Thread: Recovery Tracks

Originally Posted by Tombie

I was in Supercheap yesterday and they tell me there is a 20% off everything sale coming...

That will give me Maxtrax for $239.00 a pair...

Will be heading that way I think..


Thanks for all the input guys.....

But so they have any in stock??

^^^ Hooray for sales! If you are a member don't they credit you the difference if something goes on sale within 2 weeks of you buying?

My local store had stock, but I might need to go and hide them so no-one else buys them before I do

Originally Posted by tonic

These things are handy but can spin out on rocks and things. Good in the sand and to put down in front of your other style to keep your momentum once you get moving. Very cheap and fold up well.

where those things shine is when you can get them on the exit of a hole so the loose stuff doesnt mush out from under the tyre.

but then folded shade cloth, grass and carpet alo work.

Originally Posted by FeatherWeightDriver

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.....but I might need to go and hide them so no-one else buys them before I do

must be stock planted all over the store !

(a bit hard on the staff when it comes to stock-take time)

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

where those things shine is when you can get them on the exit of a hole so the loose stuff doesn't mush out from under the tyre.

but then folded shade cloth, grass and carpet alo work.

I would have expected them to be useful on the side of the hole where the vehicle will exit.

Your comment sounds as if you are talking about the side of the hole where the sand thrown up by the spinning tyre will exit.

I must be misreading your explanation, surely.

Originally Posted by 87County

must be stock planted all over the store

It isn't called a bazaar business model for nothing!

Originally Posted by vnx205

I would have expected them to be useful on the side of the hole where the vehicle will exit.

Your comment sounds as if you are talking about the side of the hole where the sand thrown up by the spinning tyre will exit.

I must be misreading your explanation, surely.

you're about to drive into the hole, you know the other side looks too loose to be tractable.

unroll the mat and put it on the side you're driving towards, momentum and gravity will get you into the hole those things then get pressed into the loose stuff holding it together and preventing you from loosing too much energy trying to "dig" through the surface. The hard bit is hitting them with no wheel spin and just enough momentum and torque.

Once the first couple of vehicles are though they will be firmly embedded in and you can put a bit more power on them.

I have a set of bren gun carrier track for the same task.

That makes sense now. I can see how that would work.

I was imagining a situation where you were already stuck in the hole and sitting on the chassis.