If you have employees or farm hands using the atv I would go with a foot shift rubicon.
DCT and overall reliability?
One of my old (circa 2001) Honda ranchers is giving out. The seal where the shifter meets the crankcase is loose and it started to leak. I've got 3 of them, another 90s machine and one from 2006. it's got me thinking about buying another machine. Usually I'd buy used, but the prices have been silly and I'm really liking the thought of independent rear suspension, I ride a lot of rough, and I mean rough, ground and hills and sidehills. I was looking at a Rincon before but they weren't available and I lost interest due to the transmission reliability issues I'd read about.
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Now I'm reading the rubicon has some of the same issues. Have these been solved by now? I'm not the only one that uses this machine, it will be on a ranch and beat on so reliability and durability is important. Our margins aren't very big so I gotta get a good value, but my back get's pretty sore on the older machines too.
I can go with a foot shift machine, but there's a number of ways they don't work as well, like trying to get through deep snow or up hills, shifting can slow you down and get you stuck.
FourTrax Foreman Rubicon 4x4 - 4WD ATV - Honda
The Honda FourTrax Rubicon 4WD ATV is all about working hard, but giving you a plush, comfortable ride with Independent Rear Suspension (IRS)and a single-cylinder 500cc class engine.
Now I'm reading the rubicon has some of the same issues. Have these been solved by now? I'm not the only one that uses this machine, it will be on a ranch and beat on so reliability and durability is important. Our margins aren't very big so I gotta get a good value, but my back get's pretty sore on the older machines too.
I can go with a foot shift machine, but there's a number of ways they don't work as well, like trying to get through deep snow or up hills, shifting can slow you down and get you stuck.
