Which is the best 4x4 Recovery Tracks
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- Which is the best 4x4 Recovery Tracks
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The purpose of this test is to show what quality vs cheap can handle. Quality you can abuse, cheap you can not. You will see which you need to take care of and NOT use as a bridge and which ones are more durable and can handle pretty much ANYTHING!!
"To make an Omelette you must break some eggs"
IF you are offended by seeing boards break LET it be known that recovery tracks were harmed in this video.
For the record its your choice, buy cheap or quality I'm not going to tell you what to do. Just know what you are in for.
What else would you like us to test (not recovery tracks we just did it :D )
Thanks for watching
Ronny Dahl storage cases, ratchet straps, eskies (ice duration)
I'm not offended at the breakage I'm bummed with so much money spent there was not more to the test.
Traditional Sand boards out of alluminium vs Maxtraxx
@@jeep6242 What? Simple test to immediate failure not extensive enough?
@@einfelder8262 Yes.
My only gripe with the test is going backwards- The support structure on the back of the traction boards was never engineered to be driven over upside down and flexed in reverse- it completely defeats the structural design of the boards.
So when you drive over them backwards and flex them in reverse I expect even the toughest ones to get damage. They aren't engineered to be driven over incorrectly.
As with a winch, all recovery gear must be used correctly if it is going to perform correctly (fortunately traction boards are far safer to misuse than a winch).
The reverse driving is the same thing as bridge test. I think when you are recovering your vehicle in off-road condition there is no engineered scenario. You have to do what is necessary to be unstuck and this is where the Maxtrax are impressive. I was very doubtful to put some many money on recovery tracks but it’s worth every penny.
This was a torture test. Things you’re likely to do when the other option is a $3000 tow recovery, so sacrificing some $300 dollar boards is easily a good choice. I doubt anyone would drive over them backwards but does give an accelerated wear view…
The Maxtraxx nailed it. One of the few “engineered for military” things that actually bloody worked!
I’ll be buying Maxtraxx now. Just the standard. I don’t need the extreme.
I only do beach driving and use them for extra traction in soft sand. My Treds are still fine, no damage in 5 years. My point is, not everyone would not be sticking them in a hole at 90º or using them as a bridge, and therefore buy what you like that is suitable for the type of driving you do.
Until, you know, they get used to get someone unstuck elsewhere.
@@7kyro in this demo no one was stuck, and needed to get unstuck - i am pretty sure when that moment comes, that you can unstuck yourselve also wita cheap one.
maybe not 100 times .. maybe only 3 times - but that may all that someone requires.
in most situations they will be put before some tyres as flat as possible on the ground, and the tires would maybe pull it into the hole theyre in while pulling themselves out - and thats it. No way anyone ever need 90° bending - and that in the wrong direction. (against design, hitting it on the underside)
Sure the pricey ones will withstand that - but that is not what theyre made for. If you need that kind of resilience from a recovery track, then perhaps you should work on your driving skills.
In the 50 first years of my life i didnt have "recovery tracks" on stand by in the car.
I used floor mats, tree branches and whatever else was at hand....what i want to say is, one does try to drive in a manner, that a recovery stays a rare event. Risk averse.
Exactly mate. I bought 4 XBull tracks for the price of 2maxtracks…and they are still going strong 4 years later!
Yeah I'll really only ever need them for snow where i live
Youre just cheap
Great video and good information for when I go to choose some tracks and what would work for me. I’m glad to see you two making more videos together you both make a great team 👍👍👍
Thank you Ron and Patreon! Awesome video. :-)
NOW THIS IS A GREAT VID . Thanks to all involved
This was a test I really wanted to see. Thanks for it! Like, subscribed!
Great video Ronny and Torbs thanks.
These "test to destruction" type videos of 4WD gear are EXCELLENT ... thank you ... more of these :)
Great review thanks again Ronny!
I have four of the origonal maxtrax and they have been brilliant!! On the roof full time for a couple of years and they just work:)
Just found your channel. Love the content. Entertaining, funny, and informative. I've been searching for a good recovery board comparison video. They are expensive in the states.
Great Test Video - Really helped my decision making for our next Expedition adventure - Thanks !!!
I thought the X-Bull did rather well, considering the cost. I'm in for a pair at 60 USD, when they break I'll think about upgrading. That's 1/5th the cost of Maxtrax.
Will share, this is a great review! Thanks for posting. Our rides are seeing recovery boards more often now and people usually buy the better ones to avoid breaking.
Thanks for the video. I think price and projected use has a lot to do with it. If you are someone who might not off road a ton or does trails where you probably wont need a recovery pad, the X-Bulls for $80 are probably a good deal as you may never need them but if you do they will hold up for a few uses. On the other hand if you are someone who treks off into the wilderness or does more extreme trails, spending the $400+ on recovery pads that you will probably use regularly is worth it.
This was exactly what we wanted to see. Well done! Great test examples. Now we totally understand why you should pay 3 times more for a quality product that could get you out of a jam. ~Mark & Teresa
Keep up the great content & Keep raising the bar!
Excellent info! Awesome test. Cheers gents.
What an awesome video! Thanks a lot to all who contributed
Excellent video! Extremely useful thank you.
You made MY choice very easy today. Thanks!
Awesome testing! This really helped me decide!
Best review I've seen today.. Well done Gents...
Thanks for the video. Definitely sticking with Maxtrax MK2
Happy holidays Ronnie. This vid introduced me to your channel almost a year ago.(subscribed/followed since)
I would love to see more torture tests of budget equipment. Even the many new traction boards that have hit the market since.
THANK YOU! HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR GOOD ONES FOR THE PRICE ! BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! GOD BE WITH YOU ON YOUR JOURNEYS ALWAYS ! ENJOYED !
I always imagine the ceo’s of these companies clenching their butt’s while whatching this sort of video’s 😂
Nah. For the the average consumer, they will check the prices for each and go with the best ones they can afford at that time. Unless your product is an utter failure, having it in a video like this is great advertisement
@@danielfuller10, I’d disagree. I sure won’t be buying the losers.
@@grwolf272 why?? I've been in many situations where I use my cheap no name brand trax, none of those scenarios were a 90 degree angle of the trax or using them as a bridge, this test was stupid and doesn't simulate a real world situation.
Good test Ronny, reaffirmed my decision about buying a second set of Maxtrax and that you get what you pay for!
I was going to buy the X-Bull but glad I saw your video cause you just saved me some money. Thanks a lot guys.
Thanks! great video 👏
I LOVE your trucks, wish we had those here in America! Good video
Excellent (fun) work ... cheers!
Thanks for this video guys much appreciated. I know 100% what tracks I'm going to spend my money on now. I was considering cheaper because money isn't something I have lots of. But after this definitely worth the extra for the maxtraks.
I would like to see the same test on any of these that have faded sitting in the sun on a roof rack all day everyday.
I have the X bulls for about a year now i used it to get my titan out a mud hole and it shattered. If you go to my channel and watch "2019 nissan titan stuck in mud" and skip to 7:22 and watch from there you will see what happens. Its not good.
great video! pretty happy about my purchase!
Hey Mates from Dugout in SoCal. Thanks for the demo. I bought the MAXTRAX a couple weeks ago. And after watching your video I’m glad I did👍. Right after watching this video on TH-cam another recovery board came on. It was for action tracks. They looked like a very good comparable set. But the individual noted how those boards can be used on any surface and MAXTRAX can not be used on rocks and such. When I looked at my package it says do not use on on rocky surfaces when the temperature is below -20 C. My opinion is extreme cold makes almost any item more brittle. Thanks for all your videos I’ve learned a lot
As the old saying goes, “when you buy quality, you only cry once”.
Agree. "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of the cheap price."
It’s “buy once, cry once”
@@xXEVAKU8Xx I had to double take the OP quote as I never heard it like that LOL
I bought a nissan. Explains why i cry so much
“Buy cheap, buy twice”
Thanks for the vid 🤙🏻
The Best ones are those that you remember to take whit you😄
Thanks for this great comparison 🎉
I am glad I purchased two sets of the Maxxtrax MKII now that I know they hold up. Thanks for the test of the recovery boards. One Maxxtrax purchase last a long time over the cheaper knockoffs designed for one time use.
I've gone and collected branches and large sections of bark to go under the wheels at times, to get out from boggy areas, so any board will save me that effort. I carry the X-Bull version, costing $25 per tread (on special). I only need them to get me out of the bog (or sand), and they work just fine for that.
when the lugs get toasted just drill them out and replace with a nut/bolt and washers!
Agree. I usually hit the tracks hardest it winter and in the snow. Any track helps. I've still had to collect branches to help the tracks or build a path of the main track.
Good test but you're supposed to use two together to make a bridge. You probably already know that though.
I've got a set of 6 original maxtrax as I have a camper trailer. They got me out of a creek bed on the Old Tele Track when my brand new winch let me down.
Thanks it made my mind up cheers
Very informative! Thank you very much!!!
Good video! I never had Maxtrax, I went straight from the start with TRED Pros and got four of them - I figured ARB wouldn’t endorse and sell junk. I’m super happy with their performance (I drive a 4Runner)
I enjoy very much watching great video
Thank you Ronny for the sharing. I just placed an order for a pair of MaxTrax Mark II after watching your video. $239 a pair, bit pricy but it is good insurance than bogged in the middle of somewhere.
How about trying it in actual mud? Durability or strength mean nothing if they can't get you traction.
I'm a casual off road driver and have a set of tracks for emergency situations rather than regular use. I bought X-bull from Ebay for less than $70 a pair. I they get me out of trouble once it's money well spent and if they don't survive they are cheap to replace. If I did a lot of off road driving, particularly hard tracks I'd spend the money on Maxtrax.
I agree 100%. I have used my X-Bull in snow and sand, got me out with no damage other than a few studs rubbed down.
Bryce Letcher Lots cheeper than a tow truck. Most around here in Ga just to winch you out is around $200.
Purchased a set of maxtrax used (only tyre marks) for 100 dollar lol
We certainly live in a “throwaway society”.
Yeah same here. If I see heavy mud or dodgy looking sand I avoid it, but my x-bulls are there for "just in case". Might never even use them.
For a second I was sad you weren't going to do your 'pop-in' intro! Did not disappoint!
I probably wouldn’t of paid 500 bucks for a set of those but now I’m seriously considering them !!! Show is great thank.
I have the original treds and I'm surprised how badly they did . . . . Looks like maxtrax it is next time round! Very useful info. Good work team Ronny and thanks Pat's 😁👍
Nice one guys great review 👍😎🇳🇿
nice testing! Would've been interesting to do a wheel spin test to see which teeth last longer especially between the original maxtrax and the tred pros...
Been 4wding 30 years, I’ve never stuck something like that in a vertical position to assist in a recovery😂
Top one Ronny👍🏻👍🏻
This is an awesome and complete evaluation of track boards. Well done boys.
Complete how? Zero real extractions were performed. I already knew MTs had better plastic. With no real world use no real world knowledge was gained.
It's good to see you take your safety serious
Strong work guys!
I've got the Tred Pros which cost the same as the basic Maxtrax anyway so I'm happy they held up fairly well. The Tred Pros teeth are supposed to hold up better than the Maxtrax 2s to wheel spin I'd like to see that independently tested.
i have a set of Aldi track that I bought for a Fraser island trip in 2014, have used them heaps in sand, mud and they work great in snow which I drive in a lot in winter the vic high county. Think I payed $99 of them. Haven't used them as a bridge probably why they haven't broken yet. When they do brake will replace with maxtrax mk2. Biggest issue for me with the aldi ones is they don't stack together at all.
I have the X-Bulls and am surprised they did as well as they did in this test.
In cold temperatures they tend to be less maliable and shatter under stress.
I was really looking forward to this but these tests were a bit silly. I am never going to use a traction board like this. I mean bridging something 98% the length of the board serves what purpose? The wheel falls into the same size hole as without the board. I would have liked to seen them used for normal extractions. If x-bulls, for instance can extract a vehicle 40 times before failing that would have been more useful info. Ramping up the difficulty of the tests would have yielded way more helpful info.
It's a torture test to see how they go in extreme situations. Obviously most people won't use then like this but it shows how they will fare in the long term . . . . . And you do pay for what you get
@@4x4touring47 They could have been torture tested after actually using them for awhile. This is like doing a burn out and declaring the tire that pops last the winner. Useless for most people and providing the narrowest amount of data possible. I love this channel and am a Patreon supporter but this was a silly waste of money. Way more realistic field tests could have been done. Everyone already knows MTs have more durable plastic. Expensive way to prove that. The question is are the worth it for most people the way they use them in real life? No info here along those lines.
Ahhh, those tests are all ramped up in difficulty.
You cannot go out and try and replicate a real world recovery in exactly the same way multiple times. There are far too many variables.
@@k2svpete lol. One test that bends one board 90 degrees and one that bends the board to the radius of the tire because the board has no hope of bearing the weight. Real gradual tests lol. It would have been trivial to simulate more realistic use. It also would have been trivial to just take the boards in trips and. Use them. Even one day at the beach would have been more interesting data.
@@dreamingofdirtndiesel159 This is why I was so excited about this video initially. I thought we were going to get this kind of test with a bunch of brands and great RD narration and production quality.
Great video. You get what you pay for. I had the original maxtrax, used and abused them every second weekend for about 5 years before they finally died. Then I built some ramps out of steel and had them galvanised. Apart from being heavy, best thing ever! I'll post a picture of them for you all.
Have a look at Bailey bridge panels or sand ladders.
nice tests, especially the bridge
Wow, fantastic results! Next time, the winter test!
They are called recovery boards for a reason they are made to give you traction and that's how you should be testing them! They aren't called bridge boards or I can fold 90 degrees boards
fair enough, I guess the point was to show that if a board can go through hell and back during testing then it will probably never disappoint during actual fair use.
spoke like a true prius owner.
Great test - really helps me because I was confused by the choices and manufacturers’ claims. I’ll be getting the Maxtrax 👍
This video was both hilarious and informative
Great test. I bought the right ones😅 MAXTRAX MK2 for the win.... but dual and duel
Awesome test thank you
The Vermonter
Good Video! Would be good to see which ones melt the quickest with spinning tyres. Also keen to know with the Maxtrax, if you have the older style and melt a grib could you potentially put in one of the metal studs that you can buy for the new style Maxtrax. I have two Treds and two standard Maxtrax at the moment.
I live in Interior Alaska. Pretty much the opposite climate from "down under". Last winter (2019-2020) I used X-Bull boards to get our Ford Excursion out of the snow a couple of times. They are completely broken. This winter I got Maxtrax MKII's, but I haven't had to use them yet. We only have about 4 feet of snow this year instead of 8. The idea is the same though. You need a strong, flexible material that is not brittle in the cold.
I was about to buy a set of tred GT, I’m now purchasing a set of maxtrax mkII great demonstration of cost vs quality
The Maxsa Escaper Buddy is a popular Maxtrax MK2 alternative in the US. They're about $70 cheaper and work very well. I've used them in mud, as ramps, and put a 3500 quad cab Ram on them. They held up nicely. The only issue was that the treads burned off when the quad cab Ram got throttle happy and spun the tires. Still got him out of the ditch though!
Test went as I expected but Im happy about that so my choice will remain the same. Cheers Steve
Great review. We do most of our four wheeling in the NV desert, hunting. I've only gotten stuck a few times in my life but on a recent trip to the CA coast we got stuck in the sand on the beach. It ended up costing us $500 to get pulled out. If I'd had a set of tracks I could have self extricated. Debating whether it's worth the cost for something I may never even use. Knowing me I'll probably shell out for the max tracks.
Looks like I need to get a set of these for my off road rig thanks
I love the new editing ronny (from a year ago to now), the energys nice for a change, just don't become someone your not to try please the online community 👍
It’s just us being us, We tend to bring the energy off each other 🤙😁
@@Ronny_Dahl it's very entertaining 😂
100% agree Ronny what a bloody Legend keeping it real .
Good vid. I replace the melted teeth with bolts. Just make sure the threaded protrusion is no longer than 10mm or so and they work fine.
Awesome vid. Editing point though: Dual means 2, Duel means contest.
Ewan Walsh the English failed in the video title
I have the smaller treds and I think they are actually a lot stronger due to the more compact size, and they go fine with my 31's. Had them for years and used them a heap of times in sand and never had a problem. Another interesting point though that I have observed online is only the Maxtrax can survive in freezing temperatures.
That is a product review awesome 👍👍
Nice testing!!!
I’ve got treds and so far they are good, gotta also take in what type of vehicle is going to be driven over them. A Suzuki weighs a lot less than a landcruiser therefore won’t bend the tracks as much etc.
I got Tred Pros because of availability in my area and glad I didn't cheap out lol
I have 4 of the original Max Trax which I chose because I have Arthritic hands & I found them much easier to grip. Like you said too, the oly time knobs have been burnt is when someone else used them.
I think this being an unrealistic test was kind of the point. Standard testing on sand would not demonstrate the differing quality of plastic. However, the testing did not demonstrate the traction boards actual use case, which is to provide traction when bogged. It could have been interesting to see whether the different spike/corrugation designs provide better grip. I think if you wanted to bridge a gap you could purchase a bridging ladder. None of the traction boards really excel bridging. Just some thoughts. I really enjoy your videos Ronny. Cheers.
Thank you for such great informative videos. I however have an off topic question. What kind of boots are you blokes wearing? Thanks again.
The two reasons we went for Treds instead of MaxTrax was the price and that Treds were offering a lifetime warranty. It looks like MaxTrax don't need to offer the warranty... I guess the one here that surprised me most was the Adli version. We use a lot of their camping gear and 4x4 stuff and most of it is pretty good. We have had one or two duds but in general their gear is worth a look - not the tracks though based on this test.
I am so glad that I bought two sets of the standard Maxtrax. I've used them to recover my delighter from a ditch, used them as a bridge Two together and they barely flexed. Great value for money. As the say, "you get what you pay for". Maxtrax rock !
I will be in the market soon! this video is about to save me some money! :D
Yeah i wish i bought the maxtrac over the xbulls i shattered one on my last off road trip.
TREDs are aussie made and owned though. That's why I buy them. You should have mentioned that Ronny!
Good video Ronny and interesting results indeed........a little extreme in the testing but still good to see the end results.
Not going a go, not at all, but the 90 degree bend over seems a bit over the top as I’ve never seen traction boards be in that situation in actual driving situations. I would honk most products would snap at that point.
I’m more curious mate what the wiring loom was that dropped down under your car Ronny at the 5:17 point is ? 😁👍
YEAH!! I missed out half of the message, cause I couldn't stop focusing on that wire!!
Good vid mate, original max trax are best bang for your buck. Cheers
they cost the most, that's not what "best bang for buck" means. best bang for buck is cheapest option that does the job. And guess what? Digging a hole and driving over my tracks while they stick straight out of the sand is NOT the job I brought them for. Extra traction when I have to tow my neighbor's 2WD up their driveway in the wet season is the job I brought mine for. $70 off ebay and that was 4 years ago, still doing the job they were brought for. That's best bang for buck.
Double stack the X-Bulls. For $65us I can buy 3 times as many X bulls than the Maxtracks
Buy once, buy right. You wouldn't want them snapping when your remote
@@JarrodCardno I have seen matrax snap to. This buy once cry once shit is only a justification for spending top dollar to look overland cool. I beat the shit out of xbulls last winter. They are still fine.
@@mikehancho5286 definetly not, I've bought all the cheap stuff, and never again. This time around I've gone all out of the best quality gear and have not regret a single cent
@@JarrodCardno good luck with your snake oil $100 sport broverlander! Jist another "I buy only the best" simp.
@@mikehancho5286 You sound like a prole tbh
Thank u Ronny
Awesome test mate! Definately get what you pay for go the Maxx trax!
Thank you 🙇♂️