Recovery Boards for getting unstuck in the snow

Hey Guys
Have any of you used this for getting out when you are stuck in snow on the ice? Or used one like it? Would be nice to be able to get some traction when one is stuck

TRED Pro Boards

Thanks

Lo0ks likes a good idea. Seems like alot of money though?

I carry a couple bags of sand…..they cost like $270 less

Cheap rubber floor mats would do the same thing….

munchy wrote:

Cheap rubber floor mats would do the same thing….

Hum never thought of that have you used them before?

Rob G wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>munchy wrote:</div>
Cheap rubber floor mats would do the same thing….

Hum never thought of that have you used them before?

I once got stuck, took my floor mats out and either stuffed them into the tire as far as possible or maybe even jacked tires up and placed them under. Tires spun and shot them right out the back.

I think the key to something like this is something that has a little traction that also will dig into the snow/ice too so it stays put while the tires climb out.

I think some 2×8s or something would work, especially if you sunk some lag screws into the bottom so they stuck to the ice. Pretty cheap and you could stack 4 easy enough in your truck bed.

That scenario I mentioned was years ago as a high school kid with low tread. Good tires, and knowing when to let off the gas and grab the shovel vs making ruts you can’t climb out of will get you out of most spots.

Carry a 4×4 and drill a hole and put it in the hole and use the winch.

The photo in the ad of the SUV in the mud made me laugh. That one ain’t coming out of there without a helicopter.

Ron-was hoping that was a vid, wanted to see that thing climb out
I use kitty litter, they have light weight stuff in a jug that I like.

Kitty litter works really well.

I carry a set of GoTreads in the truck and 1 in the box on the wheeler. I picked them up for like 30 a piece at a sports show a few years back. Haven’t had to use them too often, but when I have they worked really well.

These things look pretty cool! Decent price too

Trac Grabbers

I got stuck last year (even with 4×4) and luckily I got some help from another ice fisherman. He pulled out what looked like two big long socks filled with regular gravel. Homemade and it worked fantastic. I said my thanks and he said to give it slow gas but not to stop once I got going. The snow was only half the problem. The ice layer below it was kicking my butt.

Had a scary experience last year so I swallowed hard and bought maxtrax for this season. Snow, ice, and broke through a crust layer with the front tires so I had water over the bottom of the rims. Every time I gave it any gas it dug down harder making it worse. Next step was emptying my sandbags, but doubt that would have solved anything. Thankfully a fellow fisherman spotted my predicament from a mile away and drove over to give me a tow.

the good news, traction boards must be good luck because haven’t needed any so far this season

Are they worth the money? Man I don’t know, $300 for Treds/Maxtrax is a hard pill to swallow. My justification was that if they solve a bad problem just one time in 5 or so years it is worth it. Can’t imagine what would have happened last season if not for a fellow fisherman.

Didn’t see those Trac Grabbers when doing my research. I like the look of them and how little space for storage. One downside to boards, it sounds like people like to steal them.

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I got stuck last year (even with 4×4) and luckily I got some help from another ice fisherman. He pulled out what looked like two big long socks filled with regular gravel. Homemade and it worked fantastic. I said my thanks and he said to give it slow gas but not to stop once I got going. The snow was only half the problem. The ice layer below it was kicking my butt.

Your winch couldn’t pull you out?

onestout wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Thomas Nichols wrote:</div>
I got stuck last year (even with 4×4) and luckily I got some help from another ice fisherman. He pulled out what looked like two big long socks filled with regular gravel. Homemade and it worked fantastic. I said my thanks and he said to give it slow gas but not to stop once I got going. The snow was only half the problem. The ice layer below it was kicking my butt.

Your winch couldn’t pull you out?

Most guys don’t have a winch on their pickups. Based on my observations I would guess maybe 1 in 10,000 do?

Wow those tracgrabbers look sweet I wonder how they perform on the ice? But this will be an issue for me and will be a deal breaker. Below is a review I seen online:

Although I haven’t had a chance to actually test these in a real life situation, it appears that on my 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 4×4 there may be a clearance problem in the wheel well. Be sure to check the clearance on your vehicle before trying this product or you will probably damage your vehicle.

My UPS guy showed me these many years ago. I have used them countless times over the years to get out. In fact just today I got stuck pulling my job trailer down a drifted road. Glare ice under the snow, Shoveled out around the tires, slid them under the front tires and crawled out. Awesome!

https://tiretractionmats.com/

archerj wrote:

My UPS guy showed me these many years ago. I have used them countless times over the years to get out. In fact just today I got stuck pulling my job trailer down a drifted road. Glare ice under the snow, Shoveled out around the tires, slid them under the front tires and crawled out. Awesome!

https://tiretractionmats.com/

Those look like a good option! Thin enough to wedge under the tire with traction for the tire and pins to grip the ground to keep them in place. Also wouldn’t take up a lot of space. At $55 fairly affordable too. If I had to rely on just using my truck in deep snow I would consider a set for insurance.

Nothing works better than wood ashes, just dump some on the snow and go..

I’ve got something similar to the original post but much cheaper. I have used them once on our minivan and all it did was grab them and quick them out behind the vehicle. That was on a driveway after freezing rain then covered in snow, so the board had nothing to grip itself onto. Would maybe work different if the board could somehow grip to something. I recently received something similar to the track grabber posted above as a gift, haven’t used them yet but I’d guess they work better than the boards.

Sylvanboat wrote:

Kitty litter works really well.

×2 kitty litter is also cheap at the dollar store

al-wichman wrote:

ck grabber posted above as a gift, haven’t used them yet but I’d guess they work better than the boards.

These look pretty neat on how the bend and curve thinking of buying a set, looks like they doubled in price though as they are now 120 a set…

curley tail, I use a come-a-long to get mysself out of the jam… If you’re close to shore, pine bows work well in sand, I wonder if they’d do the same in snow???

Mark

My neighbor built a set using a pair of tractor trailer mud flaps, pronged tee blind nuts and bolts.

I can’t recall the spacing but there are a lot per flap. The bolt heads dig into the ice and the tires get traction from the bolt and blind nut.

Work very well.