My wife has the 06 Rancher 2 WD ES model. It has the cooling fan and the digital handle bar display . From my understanding you had to get the ES model to get he cooling fan and it also came with the digital display. The S model did not, IMO for the $200. list price more on the ES its well worth it just to get the cooling fan and speedo digital display over the S models. Does the ES run hotter than the S model?
I do not think so, its just that the cooling fan will promote longer engine life, just part ES more bling for the buck.
The S model 05/06 Foremans do come witha digital display and the cooling fan, go figure, Just not he Ranchers.