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Go Treads and other traction aids
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:20 am
by grazza
Hi all,
I have seen these things advertised and they look like a good idea:
http://www.fastlane.com.au/4WD-OffRoad/ ... Treads.htm
Has anyone any experience with this type of device?
I would think they could be pretty useful in sand and mud but I wonder if the plastic ones would fold up under the wheels.
I have also seen guys in the Outback Challenge carry long metal skids, particularly the european entries. Would the metal ones be better?
Any alternatives?
thanks...
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:24 am
by TUFFRANGIE
Put a log under your wheels?
The plastic would want to be damn strong
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:33 am
by bilby
they'd only be good on sand i think
if ya tyres aint gripping on slippery stuff then they'd just fly out from under ya wheels i reckon
some one would have tried them thou i guess
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:34 am
by Tiny
my folks lived in PNG for 20 odd years, and had a lot of probs with mud due to tropical rain all the time....a week with out rain was a drought.
They esed the old matting that they used in WW2 for tempory airprts, and had several lengths whee ever they went and couldn't do with out it.....I have also heard of carrying a couple of strips of old carpet to do the trick as well. I would say that it would work well, but have not seen it used so try it report back
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:44 pm
by Zute
Shade cloth sposta work well. Light weight, water will flow through it, also good for hiding your rig. not that I would need to do that sort of thing.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:43 pm
by HJ60_HEATHUS
I dug a hole and threw a shopping trolley in there once. worked well too
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:54 am
by grazza
Tiny wrote:my folks lived in PNG for 20 odd years, and had a lot of probs with mud due to tropical rain all the time....a week with out rain was a drought.
They esed the old matting that they used in WW2 for tempory airprts, and had several lengths whee ever they went and couldn't do with out it.....I have also heard of carrying a couple of strips of old carpet to do the trick as well. I would say that it would work well, but have not seen it used so try it report back
Thats the kind of info I like...
C'mon guys, let me know if you are using any other alternatives...
I like the shadecloth idea, but I would have thought it would get dragged under.
I have not seen anyone selling the ramps that the OBC guys are using.
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:15 pm
by "CANADA"
winch
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:44 pm
by grazza
mad_landie wrote:winch
dont go to the beach much do you?
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:57 pm
by bazzle
Ive seen people TRY to use mats and cloth etc... Ha Ha
Allright on a bit of clay, MUD?
Chains and a winch .
Bazzle
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:31 pm
by "CANADA"
its called a spare tire and a shovel