[TheOtherLeft]

Does anyone know where to buy waffle boards cheap? They are plastic/fibrelass not the metal versions.

http://www.okoffroad.com/stuff-waffleboards.htm



I want to buy some but don't want to pay the coupla hundred for MaxTracks and the flexible rubber versions eg Bushranger don't appear to be very effective.

Thanks,
Ben

[ninjamoses]

Certainly wouldnt support a vehicles weight like those ones appear to, but if it is for recovery only I use an old cut down bread crate (edges cut off and sliced into 2) that has worked wonders the few times I've used it.

[TheOtherLeft]

ninjamoses wrote:

Certainly wouldnt support a vehicles weight like those ones appear to, but if it is for recovery only I use an old cut down bread crate (edges cut off and sliced into 2) that has worked wonders the few times I've used it.

Yes I've thought of bread/milk crates but wonder if I can get the waffle boards for a cheap enough alternative (<$100) to Maxtracks

[WAS12A]

Buy a panel.

Get them to cut it to usable sizes for you.

Sell the extra sections.

?????

Profit.

http://www.lbie.com/gri.htm or http://members.iinet.net.au/~fbglass/gri.htm

[GRPABT1]

We have that stuff at work as flooring in acidic evnvironments, it's fibreglas reinforced plastic. I saw a bog stock old rodeo get surprisngly far on a local trip with the aide of these.

[TheOtherLeft]

Anyone know how much FRP grating would cost? There's lotsa websites/companies but no prices online.

[Reubs]

If you're not too worried about weight, maybe look at some steel webforge offcuts from a steel shop - it is fairly heavy though but very strong. Webforge also make aluminium and the FRP grating as well.

http://www.webforge.com.au/

[christover1]

I been looking into this, azlong with other choices.
The added ability to carry weight could be useful for bridging stuff.

Mt brother found something similar on a hard garbage near a building site.
He uses it as a recovery aid for his delica.
So maybe building supplies worth looking into.

[Scales]

just stumbled across these, dunno if they are any good...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Instant-Trac ... 231e35b221

[christover1]

Scales wrote:

just stumbled across these, dunno if they are any good...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Instant-Trac ... 231e35b221

Closer to my buget,
be a good size for our smaller cars.

[sideways]

I've got 2 milk crates cut into individual panels (with an angle grinder, took 5 mins) and the panels cable tied together to form 2 foldable tracks. I've never had to use them but I imagine they'd work okay.

As for something a bit stronger you can use as a bridge, I'm over building the tray sides on the LJ so they can be used as such.

[Scales]

milk crates/bread crates work okay. but they just disintegrate after the first few uses.

[sierrajim]

christover1 wrote:

I
He uses it as a recovery aid for his delica..

It's a Delica, probably better off leaving it sink on the beach.


Maxxtrax work very well. Have a set that have done well for us with the Patrol, zooks and even a loaded tandem tipper.

[christover1]

sierrajim wrote:

christover1 wrote:

I
He uses it as a recovery aid for his delica..

It's a Delica, probably better off leaving it sink on the beach.


Maxxtrax work very well. Have a set that have done well for us with the Patrol, zooks and even a loaded tandem tipper.

He has a camper too, which seems silly when you have a van to sleep in

In my huntings have found you get what you pay for,
as with anything else, and maxtrax are winning on design.
There is also TRED available a lot cheaper, but still Aus made.

[alien]

when i did a lot of sand driving i used to just carry some carpet offcuts with me... worked MANY times to get me out, and they took up next to no space in the back... they worked best with the carpet side in the sand, the tyres gripped the back of the carpet brilliantly.

[christover1]

alien wrote:

when i did a lot of sand driving i used to just carry some carpet offcuts with me... worked MANY times to get me out, and they took up next to no space in the back... they worked best with the carpet side in the sand, the tyres gripped the back of the carpet brilliantly.

That is what I'll be taking if I get any sand trips before finances get better.

[Brenno]

We used these to get out of Quicksand on Tassie's west coast. Would have been stuffed without it. I think he got it from an industrial supplies place.

[monley]

Send Warren Blay from FRP grating Australia(google it) and e-mail him. He started making up some ramps like the one you posted for a few of my mates. They work great....

[christover1]

monley wrote:

Send Warren Blay from FRP grating Australia(google it) and e-mail him. He started making up some ramps like the one you posted for a few of my mates. They work great....

Excellent

[christover1]

Another useful tip is carry a couple of bags of kitty litter.
An old Moke Club trick.
Very good for making extra greasy clay tracks a bit drier and grittier where you need it.

I''l be carrying two bags and a couple of carpet lengths until money permits otherwise

[Scales]

always good to carry some for when the vitty spills its guts all over the place too huh?

seriously though, good idea, i like the ingenuity

[christover1]

monley wrote:

Send Warren Blay from FRP grating Australia(google it) and e-mail him. He started making up some ramps like the one you posted for a few of my mates. They work great....

Linked from the site. Must be retailing them now, too.

http://www.gratemates.com.au/

[monley]

christover1 wrote:

monley wrote:

Send Warren Blay from FRP grating Australia(google it) and e-mail him. He started making up some ramps like the one you posted for a few of my mates. They work great....

Linked from the site. Must be retailing them now, too.

http://www.gratemates.com.au/

That would be them....

[Poita]

Scales wrote:

just stumbled across these, dunno if they are any good...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Instant-Trac ... 231e35b221

Anyone got a set of these? For the price it may be worth grabbing a set and trying next time I am down the beach...

A mate of mine has the gratemates units and has been very impressed by them. I can't remember what they are worth though.

[sjzook]

http://www.4wd1.com/recovery-gear.htm#TRED

[TheOtherLeft]

I 'found' a few bread crates that I've cut up and joined together. Much better then milk crates. They flex a lot so can't be used as bridging ladders but should be OK for traction.

Have yet to test them in anger though.

[Reubs]

monley wrote:

christover1 wrote:

monley wrote:

Send Warren Blay from FRP grating Australia(google it) and e-mail him. He started making up some ramps like the one you posted for a few of my mates. They work great....

Linked from the site. Must be retailing them now, too.

http://www.gratemates.com.au/

That would be them....

That site brings the funnies...

Quote:

Despite lowering tyre pressures AND differential lockers front and rear, this Jeep Wrangler found itself bogged to the floor pan in the soft sand at Goolwa beach, S.A.
With no one else around to snatch it out, a pair of GRATEMATES was used to rescue the vehicle.

So why is it I haven't seen an unlocked Sierra on highway pressures bogged on a beach yet?

[atari4x4]

getting bogged on Goolaw Beach is virtually impossible... unless you're a complete deego.

[Built4thrashing]

because sierras weigh about half what that jeep does.

[christover1]

The stuff my bro got free is actually plastic drain type covers, so there may be car strength grating available