are in mud up past the foot pegs and you are kneeling on the seat trying to keep your boots dry, no need to stick your foot down into the mud to shift it in/out of gear. Of course it has to be in first gear for the reverse but like I said earlier it has not much low gearing and you want to be in first going into the gooey mud to make sure you can spin the tires to keep forward momentum. It was well worth the 3700 I had paid for it new. I have a winch that is going on it this summer and that will inhance it quite of bit or give false confidence to the rider, either way they will be able to winch out on there own. I hope this helps. AlaskaBoy.

 

Alaska Boy Good call on the brakes.. I heard that to. Good machines i promise you that..

 

i have a '96 t-wolf four wheel drive, and it is one VERY reliable machine, it will go through just about anything, the only that holds it back in some riding situations is its low ground clearance (compared to big-bore four wheel drives)