hello everyone I am knew to the world of 4 wheeling. I just bought a 2016 Honda rancher 420. they installed a badlands remote control winch. I would like to add a rocker switch on handle bars. could someone help me with the wiring of it. the rocker switch I am installing should be standard 3 wire. I just want a backup just in case something goes wrong with remote. and to make it easier to use in plowing snow. thanks.

I own a 2005 Rancher 350 4×4 with Electric shift. I am wondering if the motor out of a 2002 Fourtrax 350 4×4 will fit in my machine. I am unsure if the fourtrax is electric or manual.

I am wondering if there is any difference at all in these machines besides the plastics and cosmetics. Same engine mounts, etc??

Any help is appreciated.

I own a 2005 Rancher 350 4×4 with Electric shift. I am wondering if the motor out of a 2002 Fourtrax 350 4×4 will fit in my machine. I am unsure if the fourtrax is electric or manual.

I am wondering if there is any difference at all in these machines besides the plastics and cosmetics. Same engine mounts, etc??

Any help is appreciated.

G’day Honda Rancher drivers,

I have a 2005 Rancher 400 with "GPS" I run thru the Colorado Rocky Mountains. I quoted the term GPS cause it’s only kinda a GPS. As long as you use way points for ever turn you can use it to find your way back to the starting point. There are no GPS maps. I’ve added a Garmin GPS to the ATV but would much rather upgrade the OEM unit if possible.

Can anyone enlighten me to a upgrade to the original OEM display system, or is there a remove and replace with a newer system available?

I can find addons, but not an upgrade to the OEM unit or a plug and play replacement with real GPS maps.

Thank you in advance.

Bob

G’day Honda Rancher drivers,

I have a 2005 Rancher 400 with "GPS" I run thru the Colorado Rocky Mountains. I quoted the term GPS cause it’s only kinda a GPS. As long as you use way points for ever turn you can use it to find your way back to the starting point. There are no GPS maps. I’ve added a Garmin GPS to the ATV but would much rather upgrade the OEM unit if possible.

Can anyone enlighten me to a upgrade to the original OEM display system, or is there a remove and replace with a newer system available?

I can find addons, but not an upgrade to the OEM unit or a plug and play replacement with real GPS maps.

Thank you in advance.

Bob

Hi, we have a 2011 Rancher TRX450FPA 4WD. When it last used it about 2 weeks ago the display panel worked fine and showed-speed/mileage/neutral-reverse-drive-1,2,3,4,5, etc. Yesterday when we went riding, the only thing working was the neutral light. It ran fine no problems except it would not work in automatic only ESP. Checked, no fuses blown and connections ‘appeared’ to be good. Any advice on our next step? Thank you so much

Hi, we have a 2011 Rancher TRX450FPA 4WD. When it last used it about 2 weeks ago the display panel worked fine and showed-speed/mileage/neutral-reverse-drive-1,2,3,4,5, etc. Yesterday when we went riding, the only thing working was the neutral light. It ran fine no problems except it would not work in automatic only ESP. Checked, no fuses blown and connections ‘appeared’ to be good. Any advice on our next step? Thank you so much

I just bought a new 2015 Honda Rancher (manual floor shift, 4×4, Powersteering, and has digital gauges), big upgrade from my 2004 2×4 Rancher. I love this ATV so far but I wish it had a light between the handle bars, I quickly put an 8" light bar on them but it looked like crap. I went to the Honda dealership the other day and noticed the foreman is extremely similar to the rancher, that being said Im almost 100% sure the foreman oem light will mount up to my rancher but before I spend $175 on parts I wanted to see if anybody else has done this, so has anybody else done this?

Also Is the Foreman green the same as the Rancher green?

New Rancher

Rancher dash

Foreman dash

Foreman handle bar headlight

I picked up this 01 Rancher last month knowing the top end was cooked from not getting oil but not knowing why. The guy I bought it from said it shut off while he was riding it. He had a guy look at it but decided he would rather parts ways and get something newer than fix it. I love these kind of projects.

I started tearing into the top end. First thing I noticed was the rockers and their holder were toast.

I put in new valve stem seals since the others were hard from being cooked.

I ended up having to cut the piston off because the wrist pin was seized in the rod small end from the heat. Luckily the cam is in the case on this motor or it would have probably been junk also.

Also had to press the pin out

I bought a Wiseco .50mm oversize piston kit and had the cylinder bored to match.

Now that I had the top end squared away, I needed to know what caused all this carnage in the first place. I pulled off the oil pump and noticed the shaft on it would not spin. Upon closer inspection I noticed a little metal shard wedged in it. You can just barely see it sticking up in this pic

I thought oh no big deal, a new oil pump is $80. I will replace it slap the top end back on and call it a day. Wrong. When the oil pump locked up it broke the tabs off the balancer. That ruined my day realizing that the case has to be split to change the balancer. Not hard, just a pain in the nuts and takes a long time.

So out comes the motor and onto the work bench to split the case.

Used balancer ($9 w/ free shipping on eBay) back in after having to press out the crank and press it back in.

I’m wondering if this is the culprit for that metal shard getting all the way to the oil pump. I don’t get why Honda made it so you have to SPLIT THE CASE to clean/check the oil screens on this motor. Normally you just have to pull the clutch cover.

Luckily Honda has been using the same screen forever so I already had another one in nice shape so I’m not stalled out waiting for parts again.

That is where I am at for now. I have to basically put everything back together and get the motor back in.

Stay tuned.

Rob

Hi all,

Hopefully someone has some insight to a possible problem I have been having.

Bought a 2014 Rancher 4×4 footshift this summer new from the dealer. I don’t ride a ton, so I have only put about 20 some odd hours on it since I bought it end of August. The issue I am having is starting the ATV after it has been sitting outside overnight the past couple of times. It has only gotten down to maybe low 30’s, and when I go to start it in the morning it takes 3 tries pressing the starter button before it fires up. Being fuel injected I would think it would start up easier, but maybe this is just how the machine is. Since I bought it I have replaced the engine oil and filter and changed the spark plug. For oil I am using AMSoil 0w-40. Battery was tested at the local auto store and they said it was good. I also have it on a trickle charger when not in use. I am a bit concerned that if it is having trouble starting now, it will be even tougher to start in the dead of winter. It is still under warranty so I will probably call dealer and see if they will look at it, but I wanted to get some opinions on here before I do that.

Rob