Picked up a 2013 Rancher at the end of March, Hardly anything wrong with it. The Rancher who owned it trades them in every 2 years, he buys the basic models manual shift, no power steering, no gauges. Since the original tires were on it and they still had about 50% wear, the guy I bought it from figured it had between 1500 and 2000 miles on it. Plastics were scratched up and the foot wells torn up a bit, other than that it is mechanically sound and the guy I bought it from went through it front to back and had replaced the wheel bearings in the front.
Put on new tires, made a seat for the wife, and put on some foot rests for her and installed a graphics kit instead of replacing the plastics. Have only been out a few times but am really liking the machine, has plenty of power even with the two of us. We also bought an older Kawasaki that was in great shape, 99 praire with only 452 miles on it. I think that we will eventually be looking for another Rancher or Foreman, one with power steering and potentially independent suspension. We’re not too radical in our riding but can see the advantages of those two upgrades. Here’s a few pics.
Put on new tires, made a seat for the wife, and put on some foot rests for her and installed a graphics kit instead of replacing the plastics. Have only been out a few times but am really liking the machine, has plenty of power even with the two of us. We also bought an older Kawasaki that was in great shape, 99 praire with only 452 miles on it. I think that we will eventually be looking for another Rancher or Foreman, one with power steering and potentially independent suspension. We’re not too radical in our riding but can see the advantages of those two upgrades. Here’s a few pics.
