I am retired and live in northern Wisconsin. I bought a used 2000 Honda Rancher TRX350FE in 2007 and still have it. It is an amazing machine. I use it frequently year-round. My driveway is 300 yards long, and sometimes I don’t feel like walking that far to get the mail, so I take the ATV. Often times the snow plow hasn’t cleared the driveway yet, but the Rancher can still navigate the driveway just fine. I also pull a small trailer around the woods to collect firewood. Other times I just drive out into the woods to cut down fallen trees and perform other thinning chores. I also use it to drag out deer during hunting season and that is a lifesaver. It is a working machine. It stays on my property and doesn’t have any fun on trails or elsewhere. I have been averaging about 100 miles/year, and now it has about 3,400 miles on it (mostly by the previous owner) and still runs just great. I think it will last forever, but I am thinking of getting a new ATV next year. The Rancher totally meets my needs, but I will probably also look at the Foreman for the heck of it. I will definitely get power steering and am also intrigued by the dual clutch transmission. It will be nice to have fuel injection too like all the newer models have. I may trade in the old Rancher, or just give it to my daughter’s family.
I’m looking forward to learning some new things and contributing to this forum.
