I bought a 2022 Rancher at the end of 21. I had the dealer install a 3500lb winch, hand and thumb warmers, and a 60 inch plow blade. Tax in it was around $12,800 here in Manitoba. It has been a great machine. I use it mainly for snow clearing and puttering around the yard. In the year and a half that I have owned it I have only put on 200 kms. But about 80 hours. Enjoyed the video. Take care, Steve.

@cheechakooutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you’ve had an equally good experience with yours so far! Appreciate the support, Steve, take care! 😊

Nicely set up! I bought a Polaris 570 Sportsman Trail Feb. last year. With hand warmers and an upgraded rear rack it was 14K out the door. I likely would have bought a Honda but I didn't like that their top end machines didn't have LED's! I didn't know you were a farmer until this video and now I understand how you can do all these ultra challenging hunts!

@cheechakooutdoors

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! You definitely learn what works for ya, and what doesn’t, so you can set it up to get the most out of it. The stock Honda lighting is one of my few gripes with the product, but it’s an easy enough fix that it wasn’t a deal breaker for me. I’ve heard good things about the new Polaris products too, but I owned an old sportsman years ago and the amount of issues I had with it just turned me off the brand…definitely sounds like they’ve made a lot of progress in reliability and fit/finish though! …and the work never stops, so that definitely helps keep me in shape for hunting season, haha. Thanks again for watching and for the continued support! 🙏

Finally a non-CFMOTO video! Can't bring myself to consider anything other than Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki or Yamaha.

@cheechakooutdoors

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! …it’s hard to beat the reliability and bang for your buck that you get with the Japanese brands 👍

@paulpryor850

10 ай бұрын

The Japanese have had factories in the United States since the early 70's. Almost all of their powersports products are made right here and distributed globally. Only the powerplant is made in Japan! The rest is built by American workers. Not by some 3rd world country or the Chinese. To support American workers and their families. I'm glad to cough up more $$$, instead of giving it to an authoritarian Communist regime such as China. IMO, anyone who buys a CFMOTO is a sellout.....

@jasonmiller9495

5 ай бұрын

Cf Moto is getting so much attention because the Japanese companies are pricing themselves out of a new customer base. Same goes for Can Am Polaris. It’s turning out that cf moto isn’t selling Chinese junk they are seriously trying to take over the game. In a couple years from now Cf machines will be over priced just like the others. Their prices already jumped a couple thousand dollars since their 2020 models

@cheechakooutdoors

3 ай бұрын

@@jasonmiller9495kinda hate to say it, but I made the jump when I was recently in the market for a side by side. I was looking at getting into a pioneer 1000-5, but ended up buying a CFMOTO 1000XL. $7k cheaper than the comparable pioneer, equal performance and payload, more room, and it came with a roof/winch/full skid plates and upgraded LED lighting…all things that would have cost extra with the pioneer. I’ve always been a Honda guy, but it was hard to argue with those numbers. Now time will tell if it was the right buy.

I love my 2013 Honda Rancher 420 4x4 and it only have 475 hours on it

Bought a 2019 from an older guy that had wiring issues from 🐀 for 3k working good just had to change a new fuel pump

@cheechakooutdoors

10 ай бұрын

Beauty man…sounds like a good find! 🙌

Adjusting the clutch helps the shifting. I believe it's even recommended every oil change but ive messed with mine about 4 times and it's a '24. I think I've finally gotten it where i want it but it does still do a little like what you are saying right after i first crank it but it's not as rough after it's completely warmed up.

@cheechakooutdoors

8 ай бұрын

I think it definitely makes a difference. I tinkered with mine a bit after I posted this video, just before we took it out for this hunting season, and it was definitely a little smoother. I noticed the same thing when it’s cold vs. once it’s warmed up though. Appreciate the input!

@johnnyreb1475

8 ай бұрын

@@cheechakooutdoors until warmed up mine still will kind of hang up and not want to go from 2nd to 3rd or 3rd to 4th but usually only does it once after first starting and that's usually it. I know this is kind of a preference thing but I took all the slack out of my throttle too. Wish honda would take a note from yamaha and start putting a lo and hi but either way I'm still a honda fan. If I was one looking for an auto or independent rear end I would have probably gone the kodiak route though.

@johnnyreb1475

4 ай бұрын

​@@cheechakooutdoorsI already changed to amsoil 0w40 and has helped to since I last posted.

I like the new led bar and lights did you have to put in a bigger battery for the extra lights?

@cheechakooutdoors

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! …and nope, same stock battery. The draw on these new LED light bars is pretty minimal, so it doesn’t put much extra strain on the battery

looks great. do you have a link for your LED light bar and pod set up?

@cheechakooutdoors

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, appreciate it! They’re honestly Amazon specials, but I’ve found that the expensive ones just aren’t that much better to justify the price difference, and I haven’t been able to kill on of these yet, so I’ll keep buying them. The bar is: Zmoon LED Light Bar 12 Inch 264w 26400Lm LED Work Light Spot Flood Combo Led Bar Off Road Lights Driving Lights Led Fog Light Jeep Lights Boat Lighting a.co/d/i1IftIs …and the pods were leftovers for a package deal I bought when I was doing the lights on my tracker. I think they’re from this set: 42 inch Curved LED Light Bar Spead-Vmall 240W Led Light Bar Spot Flood Combo Lamp 4Pcs 4in led Off Road Driving Fog Pod Lights with Rocker Switch Wiring Kit for Trucks Polaris Jeep ATV SUV Boat Pickup a.co/d/2emZlOw

Nice video, could you have put LED bulbs in the factory light fixture ?

@cheechakooutdoors

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man! You absolutely could replace the bulbs, but the ones that I originally got for it wouldn’t have let me use the boot at the back of the housing still, so I didn’t like the idea of it not being sealed. I’m sure there’s a way to do it properly though

@michaelbayliss1794

10 ай бұрын

Thanks , I just bought a used 2022 Rancher . I'm not sure how much nighttime I will use it , but you never know. Thanks again.

@cheechakooutdoors

10 ай бұрын

@@michaelbayliss1794I hear ya. One of the very few things that I wasn’t a big fan of with these models was that the stock headlights lacked a bit, but it’s such an easy thing to beef up depending on what route you wanna go, that it’s definitely not a deal breaker. Just for hunting I’m in and out well before and after dark, so it’s one of pet peeves

What made you prefer straight rear axle?

@cheechakooutdoors

10 ай бұрын

I use it for towing a harrow and arena groomer around the farm, so the solid axel has way less flex and takes the added drag better. If I was strictly running trails, I probably would have opted for the independent suspension

What fuel mount and gas can do you use

@cheechakooutdoors

3 ай бұрын

It’s a rotopax fuel cell on a Kolpin mount

@jeffpyles4074

3 ай бұрын

You wouldn't happen to have any part numbers on the mount and gas can would you

@cheechakooutdoors

3 ай бұрын

@@jeffpyles4074 there’s no physical part number on them, but it’s a 5L Rotopax (RX-5), and a standard Kolpin fuel cell mount. Rotopax makes their own standard mount as well, and either or would work

@jeffpyles4074

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

415km in one year? we do that in a weekend in the interior

@cheechakooutdoors

Жыл бұрын

I hear ya, haha…I don’t normally get a chance to just run it for fun, and I don’t really road hunt, so the mileage stays pretty low. I use it more around the farm and for access to hike-in hunting spots

@renesadventures829

Жыл бұрын

@@cheechakooutdoors lol I’m just messing with you. Love the videos!

@cheechakooutdoors

Жыл бұрын

@@renesadventures829 all good, haha…and thanks!

@paulpryor850

11 ай бұрын

My father has a 2012 Rancher with approximately 10,000 miles on it. It's been a very reliable machine! IMHO you can't go wrong with a Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki or Yamaha. At that point, it probably boils down to preference and what you get for the best price.

I got a 2024 foreman 520.. ITS JUNK.............rode it once and not it rots in storage...

@cheechakooutdoors

5 ай бұрын

That’s definitely no good…what happened with it to make you not want to use it again?