Thread: how to make cheapy Sand tracks/ladders/mats/whatevers.....(offsite image warnings)

Usually I find that the second and 3rd panels are the ones that cop most of the wear and tear if your using these things properly once you fubar a track its simply a case of untying whats left of it and adding it to an existing track or cutting up another crate to replace the lost panels.

These are most effective if you can back up about the length of the bottom panel (which shoudl be the first one you lay) do a little infilling or digging so that it has a flat surface to sit on then panels 2+3 should be the ones on the incline and 4+5 should be level on the top let the vehicle ease forwards in second low till the center of the wheel is over the lip of the bottom panel and then give it some noise providing youve got all 4 wheels set up right and the belly isnt dragging you should come out on the first go (and then promptly stop again when the rear wheels fall into the front wheel holes)

if your only spinning one wheel down on each axle (IE you dont have TC or lockers, Dont be lazy, lay them out for all 4 wheels or when you get grip on the side thats already down you're just going to spin the other 2 in.

Originally Posted by cucinadio

could u use large zip ties?????

cheers

you can (thats what I first tried) but they usually only last about 1 or 2 recoveries and you need about 10 per joint or the stress of the wheel on them just rips em to shreds....

(recheck the initial posts I added some other helpful info i didnt think of in the first run through (bad habit I know))

A few years ago I picked up a pair of ww2 sand / mud matts which were essentially long lenghts of canvas with timber slats sewn in every 10 inches or so, they were double sided and were the perfect accoutrement for my old Ford ute sadly I let them go with the ute, although canvas is expensive today they would be so easy to make however a touch bulky to store, military vehicles generally had a exterior bracket to hold them.

Ive seen them and the next installment of this thread will see the construction of the PVC pipe and shadecloth type.

Nice tut Dave! I'm particularly impressed how you colour-coded the Sand Ladder to your vehicle.

Great idea dave,

I have also seen somone down the beach using old conveyer belt as sand tracks with holes cut in them using a grinder... Good idea but i have no idea where you would get some conveyer belt :P

HI

I wonder if the NEDC would approve of their crates being used in this manner?

[QUOTE=Blknight.aus;667118]Ive seen them and the next installment of this thread will see the construction of the PVC pipe and shade cloth type.[/QUOTE]

mate the last job was great but I'm waiting for the next project

cheers