I just bought a set of MaxTrax and they now supply them with a bright orange strap.

Will do, thanks for the Feedback :)

Wood can be used for putting over holes and it helps keep the wheels on the ground if you have open diffs but it is slippery and won't help when you really need traction. If you want something cheap that works as well as Maxtrax, get some FRP grate with grit surface and cut to the shape you want. They can support a lot of weight so great for making ramps and bridges too. The downside is that they are a bit heavy and awkward compared to these expensive plastic boards.

Ron Detten I live in the Pacific Northwest of USA and everyone around here carries a chainsaw in their truck. It’s good for removing entire trees that have fallen across the track as well as cutting pieces of wood to use in place of max trax or treds. You can get a good saw for less than the $300 these cost and use it for dozens of things that the trax can’t do. Try making firewood with trax or treds lol

WD40 works, but I've had better performance and easier clean up using Pam cooking spray. I use Pam in many applications for keeping mud from sticking on many surfaces in 4wheeling. It's also a lot cheaper than WD. thanks, lee

I’m not entirely certain that’s a very environmentally responsible way to avoid cleaning mud off something.

Yves Marchand I usually have a bottle of K-Y jelly handy when mudding or overlanding. A few squirts on the maxtrax and the mud falls right off with a gentle, but firm tap.

Ron Swanson I have a feeling you are talking about something wayyy different.

@@grosenberger Since we've been using K-Y jelly we've never had trouble with those cracks, or whatever you want to call it. ;)

they are both such an awesome vehicle saving tool when on your own, had my hilux getting licked by the tide while bogged once and had i left the Maxtrax at home... well I dont really want to think about that!

lol i know the feeling mate, those tracks down south look great, only been down there a couple of times to harvey but had a ball with some great locals

i was literally just going to say that. Tie some Para cord to them and tie them off to your bumpers or your D-rings

Also that way you can keep on moving, depending on the terrain, if you stop to get your boards, you'll get stuck again.

Did the same thing to mine. I thought I was clever. I'm glad to know I am not a unique genius. :D

Max Trax don't come with lifetime warranty?

How is that warranty going to help you when you need It out in the bush? They gonna chopper your chum ass a new one when they break? Just wondering~

@@MaxT80 they do. But I'm reading the fine print and it has a ton of limitations. They wont cover the nubs because they'll blame spinning tires. Seems like it only covers cracks but fine print says damage from rocks or hard surfaces wont be covered (even though instructions have no limitations on using them on such terrain unless -20 degrees) so what's stopping them from blaming a crack on the terrain? So really comes down to how well they are with customer service. Fine print says you have to pay for return shipping and everything.

Would rather buy a shovel, bury a spare tire, and winch from that.

chris Low thanks for your insight and you are the first person I know of to claim a broken Maxtrax! Did it break long ways or snap in the middle, would be keen to see a photo via G+ if you have one? I have seen Maxtrax replace someones boards via social media before after someone ripped all his lugs off from excessive wheel spin... You are 100% right about the Treds once broken they are replaced no questions asked, well so far to my knowledge.

G'day Chris, Brad McCarthy, Managing Director of MAXTRAX here. As a proudly Australian-owned family company, we stand behind the quality of our Australian-made products and will gladly honour any genuine warranty claim, however we have no record of any contact from you (as a consumer or a retailer) regarding your 'broken' MAXTRAX. Who did you contact? What is the name of your store? Since we launched MAXTRAX in 2005 we have sold tens of thousands of sets all over the world, including to the Australian and US defence forces, and have had just nine broken boards returned under warranty, most of which had been used (contrary to the 'User Instructions') in temperatures below -20ºC, or on hard or rocky ground. Of the very few warranty claims that we receive, most are for burnt teeth caused by excessive wheel spin. We typically these honour claims out of goodwill, even though this damage is not a fault with the product. Any moulded plastic product (including our competitors) will melt when sufficient heat is generated, so we clearly state in the 'User Instructions', and emboss into every MAXTRAX, "NO WHEEL SPIN", for this reason. Gentle acceleration is the key to successful use. If you would like to contact me at brad@maxtrax.com.au or phone me on 0417740114, I will take care of you. Kind regards, Brad McCarthy.

you got trees in the desert over there that's called a forest.Yes chainsaws are good for slowly removing entire Eco systems Keep up the good work D Trump

yeah there are heaps of mounting options for maxtrax

Yep either type recovery boards are well worth it, a recovery by tow truck can cost a lot more than $300 bucks with nothing to show for the money afterwards.

Agree, either one is a life saver. One thing I did learn, put the straps on much easier to find in sand, another learning experience which you mentioned, they can bury them selfs a good 30cm, I ended up using my beach rod to find them lol!! Keep the great vids up mate they are awesome!! :)

hahaha yeah we had the same problem the other day trying to climb sand dunes with as many recovery boards as possible (thought we'd try as we had them all out there). End result was a not getting up much further anyway and digging for ages trying to find all the Maxtrax and Treds.

+TroopyF no worries

yeah ive seen some videos on chains in mud, they look very effective however they would tear up tracks pretty quick if they were used by to many.

Well just saying I use them all the time and I like them. On the clay roads out out here chains really don't tear up the road/ tracks to bad, our roads don't get blade but once a year if we're lucky. But love your videos, you Aussie know how to drive in the sand thanks for the info I just hope it works for me

Jason Brown no worries mate, Yeah I have only watched videos of guys tearing up, they made them look worse than what they would normally be used for, sorry if I sounded like I was being critical, sometimes text is a bit too raw and unclear ;) . There has been plenty of times I wish i had some hahaha. I think they are illegal in australia apart from snowy areas which we dont have too many of... Do you use them just on the rear wheels or both front and rear?

Every single tire gets a chain. Oh no worries man. When you're driving fast that's when you start tearing up the road anything less than 20-10 mph you're good. The trick with chains is all about being slow.

Interesting stuff, will have to try that out some time... A good thing to know if you don't have anything else.

Ronny Dahl I learned it from Andrew St Pierre White from 4xforum. His videos are worth watching. Skål

+Ronny Dahl (4 Wheeling in W.A.) I have used scrap pieces of carpet a lot in mud, sand, snow and for ice traction even. You can get carpet scraps easily from the carpet stores scrap bins where they dump the old carpet from new installs. They also use the larger scraps in horse stalls during the rainy seasons, as the horses can sink in pretty good with out it. Having said all of this for getting unstuck it is really a one time use for emergencies. They are dirty, bulky, not worth washing and weigh a ton once they are wet. I keep a couple of scraps in the car and use them as a floor mats in bad weather.

I have to disagree from personal experience. I used low pile carpeting pieces and even drilled bolts into the carpet. When I got stuck in relatively shallow sand on an even surface, I used these homemade carpeting pieces and my tires spun resulting in the carpeting just getting burnt. It was not effective.

Would have to agree with you on that use to cut fire wood with dad when i was growing up 2 ton truck with 4 to 5 ton of wood on the back hessian bags and some sticks of wood sometimes some cyclone fence wire fair bit of digging and out we would pop RIP dad i did learn from you

There are plans for that too 🤙

AdamVanZuydam thanks mate, since this video we have some good quality audio mics ;)

+Jon Llona Minguez thanks buddy. To answer your questions here goes: #1 have not tried them but would love to test them as they look solid and well designed from what I have seen. #2 I'd becareful with that extra weight if on top of the roofrack. #3 those rolled tracks we do have and have yet to test them, Brandon from Modified E10 told us they work well in the mud but not so well in the sand. We will be testing them some time soon to see what they are like in sand, dirt and mud.

just pipe for now but will be putting a resonator/hotdog on it soon to hear the difference. will do a video on that later on.

+‫صعوط المجانين‬‎ any color other than white or sandy yellow ;)

Thank you

Thats a good point. I'd suggest being plastic and in the sun all the time that deterioration would be inevitable but it would take a few years.

Federals 33's so one inch bigger than standard.

That's what I wana do with the fj. 32 stock to 33 but in SA it's illegal so I'm not sure if I should