Hello Everyone! This is my first post on the forum. I recently moved and bought an 01 Rancher 350 4×4 to use around the yard and plow some snow with. I thought all was well with the quad when I bought it, guy seemed legit, quad stared right up, ran good and looked good, all the title and paperwork was correct, so I bought it. 9 months later I go to put a plow on the quad, and see alot of the main tubing in front of the quad is rotting out due to rust. I was pretty upset. But I found a good used frame with a title, so I am planning on swapping the frames out here in the next couple months.

Has anyone ever done this, or have any suggestions for the process I should follow? My initial thought is to try to do the swap in big "sections" if I can, keep as much together as I can, but I have no clue what my real order of operations should be for the removal, or the re-assembly. Also, are there any specific tools i need (i heard about a special swingarm tool and 17mm allen i might need) and are there any wear items that I should order and have on hand to replace as I am re-assembling. Thanks in advance for any tips!