Homemade traction mats

I'm glad you posted. It was fun to watch you attempt to find an alternative board. Maybe try a more aggressive pattern and maybe other materials? Dont give up

Hey guys I did the same thing here in New Zealand thank you for taking your time to show that the wooden boards don't work the best ps next time use a better snatch strap and use a dampaner

Man you buried that thing. Good to have friends around to get you out. Thx for the video

You need to invest in a snatch strap or rope. Tow straps are not as effective when pulling a stuck vehicle out. You need something that stretches.

Nice video. Good presentation. But a bit too long. Shorten it. Had to keep forwarding. Great idea. Need to do more for different materials but keep it 3-4 min

Great video. I am no expert but I am not sure if jerking the truck out was a good idea, wouldn’t slow and steady torque wouldn’t have been better?

Get yourself a set of Max Tracks.. $500 Australian for four! Bargain when you are out bush in 40+ degrees and effort needs to be minimised. Same goes for the snow.. At least you boys need to get a decent set of recovery gear with a snatch strap. Your approach is dangerous.. And for the rant record don’t put knots in your recovery gear.. ?????

That hurt to watch.

Buy a ford.

You should actually find an old snowmobile track with studs and cut it in two pieces

A different idea that is half the price: bubba rope. It requires another vehicle but is cheaper than maxtrax or a winch

Had this been your average "stuck in the mud" scenario, I do believe it would have worked. However, you had that thang burried man, just straight SUNK lol! But this is an awesome idea & I'm convinced this will work for my situation. Thanks for sharing

Maybe try them again in snow?

Never use A/T tires in Mud

Looked like a Sausage party! Thats my offensive comment. I think you did a good demo. When you are stuck to the axles and in that kind of nasty mud not sure if maxtrax would have helped. If it weren't for fails we would never learn. You all have awesome positive attitudes, and energy.

Thanks for saving me the time and cost of trying to build my own.

I think they will work

Haha nice!! Sucks they didn’t work as well as you hoped.

Man, y’all didn’t do anything wrong but try something new and inventive / proactive! One cool invention I have seen was deadman ground anchor when stuck, I would have to do some more research for mud usage using the deadman, but your on the right track to something my friend. Love the vids and positive energy. Much love from Louisiana swamps Patna!

I got my brother some of these on ebay they are really nice $48 for 2. I got 2 sets. And for Christmas got my 2 brothers some snatch ropes

https://www.ebay.com/itm/263049048459

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Put screws in the boards

Good try. I think you had two problems: you couldnt get your boards under the tires, and the boards had a smooth finish.
I made some using leftover 1/2" OSB with lateral 1" slats screwed on every 5" - on both sides. Will tey them out soon

Get the thickest plywood you can find, cut boards, you’re welcome

Good try guys but before you hurt someone, or damage your vehicle, as 2TT pointed out get a proper recovery strap. I cringed watching that. Also a high lift jack is your new best friend, as your ute(Am in Australia) does not have jacking points you will need to get a "lift mate" to go with it. With that you will be able to get the boards under the wheels and the diffs, transfer case etc out of the mud, then the home made boards would have worked fine. Or learn to love digging, ask me how I know. Its all a learning curve

What about just cutting an old tire up and sticking it to a peice of ply?

Best truck ever, it will over-last any other tuck gg guys

Maybe if the grooves on the board were staggered in elevation and multi directional

Get a proper recovery strap (snatch/kinetic type). Please.

Thanks, love the attempt. I'm like you on spending the money on something I try NoT to use! Maybe if you were in crawl and off that damn break pedal the video would have been shorter. Keep it cheap!!

put some screws through it so they poke through the other side about 1/4 inch and i bet they'll work....wood maxtrax 2.0? lol

I thought that the boards would break from the vehicle's weight, but the Tacoma never got on to the boards. Were you using a tow strap instead of a snatch strap? What you going to do next? I would be nice to see the knock off Amazon tractions boards.

Put screws or studs on them. The boards didn't work because tyres didn't have anything to latch onto the boards.

Not a chance...! Interested to see the end of the vid!,,

Try cutting the thicker ones in a diamond pattern. It looks like they are still slick. The sharp points of a diamond pattern should grab better.

What you need to make wood work is 3/4" bolts through wood for rubber of tire to grab. And dont cut the wood.

I keep watching these videos in hopes of finding some new tips and recipes to further expand my repertoire- I have yet to see one single segment nor second that involves the making of ANY tacos, taco salad or even Taco Bell. Some taco party. Adios

Would the chain work. Yep to pull your truck out from mud

Guy doing a muddy recovery op in $150 Nikes and no-show socks . . . .

I think that's the ugliest stomp pad I ever saw ?

I like the idea, I’ll be curious to see how they work for you. I personally don’t know if I’d use these as I’d worry about the unforgiving metal bolts chewing up my tires. Maxtrax and similar will get destroyed if you burn out on them, but they fail before your tires do- in almost every situation I’ve used them I’m in such a low traction situation that it’s difficult not to spin. Anyway, fun DIY! My experience with them has only been in snow though, yours could still be useful in other situations too.

Clever lol whack trax. This is going to save us so much money. I'm ready to tackle this project. Thanks for the video

You deserve more subscribers ❤️

Fun to watch you making these.

why did you paint it...

I don't know, looks like the truck got stuck again at the end of the video because the underside of the board has no real gripping power on the snow base.

How much did you spend on materials? Vs how much would maxtrax knock-offs been?

Would be nice to have a better demonstration of them working.