Thread: Recovery tracks - do you own them and do you use them?

What brand did you get?

I have MAXTRAX but haven't used them on my car....helped another car once

Only carry them when going to the beach.

Have you used the bread basket ones...just wondering how they performed.

I have owned a set of Maxtrax for 4 years.

The only time I have used them was a debogging demo during sand training on a Range Rover Evoque.

But to me they are a Talisman which prevent the dreaded bogging and they stay attached to my camper trailer .LOL

I have fibreglass bridging tracks designed to take the load of the vehicle over small obstacles. They are like maxtrax in length but are bloody heavy. I used them once in the past 15 years getting a bogged knob off a beach up north when the tide was coming in . The douchebag spun up on the tracks heaps damaging some of the grippy bits. Apart from that, I've used them to level the camper trailer. I don't own a camper trailer now so they have been leaning in my shed awaiting their next 'job' for two years.

I bought a set of "Treads" ( much the same as "Maxtrax" but with superior grips) a year or so ago and I have used them on a few occasions.
As I do quite a bit of Beach work (Fishing) and the sand on the beaches where I am can be quite soft, steep and narrow at times turning around can be a bit problematic , The recovery tracks make turning around in this situation Sooo much easier.
They have lots of other uses as well like raising the front of the D2 an extra couple of inches when doing an oil change, I have even used them as a base for the legs of my awning on the beach to stop them sinking into the sand.
As I usually venture out alone it is also very reassuring having the recovery boards with Me "just in Case" and they are a lot easier to deploy and pack away than a thumping big sand anchor.

Originally Posted by gusthedog

I have fibreglass bridging tracks designed to take the load of the vehicle over small obstacles. They are like maxtrax in length but are bloody heavy. I used them once in the past 15 years getting a bogged knob off a beach up north when the tide was coming in . The douchebag spun up on the tracks heaps damaging some of the grippy bits. Apart from that, I've used them to level the camper trailer. I don't own a camper trailer now so they have been leaning in my shed awaiting their next 'job' for two years.

I have or had a set of these as well, used them at the 60th at Cooma to work under the defender. I found them too heavy and awkward to handle.

Im not voting as i did have a set that i carried on the Rack for 2 years and never used them .
I lent them to someone in need and in a situation with the previsor of being returned which they did`nt
I have not replaced them as yet and dont think i will either

Mine came from Aldi. They have an impressively wide ramp section on them and if I had to guess I'd say they'd weigh 5-10 kg.

The conundrum for me is that they would be only of use for beach or sand dune work, and in those situations I'm a long way from home so space and weight are at a premium. The other edge of that sword is I'm also generally a convoy of 1.

No I haven't used the bread baskets but have used a couple of rubber floor mats to get the Disco moving up an icey hill. A Canadian once told me they carry bags of sand for that.

Originally Posted by ballbag

No I haven't used the bread baskets but have used a couple of rubber floor mats to get the Disco moving up an icey hill. A Canadian once told me they carry bags of sand for that.

The sand bags are also good for weighing down bodies in watercourses.....