New Recovery Device...BOG OUT..
Submitted: Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 12:36
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Tim F3
There has been a new device invented in Australia to help us extract our vehicles either forward or reverse it only costs around $150,just google ..bog out..
Anyone tried one,your thoughts..???
Reply By: Allan B (Member, SunCoast) - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 14:06
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 14:06
Obtaining a suitable anchor point is always an issue when recovering with a winch and the same applies to this product. The 'Bog Out' has a further problem in that it is necessary to have the anchor point aligned such that there is a direct line of pull otherwise the Bog Out can wind off the tyre to wrap around the axle and damage both itself and brake-lines etc. The product instruction makes several warning references to this
hazard.
The video and text promotion make much of the product's performance using only one Bog Out but unless the vehicle has a locked diff then the opposite wheel is free to spin unless a second Bog Out was used.
In the promotional video a 'convenient' fallen log is used for an anchor affording the possibility of attaching two Bog Outs if required but in practise two appropriate anchor points may be difficult to obtain. Ground anchors may solve this situation but then that is an additional cost and an additional pair of devices to carry. A single point of attachment for a pair of Bog Outs would only suffice if positioned a long way from the vehicle or a spreader bar was employed.
Rather not be a 'knocker' but I think I'll stick to lower tyre pressures and the MaxTrax.
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Follow Up By: AlbyNSW - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 14:57
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 14:57
My thoughts were along the same as yours Alan. You need all the planets to align for it to be of much use.
A small hand winch would be a much more universal device to carry or the MaxTrax as you have said.
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 15:43
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 15:43
Quote "The video and text promotion make much of the product's performance using only one Bog Out but unless the vehicle has a locked diff then the opposite wheel is free to spin unless a second Bog Out was used."
The bird was only featured putting one side on but if you look at the driving out sequence you will see two in use.
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Follow Up By: Allan B (Member, SunCoast) - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 15:52
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 15:52
You are quite right Peter. It can be a bit difficult to keep one's eyes on the product whilst viewing the video! lol
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Follow Up By: Michael H9 - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 16:12
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 16:12
It's the free spinning wheel you want to attach it to so you don't need diff locks.
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Follow Up By: Allan B (Member, SunCoast) - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 16:15
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 16:15
Until the unstrapped wheel loses grip.
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Follow Up By: Michael H9 - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 16:32
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 16:32
You put your Max Trax under that one :-)
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 17:17
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 17:17
often getting the non spinning wheel to spin will get you out as its the wheel with traction
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Reply By: get outmore - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 14:40
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 14:40
cheap light doesnt look like it will take up much space.
rather than say like above ill stick to max tracks etc. I see all recovery
tools as having a use (mostly)
in certain situations some
tools work better or are more appropriate than others
- the more
tools you have the more options you have
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Reply By: Member - Outback Gazz - Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 17:13
Monday, Feb 02, 2015 at 17:13
Howdy All
Michael H9 said "Burying a spare wheel is super hard work."
Yep - been there done that lol ! Back in the early 90's I was alone and quite isolated in Central Australia and got myself horribly bogged in very soft sand. Had a winch and 40 metres of winch cable - only problem was that the nearest tree was 100 metres away.
I had remembered the story about burying your spare wheel so out came the shovel and started digging - made a nice size hole/trench nearly 6 feet deep and 90 degrees to the winch cable, buried the spare with cable attached. Started the Patrol, powered up the winch with the hand controller, let out the clutch then increased the revs slowly and got wheels turning and within about 90 seconds I had 2 tonne of sand mounded up right in front of my car ! What would I have paid for a set of max trax there and then ?
Cheers
Gazz
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Reply By: Member - Paul B (WA) - Thursday, Feb 05, 2015 at 22:37
Thursday, Feb 05, 2015 at 22:37
I've a better solution: DON'T GET BOGGED in the first place! It's years and decades since I was last bogged, so if a dumb bastard like me can stay out of it, I don't see why all you rocket scientists can't as
well.
I've never failed to retrieve a vehicle from a sand bog by simply lowering tyre pressures, sometime to having them barely stand up off their rims. As for mud, you don't get bogged if you don't go into it. And then you don't have to blast it off with a pressure cleaner. Nothing like getting
home after a really good trip through the bush (secure in the knowledge you haven't wrecked the tracks) and not having to spend an hour getting the rig clean.
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Follow Up By: Michael H9 - Friday, Feb 06, 2015 at 07:29
Friday, Feb 06, 2015 at 07:29
I've been using the exact same principle with car accidents. I decided many years ago that I wouldn't have one, it's so simple really.
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Follow Up By: AlbyNSW - Friday, Feb 06, 2015 at 08:08
Friday, Feb 06, 2015 at 08:08
Done the same with flat tyres
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