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  • #121
    Re: Maxtrax

    Originally posted by amts
    Originally posted by bilo33prado
    Tried the eye bolts from supercheap but they were to big to slide in the rails.
    Can you elaborate? Did you get normal eyebolts or lifting eyebolts (the one with a flange)? What were you sliding into the rails?

    Sorry, they were the proper roof rack eye bots with the spring and square slide thread thingy Supercheap only stock one size, which fits a brand of roof rack but to big to slid along standard prado roof rails.

    http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online ... 16#details

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    • #122
      Re: Maxtrax

      If anyone has had cause to use their maxtrax in gooey mud conditions you'll find there is a problem when you want to pack them away after your recovery. I ended up with about 10 kilos of mud stuck to each trax and it was almost impossible to scrape it all off. I got back home and hit them with the karcher and it took a lot of effort to clean them up.

      My point is that when you consider how to carry these things then also think about where to stow them if they are loaded up with mud. I stick mine on the roof rack with tie-downs.

      I'm wondering if giving them a coat of silicon spray might help to allow the goo to slide off easier, but then the tyres might spin more and stuff up the recovery?

      Ideas?
      Dave
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      • #123
        Re: Maxtrax

        Originally posted by bilo33prado
        Hi all, my latest Accessory is a set of Maxtrax. Just trying to find a spot outside the car to mount them? 1st i was thinking to incorporate them in my soon to be made shovel and axe spare wheel holder. Then looked towards the roof... I don't have a roof rack just the standard roof rails and the trax fit across them nicely. Is there a way of securing them to the rails? locking them there would be better? Sorry for the long post....
        Cheers
        Klanny

        Hi bushbasher, i don't own roof racks. Don't really need them yet. I'm trying to securer them to my standard roof rails for minimal cost...any ideas?
        Cheers
        Klanny

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        • #124
          Re: Maxtrax

          Originally posted by bilo33prado
          Sorry, they were the proper roof rack eye bots with the spring and square slide thread thingy Supercheap only stock one size, which fits a brand of roof rack but to big to slid along standard prado roof rails.

          http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online ... 16#details
          Remove the spring and voila! It should slide in if they were M8. They look exactly like the channel nuts used in Unistrut, Rhino and Rola gear. For $30, I could probably get a set of 4 delivered to your door

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          • #125
            Re: Maxtrax

            Originally posted by amts
            Originally posted by bilo33prado
            Sorry, they were the proper roof rack eye bots with the spring and square slide thread thingy Supercheap only stock one size, which fits a brand of roof rack but to big to slid along standard prado roof rails.

            http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online ... 16#details
            Remove the spring and voila! It should slide in if they were M8. They look exactly like the channel nuts used in Unistrut, Rhino and Rola gear. For $30, I could probably get a set of 4 delivered to your door

            Hey amts, I might take you up on that offer , at least i'll know they fit... :P :P :P :P

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            • #126
              Re: Maxtrax

              Originally posted by bilo33prado
              Hey amts, I might take you up on that offer , at least i'll know they fit... :P :P :P :P
              OK. The eyebolts are about $5ea. Channel nuts are $3ea. Washers are minimal cost.

              However I will need to measure the depth of the channel on the roof rail as the thread length on the eyebolt is 14mm. If the thread length is too long, did you want to pack it out with washers (mudguard/panel washers, not normal washers)?

              Then post is about $6 if under 500g.

              I'm doing a bit of a ring around now as M8 eyebolts are not very common and is quite small. I've been using M10s on my roof racks and the reason I happen to have M8 channel nuts is because the guy who picked the nuts from the shelf didn't notice that an M8 was in the same box as the M10.

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              • #127
                Re: Maxtrax

                Hi amts, sounds great i could pack them out with washers or i could cut the thread off?.Thanks for your help. pricing sounds great.
                Cheers
                Klanny

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                • #128
                  Re: Maxtrax

                  FYI, with a lot of help from amts (thanks dude) I've come up with a very cheap and easy way to store the Maxtrax on the roof without roof racks. I couldn't find any 8 mm channel nuts in my small town, so i made some which was quicker than writing this post up with picks :evil:



                  I bought four 8mm eye bolts @ a bargain $2.50 each & four body washers @ 0.25




                  Made four 8mm channel nuts @ $0.25 for each 8mm nut and couple cents for the four 20mm x 40mm x3 mm flat bar (bought a 6m x 40mm x 3mm length for $14. Spares for other jobs )

                  Drilled clearance hole through flat bar and welded 8mm nut on the back

                  Tip for welding nut on is to use a bolt and do it all up tight. Smear a bit of grease on the bolt threads so weld spatter doesn't stick to thread.

                  Finished Product





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                  • #129
                    Re: Maxtrax

                    Looks great Klanny!
                    Might use your welding services one day

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                    • #130
                      Re: Maxtrax

                      Originally posted by amts
                      Looks great Klanny!
                      Might use your welding services one day
                      Not a problem at all Thanks for all your help with this idea and the HELP with the photos :evil:
                      Cheers
                      Klanny

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                      • #131
                        Re: Maxtrax

                        Hey the photos are up! Now you're a welding and photo posting expert.
                        There's nothing like fluoro garnish on top of a Prado :lol:
                        I think I may have seen orange tie down straps somewhere, and go for the camouflage look. If you cut them down to the correct length, then you'll have a set just for the Maxtrax and not have to tie up the extra length.

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                        • #132
                          Re: Maxtrax

                          Originally posted by amts
                          I think I may have seen orange tie down straps somewhere, and go for the camouflage look. If you cut them down to the correct length, then you'll have a set just for the Maxtrax and not have to tie up the extra length.
                          That's how keen i was to try it out, couldn't even get out of Supercrap car park

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                          • #133
                            Re: Maxtrax

                            Up here near Washington DC we have had over 1.5 meters of snow in 2 snow storms this week. I have used my MAXTRAX over 20 times to get a variety of vehicles unstuck. I have to admit that I have even needed them twice on my truck.

                            When helping drivers out its hard to convey that they need to avoid wheel spin. I have some nubs that have been burned off and some black marks but they still work good.

                            I love these things.

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                            • #134
                              Re: Maxtrax

                              A few comments here about storing Maxtrax after use in mud. There is a washable storage bag available for them on their website which holds 4 pieces, not cheap at $100, but will keep the car spick and span.
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                              • #135
                                Re: Maxtrax

                                Another win for the Maxtrax on Tuesday evening.
                                While driving home I noticed a car with flashing safety lights off to the side of the road through a (usually) locked fence... on closer inspection I noticed someone on the end of a winch cable with nothing to hook it to.
                                A few hundred meters up the road I could turn around and on arriving back at the car I find out that there's actually 3 BCC (Brisbane City Council) trucks stuck down a track which accesses one of the local creeks.

                                Turns out the deepest car is a two wheel drive ute that first went to investigate the creek... got stuck trying to back out... 2nd car gets called in (4wd) and gets stuck trying to get the 2wd out... and then the third car (another 4wd) is sliding forward while it's trying to winch out the 2nd car.
                                I'm only a k or so from home so offer to go and get my Maxtrax and help them with the recovery.

                                When I get back it's now dark and raining again so we better get started...
                                ... but first things first...

                                "Have you taken any air out??..."
                                Answer... "No"

                                So I drop their rear tyre pressures to 22psi (that's what the stauns are set too) and place the Maxtrax ready for winching.
                                Without the Maxtrax they were just ploughing the mud infront of the tyres as it was winched.... with the Maxtrax... up, out... and clear of the bog

                                The 2wd was recovered by winch + extension strap as it was lite enough to follow the tracks made by the first car to be recovered.

                                Took about an hour and 15... got nice and muddy but it sure was fun playing in the mud :twisted:

                                GO THE MAXTRAX!!
                                Cheers, Leon
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