OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Ride-On Mowers Rover Rancher 1970's

Hi Guys,

I have just got myself an old Rover Rancher and I am planning to fix her up but i need a little bit of info on the old girl and just a few parts.

So if anyone can help me with this old beast of a thing let me know

Cheers

Welcome, and as a forum and all the people in it, we love this stuff.

Just a general forum tip.


Pictures tell a million words.

One could only guess at what the model is. A blue Rancher 2 perhaps.

Thanks, and that's good as i have plenty of this stuff

No worries ill upload some pics right now of the old girl.

Gday guys
My young work mate is in need of a 6 speed gear box for a rover rancher
his folks are in their eighties and he has to do all the chores about the place so moweing the lawn fire wood are just a few of them
Hes a good kid but broke with a young family of his own
any help would be great yeah

I am not sure where you will find him a $150+ gearbox for free.


Rancher as in the same as the one above. They were 3 speed I thought
Or the later Rancher with the 5 speed transaxle.

Thanks for the reply
Im not askin for it free
Thought Id help the kid out n foot the bill if I could get one at a reasonable price mate yeah

Thats fair enough.
Probably better if you start your own thread and put in all the info about the machine you need it for and put up pics of it as well. A model blah blah means not much to some, but a pic tells a thousand words.

Thanks Bob
Ill see what I can find out

Yea sorry i dont have a 6speed gearbox, only the 3 speed thats on this Rover Rancher and im not 100% sure how good a condition it is till I pull it apart.

If anyone has parts for this old girl let me know?

Gday Melvis
Mate thankyou very much for your reply
Ive just now spoken to the young feller at work and told him we need more info and hes to endevour to provide such
Ill post all when Im sure of what we are exactly after
Once again Mate
thankyou for your offer

Howdy, I believe thats a 11040 model. 8hp, 3 plus reverse gearbox. I've got the remains of one of those here. 4.00 x 8 rear tyres.

The 11046 model was almost identical but fitted with 6.50 x 8 rear tyres and slightly wider rear guards.

The 11050 model had the 5 plus reverse gearbox in the same layout. This model also had wider front tyres. The rear guards were also of a different design.

Cheers

Hi, Thats great thanks for giving me some info about this old girl. So what yr would that be?

You say you have some parts ? was wondering if maybe i could get a few for this one? Like the brake cable?

Thanks in advance

Cable? What I have here are steel rod actuated. I can't say I've ever seen one with a cable, that's not to say it's not original though. Can you put up some more pics that show it better?

PM me with a list of the parts you need, I might be able to help.

Thanks.

Sorry I do mean the steel rod that goes from the break pedal to the disc. If you have one ill be over the moon to buy it off you, otherwise I was going to just make one up.

Other parts umm yea not 100% but I will get back to you on that, not alot I need as this mower is pretty well complete, but I will let you know this week.

Thanks again

na they have 5 forward 1 reverse

ive got the one with the bigger guard and the same honda motor the honda 11hp has so much power if you want a gear box there is one on ebay for $50 right now

The later ones have the 5 speed 1 reverse, mine is an early model with only 3 forward and reverse.

Awesome, i just got my GV400 up and running yesterday for the first time, so happy it runs now and it runs great to (was a gamble if it would work at all) Ill go check out ebay now, but i think i might of missed it [Censored]!! been awhile since i was on here last.

Well i ended up buying that gearbox lol as it was cheap and my three speed sounded a little ruff, so just incase its beyond repair i got the 5 speed, thanks for the heads up by the way :)

I know this is an old post, but just wondering how the build went and if you ever finished it?

Hi - Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong spot. I just got an 8hp Rancher 2. Runs fine but 3speed gearbox wont engage any gear. Opened it up and ther's too much play in one of the horizontal shafts. The helical gear won't engage firmly with the final gear that drives the pulley. Does that make any sense? Am I better off trying to fix this - or should I look for a second hand 3 or 5 speed? (And if so - does anyone have one they might sell?) Sincerelt, Rich