MaxTrax

[chunker]

Does anyone have any REAL experience with these recovery devices in sand and mud.

I have seen demo's but nothing from anyone who uses them a lot.

I gather if your tread profile is not very aggressive grip could be a problem

[mongoose]

I saw a demo once and they seem to work well.
Only problem is they are a bloody expensive piece of plastic and by the time youve dug out enough for them to go in you could probably just drive off anyway without them.

Cheers
Adrian

[jmi]

I was wondering about these as well. They look good in all the ads, but as mongoose said, very expensive, but if they worked very well.
Anyone else with comments on the maxtrax?
Or any other good piece of recovery gear for the sand (apart from a snatch strap)??

Cheers

Josh

[peterdeg]

I have a friend that used to have a pair.
After the first recovery he was the proud owner of half a pair.
The other one is still under the mud and can't be found.

[jmi]

GEE!
Thats not good at all Pete
Did he end up getting out, or did they break too soon?
(thanks for the feedback too)

[Walker]

I have seen them used once in the desert last year. On their very first use they broke into about 3 pieces.

But to the credit of maxtrak, I heard that they did replace the unit and give the guy a 2nd set free.

[marquis]

What is wrong with the $4 holely rubber mats from BigW or Kmart?

I carried 4 mats on my trip - useful for around the tent too!

[green monster]

I have a friend that used to have a pair.
After the first recovery he was the proud owner of half a pair.
The other one is still under the mud and can't be found.

hi guys
I too have seen the maxtracks in a demo and someone asked 'what if they get stuck under the mud ??,,,,you could loose them' fairly obvious solution he reckoned tie a bit o rope on em,,,then pull them out later ???
All i know is that i would love a pair of them for sand use,,,see what santa brings me this year eh
cheers cam

[Fox Shooter]

Cam when I was up in the Simmo last year was chatting to a guy who use's a exhaust jack and some old conveyor belt to get him out of bogs in the sand.

[wiseone]

Guys, I have a set and have used them in sand. They work very well and in the sand are quick and easy. In my opinion if people are breaking them they're using them wrong.
Slowly does it approach.
Also a dam lot safer then an Exhaust airbag Jack any day.

Also they're not plastic they are nylon.

[Smocky]

I'm afraid the best piece of recovery gear for sand is a decent long handled shovel and some stamina.

I've bogged the Rodeo so badly a couple of times the sand was ABOVE The side steps. No way was an exhaust jack (that I was carrying) going to help, nor maxtrax. Only thing for it was heaps of digging to free the undercarriage. Couldn't snatch it back either.

Jason.

[jmi]

Hi wiseone
Do you just have the 1 set (2 tracks)?
I am still trying to work out what to get.

Cheers

Josh

[Big Monkey]

I only came back last week from 4x4 and recovery training that work paid for. We used many of the devices on the market.

Maxtrax - good piece of gear only if you are lightly bogged in the sand or mud, usless as a ash tray on a motor bike if your right down to your sills..........the 200 series cruiser didnt even budge with them under her (could not get traction on them).

Give me a shovel and a bit of rock and rolling motion or a snatch strap anyday!

Josh - We were using one set (two tracks normally under the front tyres, but best works in the direction of travel ie. if you are trying to reverse out put them under the rear)

[Pete & Mon's NS]

Pretty expensive for what they are

Personally, I'm gonna make me a set of the milk crate ones - pinched the idea from the Land Rover forum. See THIS thread for the how to.

Anyone have any spare crates I could use......

Peter

[bakerboy]

I'm afraid the best piece of recovery gear for sand is a decent long handled shovel and some stamina.

I've bogged the Rodeo so badly a couple of times the sand was ABOVE The side steps. No way was an exhaust jack (that I was carrying) going to help, nor maxtrax. Only thing for it was heaps of digging to free the undercarriage. Couldn't snatch it back either.

Jason.

may i suggest a change in driving technique and situational awareness hahahaha try to stop spinning the wheels once ur bogged lol no point digging to china