Recovery Tracks

[Korando29]

Aside from Ridgerider and Tred recovery plastic ramps, are those cheaper ones on TM (copies I guess) any good for both 4WD and ATV's? Have doubts on their longevity and taking the punishment but I suppose you get what you pay for?

[Korando29]

Guess the ramps can't be very common for 4wding? Interesting.

[Smurf]

I have a set of the ridge rider ones, they are ok. Not had a lot of use but as a back up they have worked.
A mate got a set of the trade me ones and they have been tried once, Handled the weight of a LWB Prado ok. Who knows how long they will last, just have to try and look after them.
Would be sweet for Quads etc.

[stu_71]

I got a couple of those ridge rider ones when they were on sale at supercheap once. Cost me $40 I think so I thought what the hell...
Only used them twice, they're ok. Just a simple roll up rubber slat design with wire going through to hold them all together. Better than nothing but winch is better

[Crash bandicoot]

Bread crates hold up pretty well...don't know if the local dairy owner agrees though

[Korando29]

Thanks for the replies. I have purchased some TM ramp cheapies - look like a copy of the Ridge Ryder? ($78.00 pr). Mainly for my Polaris Ace quad as I have some boggy bits to cross and the quad at 387 kgs dry weight with stock tyres( narrower than I would like), the ramps are my back up plan. No trees close enough to winch from unless you have a ground anchor I suppose. The Ridge Ryder ramps appear to be the ultimate design and toughness though but at a cost from Supercheap around $300.00 pr ($180.00 ea when I looked)! If anyone has watched that Aussie 4wd Adventure series on tv channel 12 - aside from the fishing bits, they sure thrash their Toyota's and Polaris ATV - and they have used the Ridge Ryder ramps in mainly sandy/red clay conditions. All good stuff.

[Smurf]

Should be sweet for a quad.
The guys on 'All 4 Adventure', if that is the show you are referring to, use Maxtrax, not the Supercheap Ridge Ryder brand. Similar design, but I would expect the Maxtrax to be a better product again.

[Korando29]

Gotcha - they have the products over there, now using bread crates - that's Kiwi no8 wire thinking! We can do it! Cheers.