Thread: Recovery Tracks

Originally Posted by Redback

Just got a set of these, made well, bit heavier than MAXTRAX at 20kg, don't know if they are though, could just the postage weight as you guys have mentioned, time will tell how good or bad they are I guess, $110 is a good price.





Baz.

How thick are they Baz??

I have a set...without the bag and a set of maxtrax, neither have been used. I used he fiberglass one at Cooma as a set of ramps......I find them rough on our hands bit reckon they would preform pretty good.

Just be mindful that the fibre glass ones can and do start to splinter, so make sure you have some decent gloves when using them.

If used in mud they end up five times their original weight...

On the plus side the thicker ones can be used as bridging ladders.

Wishful thinking - the young fella holding the maxtrax

Originally Posted by goingbush

Wishful thinking - the young fella holding the maxtrax

He would have been ok with the Treds then? Oh, I see...

Probably only a time machine would get them out of that mess easily / cleanly / cheaply

Originally Posted by goingbush

Wishful thinking - the young fella holding the maxtrax

great pic, by the look of the sand the tide may be going out so there is just a remote chance that they got it out

but generally speaking, each wave just seems to settle the wheels a bit deeper

Following up on Clubagreenie's lead I've just bought 3 pair of these (to double as bed frame in Troop Carrier).

FRP Non-Slip Mats for 4 Wheel Drive Vehicles - Grating FRP Australia

Spoke to Ken. Asking $140 per set but when I told him about Tuff Traxx special the price dropped to $110 a set. Freight to Darwin included for two pair (ordered a third set some minutes after hanging up). They are 30mm (vs 38 for Tuff) but Ken says they have local club try them out with no issues.

Hello from Brisbane.

Read a South African 4 X 4 mag last month that did a pretty thorough test on a wide range of mats and sand ladders. These are of interest over there given the typical driving conditions in Namibia, Botswana and the republic itself.

Most of the units that were tested were just OK and a lot were judged to be near u/s.

However, the two Australian brands that were tested performed the best, including for bridging washouts as pairs - from memory it was the Maxtrax that came out best overall. The aluminium planking type tracks that are popular there tended to bend under weight when used for bridging and the really flexible stuff typically got buried in sand or mud.

Cheers,

try waffle board style, much stronger.