Johnie1982

Thank you! It may be a few weeks but I will post back and let you know what it was

Yep, we have had very few problems with Honda's over the years, and we could have bought a new foot shift for what we paid for this one. (This one does have a winch, snow plow and 14" wheels and 26" tires) If I could go back I would buy a new foot shift!

Lol! I wanted an automatic, IRS, and power steering and look where that got me 🤣 🤣

I am in south central Iowa about 10 miles North of the Missouri line. Our Honda shop is pretty small but they have knowledgeable people so i'm ok to wait. We bought this Rancher so another family member could use it for spraying and other chores, mostly on deer food plots. Nothing too serious, other than I will have to donate my pioneer 500 to the cause until we get this one fixed.

Definitely Aluminum, I used a magnet to check. I am pretty handy, but I don't have a lot of free time and if its internal I would honestly feel more comfortable just paying someone with more experience than me to fix it. At this point I don't really care what it cost I just want it fixed and fixed right. The problem is I live in the middle of nowhere so not a lot of repair shops around me. I have done a lot of business at the nearest Honda dealer and they have always been very helpful. They also have a mechanic I definitely trust, I just have to wait a month to get it in there...which sucks because we could really use it right now Thanks again for trying to help me figure this out, I really appreciate it!

Awesome, Thanks man! I will try that tonight hopefully! I will keep you updated if I figure anything out as well

I did check it a few minutes after I warmed it up and it was full, I then checked an hour later to just make sure and still full. I was wondering about it being the oil pump or something like that. I'm not sure how these systems work, but the engine sounds really good, no funny noises or anything like that. I did try gears 1-3 on esp mode and still wont move in any of them

Thanks jeepwm69! It will not move in 2wd or 4wd. The indicator on the dash screen says it goes in and out of 4wd like it should, but nothing changes as far as helping it to move.

I was told by nice person on another site to ask here for any ideas on what could be wrong with our Rancher - We just bought a used 2019 Rancher with 698 Miles and the fully automatic transmission. Everything was fine when we test drove it other than it seemed like when you put it in drive or reverse it would take a couple of seconds to engage in gear and go, that seemed a little off to me but the previous owner said it was that way since new. Everything seemed fine for a couple miles after we bought it, the transmission shifted good once it engaged and it felt really strong. Then we loaded it on a trailer and took it to the farm, went to unload it and it wont move. It will go into what it says is drive, and I feel a very very slight pull and then nothing. Same for reverse. No flashing lights or error codes on the dash or anything like that. I did check shift motor and angle sensor and they were ok. Then we thought maybe it had the wrong oil in it (the oil was really clean) and perhaps the clutches were slipping so I changed the oil and that's when we found chunks of aluminum in the oil filter. I did refill with Rotella T6 5w40 and a new filter, made sure the oil was full and tried it again - still wont move (The engine sounds great). It will be 4 weeks before the Honda dealer can look at it. I am just wondering if anyone has ever experienced anything like this before or any ideas what is wrong with it. Its going to drive me nuts waiting a month to have a mechanic look it, thanks for any ideas or tips what it may be!