Maxtrax

[learner52]

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with any luck now that I have the Trax I wont need the straps as much....well Im allowed to dream.

[Bushbasher]

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Stuart

Excellent idea with the floor mats, I didnt even think of them, I have rubber mats as well. We all carry them but I am willing to bet not many people will use them. Cant have them getting dirty or ruined I guess. I am lucky in that I havent had to use anything till last weekend, now I have a set or Maxtrax so it will be easy if ever needed again.

Don't use floormats when joining snatch straps..........KAPOW! - GONE.

[AD&KAT]

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Off to Stockton on Friday to see if they work.

Planning on getting bogged? :P :P :P

Ha ha. Didn't plan on getting bogged - but did!!! Managed to belly out in some soft stuff near the top of a dune. After less than a minute of digging to get the Maxtrax wedged in managed to drive straight out without a hitch. Unfortunately my daughter isn't very good with the camera so the photo she took only shows the roof of the car! :wink:

Money well spent.

Cheers,

Ad

[nickchap]

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I like the Maxtrax.

But if you are belly down in sand and have help-snatch!

From my experience digging sand is not fun

Nick

[KybraBoss]

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We started carrying two sets in each of our SES vehicles here as we have hundreds of kms of beaches etc within our area of coverage, since then we haven't used our winches, as litigation may rear it's ugly head with damage to winched or snatched vehicles plus the danger, we now have the option of handing the bogged people the maxtrax and they can self recover.
On buying the new truck the 1st things to go in were a set of maxtrax...

[dirttracker]

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My approach in the Simpson was to dig out the car first, as much as possible and particularly in front of the wheels, even lower than the wheel if possible. I then put the MAxtrax in the front so that they were wedged and then moved off without too much throtle. Out we came each time and with enough momentum to keep going. Stopped and went back to dig out the trax!

[yetiboy01]

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Oldgrey guy, I put them under the back & reversed straight out, at 1st another prado tried to pull me forward, all that did was to bog the other prado, wouldnt be with out them.

[Signature035]

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I was helping a fellow Prado owner today in Lancelin and Maxtrax didn't work...hmmm just wondering if i/we were doing something wrong. Mind you he was stuck pretty damn well, we freed the back wheels a bit (there was still plenty of sand under the 'belly'), front wheels were spinning but i only had 1 pair of maxtrax. So this guy moves gently and sure enough maxtrax get drag under however the car didn't come out. He left bit of a burnout on maxtrax as well, just wondering if he was going too fast/too much to do for maxtrax? front wheels were spinning. In the end snatch strap + trax got the job done

If he left a bit of a burnout mark on the Maxtrax........ was the tyre pressure low enought 15psi?

[pjorek]

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I was helping a fellow Prado owner today in Lancelin and Maxtrax didn't work...hmmm just wondering if i/we were doing something wrong. Mind you he was stuck pretty damn well, we freed the back wheels a bit (there was still plenty of sand under the 'belly'), front wheels were spinning but i only had 1 pair of maxtrax. So this guy moves gently and sure enough maxtrax get drag under however the car didn't come out. He left bit of a burnout on maxtrax as well, just wondering if he was going too fast/too much to do for maxtrax? front wheels were spinning. In the end snatch strap + trax got the job done

[OldGreyGuy]

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You would be suprised how handy they are when your stuck on a crest, works for me about 80 percent of the time
Got me off this one with out any trouble to the amazement of the many onlookers

Looking forward to doing Big Red sone of these days.

So how did you use the Maxtrax to get you out of this one? Front wheels, Back Wheels, forwards, reverse?

Cheers
OldGreyGuy

[yetiboy01]

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You would be suprised how handy they are when your stuck on a crest, works for me about 80 percent of the time
Got me off this one with out any trouble to the amazement of the many onlookers

I am still debating these, I was finally able to find the guy in the US and someone who can bring them with him to where I live here, BUT for not that much cheaper than what I can buy them here to be honest. I would be saving about US $80.00 or so.

My "stucks" are in the sand, these won't help much if I am nestled on a crest with both ends hanging in the air But, I can see how I can use them if I am at the back end of the convoy, it would save a lot of time getting out of bowls if the angle is not too bad.

Worth a try I guess.

[ntp]

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Off to Stockton on Friday to see if they work.

Planning on getting bogged? :P :P :P

Either way - we want to see pics!!! :wink: 8)

[GDS]

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Off to Stockton on Friday to see if they work.

Planning on getting bogged? :P :P :P

[AD&KAT]

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Just bought a set from the Canberra Home, Leisure, Caravan, 4WD and Camping Show from the ARB stand for $265. Off to Stockton on Friday to see if they work.

[BAZPRADO]

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I am still debating these, I was finally able to find the guy in the US and someone who can bring them with him to where I live here, BUT for not that much cheaper than what I can buy them here to be honest. I would be saving about US $80.00 or so.

My "stucks" are in the sand, these won't help much if I am nestled on a crest with both ends hanging in the air But, I can see how I can use them if I am at the back end of the convoy, it would save a lot of time getting out of bowls if the angle is not too bad.

Worth a try I guess.