Thread: Recovery Tracks

after reading about buried and lost boards, i am definately attaching longer and stronger ropes to mine before my next adventure into the nullaboor. Thanks for pointing that out.

I haven't used mine in sand, but I've never been stuck in sand either. Low tyre pressures and gentle on the throttle does wonders.

My max trax were great when I was stuck on slick mud and couldn't go forwards it backwards. Yeah I could've let the tyres down and dug a bit and finally got out. But who wants
To spent an hour digging when you can spend 30 seconds putting maxtrax under the wheels?

Been looking at these, seem great!
Not sure about being oz thou?

MUPUTRAX - Multi-purpose Recovery Tracks, Sand Ladders, Camping and 4x4 Gear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbHKsG1x4uc

TUFF TRAXX 4WD BRIDGING AND RECOVERY TRACKS. Set of 2. JPMBL - VENTILATION VENTS TAX

This is what I have. Way better than either maxx tracks or their copies. Work well in sand or mud but they can be used to bridge holes too. Stronger, cheaper and much more useful than a light weight plastic piece of poo. IMHO of course

Where you have 2 vehicles badly bogged,obviously a difficult situation,sure they would come in handy.

But i have never needed them,and as others have said,something else to pack in and carry on a trip that may not get used.

i have done heaps of trips to Fraser and moreton,Old tele track up and back twice,Simpson twice,and never needed them.

In sand,i find a long handled shovel the best.
And with the D4,it goes into super extended once on its belly, easier to get the shovel underneath if you do get into trouble,which is pretty rare.

I have tried them all and for versatilty I think you cant go past the quality of the Bushranger Trax

X Trax - Bushranger

I also noticed when I was adding the link that they have a 5 year warranty too.

Cheers
Julian

I have 2 pairs of waffle boards and recently my kids bought me a pair of MaxTrax. The MTs are much lighter and work great in sand. I have not needed them in mud but are very light construction. I think you need the bed of sand or mud to maintain the integrity of the board.

However the WBs are very strong and can be used for bridging which I like a lot. But they are quite heavy in comparison to MTs.

You pick the tool for the job obviously but given a choice if space was tight id pack the WBs.

Cheers

Nino.

Originally Posted by gusthedog

TUFF TRAXX 4WD BRIDGING AND RECOVERY TRACKS. Set of 2. JPMBL - VENTILATION VENTS TAX

This is what I have. Way better than either maxx tracks or their copies. Work well in sand or mud but they can be used to bridge holes too. Stronger, cheaper and much more useful than a light weight plastic piece of poo. IMHO of course

I have a set of these as well..........incisor has a set too

I have never used them as they are a bit heavy and difficult to store.......I had them bolted to the side of my roof rack for a couple of years

I might drag them out for my moreton trip.........yes I have never been stuck in sand but this time I am towing 1300kg....which apparently you need brakes fitted