MAXTRAX MKII Recovery Boards, Black

A pair of MAXTRAX MKII recovery boards in Black, with two Telltale leashes. MAXTRAX call Black their most discreet color: it disappears against a roof rack or bed rack.

/WHY IT IS HERE

Recovery boards get a stuck truck out with no winch, no anchor point and no second vehicle: the board goes under the tire and the truck drives out on it. I carry MAXTRAX on the 80 because you never know when you will need them. Usually it is not for the 80. It is for pulling someone else out.

/KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY

• A pair, not one. Two boards and two orange Telltale leashes, which tie on so you can find a board after it sinks into sand or mud.
• Mounting pins are not included. MAXTRAX sell them separately.
• Black boards are the hardest to find in mud. MAXTRAX strongly recommend tying the leashes on.

/WHICH ONE

MKII ($279.99 a pair) grips with molded nylon cleats and weighs 15 lb a pair. XTREME ($439.99 a pair) sets 88 alloy teeth into the same nylon, which MAXTRAX say outlast nylon cleats under a spinning tire and can be replaced one at a time. It weighs 20 lb a pair. MAXTRAX built XTREME for jobs where heavy wheelspin is hard to avoid: racing, military and long expeditions.

/IN THE KIT

• 2 MAXTRAX MKII boards
• 2 Telltale leashes

/SPECS

• Color: Black
• Size, each: 1150 x 330 x 85 mm (45 x 13 in)
• A pair stacks 85 mm (3.5 in) tall
• Weight: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) each
• UV-stabilized, flexible engineering-grade reinforced nylon
• Six built-in handles, a shovel at each end, keyhole mounting points
• Made in Australia
• Limited lifetime warranty against faulty materials and workmanship, from MAXTRAX