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Submitted: Monday, Dec 18, 2006 at 11:57

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Grumpy in WA

Has anyone here bought this product?

www.maxtrax.com.au

I'm interested in feedback, we often go 4x4ing alone and a product like this might save me having to bury the spare for use as a land anchor.

Just looking for feedback, positive or negative.

I'm a fan of using bridging ladders but they are not popular over here for some reason. They can be great for getting over rocks and trees as well as using them in sand and mud but are cumbersome.

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Reply By: Member - Beatit (QLD) - Monday, Dec 18, 2006 at 12:21

Monday, Dec 18, 2006 at 12:21

Haven't bough mine yet - but I will! They seem to make a great deal of sense and well I was convinced by their video at one of the shows. I'd say that they would have their place in the recovery kit and think that as far as sand is concerned they may well be a good substitute to the winch.

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Reply By: ExplorOz Team - Kerry W (QLD) - Monday, Dec 18, 2006 at 12:33

Monday, Dec 18, 2006 at 12:33

Hi Grumpy
I own a set. Took them to cape york this year and used them several times. Saved a lot of time and winching. They were also handy in places where you needed to drop tyre pressures for a 20' section - just used the maxtrax - no need to drop and reinflate the tyres.
Also used them as underwater markers to pick the shallowest path through some deeper creeks.
We had 3 vehicles use them about 5 times (so 3 x 5 = 15 uses) they do wear a bit if in sand (tyre spinning abrasion).
But they seem unbreakable.

hope this helps

cheers

Kerry

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Follow Up By: Grumpy in WA - Monday, Dec 18, 2006 at 16:44

Monday, Dec 18, 2006 at 16:44

Thanks for the feedback, do you think you could you have overcome the obstacles if you had lockers ?

I can see a real bonus for their use where you said: "They were also handy in places where you needed to drop tyre pressures for a 20' section". Did you wait to get stuck or put them down as a preventative measure?

Underwater markers sounds like another good use, did you just sink them in the sand? I guess you can use them for bashing crocs on the head if you got into any real touble :)

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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Kerry W (QLD) - Monday, Dec 18, 2006 at 23:05

Monday, Dec 18, 2006 at 23:05

Hi Grumpy

The answer is No
We all have lockers - the Maxtrax got us places nobody else got without a winch.
E.G. we went back up Gunshot with the Maxtrax everybody else was winched.
We also climbed out of the Pascoe River which had a 20m sand hill for an exit on the north bank after the floods, everybody else was winched (we had to drop tyres to 15psi plus use the Maxtrax and lockers to even have a hope to get up that one - very few others had passed that way when we got through.
Ive been a bush driver all my life I think they are very handy for the weight of them.

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Reply By: Richard Kovac - Tuesday, Dec 19, 2006 at 00:07

Tuesday, Dec 19, 2006 at 00:07

Why not do a search

Yes I have one and hope I never have to use it

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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Tuesday, Dec 19, 2006 at 00:14

Tuesday, Dec 19, 2006 at 00:14

Sorry thought I was Mr T for a second there

Alls OK now

I do own a set but haven't use them

as one reply stated at the cost they are the cheapest recovery gear you can (maybe) you can buy

Regards

Richard

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Reply By: ben_gv3 - Tuesday, Dec 19, 2006 at 21:33

Tuesday, Dec 19, 2006 at 21:33

How about for an even cheaper version:

Why not use milk crates which you cut up and join together? That way you get approx 5 feet of tracks.

Can you even buy milk crates, or are they 'donated' by Dairy Farmers??? ;-p

Even if you destroy them they're cheap to replace.

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