Since we got our Ford Expedition this summer, I have been preparing it as our "Snow Expedition" vehicle. My work usually has me driving county roads and my busy season is January through March.
I bought a good 12v air compressor in case I need to air up my tires after I have aired down for traction, a nice heavy and long set of jumper cables, an entrenching etool for digging out snow, and now I am looking at buying Go Treads...
https://gotreads.com/
I watched all 3 seasons of Expedition Overland and noticed that in all the times they got stuck, I think only once or twice did they use their wenches. Most of the time they used their MaxTrax and just rolled out. I looked into MaxTrax, but dang, they cost $300!
In looking for a more affordable and possibly compact alternative, I found the Go Treads. Right now they are having a sale on their website.....$95 with free shipping for a set of 2. I guess the military uses them on their deuce and a half trucks. They appear to work, can take weight and are durable. I guess they can't do everything that the MaxTrax can do....like bridge making...but they seem like they can do 85% of the job. A side benefit is they can be used as levelers for campers. They fold up small, so I can keep them with me all the time in my "emergency box" I keep in the back of the Expedition with my other stuff.
For me, I think they will do everything we need...winter traction...level camper. I am not off roading or overlanding with our Expedition, so as far as I can tell, the missed benefits of the MaxTrax will not affect me.
Has anyone used Go Treads? What has your experience been? Do you guys have better alternatives?
Edited to add: Here is a video I found on their website. According to their website, I guess these are issued with a lot of the deuce and a half trucks for getting unstuck.
[video=youtube;TsPwO4ybHe4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=TsPwO4ybHe4&feature=emb_lo go[/video]
I bought a good 12v air compressor in case I need to air up my tires after I have aired down for traction, a nice heavy and long set of jumper cables, an entrenching etool for digging out snow, and now I am looking at buying Go Treads...
https://gotreads.com/
I watched all 3 seasons of Expedition Overland and noticed that in all the times they got stuck, I think only once or twice did they use their wenches. Most of the time they used their MaxTrax and just rolled out. I looked into MaxTrax, but dang, they cost $300!
In looking for a more affordable and possibly compact alternative, I found the Go Treads. Right now they are having a sale on their website.....$95 with free shipping for a set of 2. I guess the military uses them on their deuce and a half trucks. They appear to work, can take weight and are durable. I guess they can't do everything that the MaxTrax can do....like bridge making...but they seem like they can do 85% of the job. A side benefit is they can be used as levelers for campers. They fold up small, so I can keep them with me all the time in my "emergency box" I keep in the back of the Expedition with my other stuff.
For me, I think they will do everything we need...winter traction...level camper. I am not off roading or overlanding with our Expedition, so as far as I can tell, the missed benefits of the MaxTrax will not affect me.
Has anyone used Go Treads? What has your experience been? Do you guys have better alternatives?
Edited to add: Here is a video I found on their website. According to their website, I guess these are issued with a lot of the deuce and a half trucks for getting unstuck.
[video=youtube;TsPwO4ybHe4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=TsPwO4ybHe4&feature=emb_lo go[/video]
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