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Honda 420 Rancher...
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I have operated both and the manual shift is the way to go imo.
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I always liked the manual shifting of the hondas, and then I bought my rubicon and I have to say that I have enjoyed that far more.
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May want to go with the 500 unless you are going to get some serious tires on the 420. I have stuck a 420 more than just a couple of times with 3 riders and gear in a rice field.............everyone get off..........get back on............get off..........get back on.
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X2. Get a manual shift. |
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80% of my time on it will be for hunting use.... |
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I have vampires on my 300 fourtrax and load it down with 4 people plus me and it rolls great. It is a manual shift. My dad has a Rubicon which is around 500 cc, not exactly sure and it has vampires and rolls great too. Its automatic and we haven't had any trouble with the transmission. I prefer manual shift though.
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That was with stock tires. You are right, tires are the deal breaker.
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May want to consider a Polaris ranger. Them things are animals in the fields. Pricey though.
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I would think that the Ranger would be too heavy in the field, I left mine on the levee when I hunted with JDM because we were worried that if I stuck it, we would need a tractor to get it out. I have 30" mud lites on it. FYI guys my 500 Rubicon is still for sale in the classifieds...just saying.
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Check out the Interforce Tires from Interco in Rayne.
Automatic and IRS are nice features but I like a machine to be as simple as possible with no frills. Less stuff to break in the field. |
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manual shift... less stuff to break
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I have 25" itp mudlites on my foreman 500 the only time I get stuck is if I get high centered
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X2.....actually looking at the electric or manual shift....
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Polaris has some good values in their line. The Sportsman 500 comes to mind.
Honda's are worth their premium in most lines, but I don't think they earn it with their ATV's |
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I used to have a 420 automatic. I would go with a manual shift. The automatic has less horsepower than the manual or at least it did when I bought mine.
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I could not disagree more with this statement. Respectfully of course
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Any clue as to what those inter force cost? I really like that tire
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