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Posted: 4/29/2023 1:22:25 PM EST
Long shot question. I want to buy some traction boards for my Jeep but they need to be the tallest ones available. I want to also use them as low profile ramps so I can get a floor jack under my car. A win-win. I see a few that are about 3" tall (each, not stacked). Do you know of any that are taller?
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Posted: 4/29/2023 2:32:19 PM EST
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Making them taller makes them harder to get up on, so I would say 3" is probably about the most you will find.
Stack them and gain maybe an inch a layer. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/29/2023 2:39:55 PM EST
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Can anyone find a video where a traction board was actually useful? I have not seen them be helpful in any situation off-road.
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Posted: 4/29/2023 2:59:48 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bgenlvtex: Making them taller makes them harder to get up on, so I would say 3" is probably about the most you will find. Stack them and gain maybe an inch a layer. I know you are right. I was hoping to maybe find one in the 4" range, but 3 seems to be the max that I can find. It's probably enough. |
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Posted: 4/29/2023 3:49:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bbodiford: Can anyone find a video where a traction board was actually useful? I have not seen them be helpful in any situation off-road. I have used them a bunch in snow and once in sand so they do work. |
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Posted: 5/1/2023 6:35:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bbodiford: Can anyone find a video where a traction board was actually useful? I have not seen them be helpful in any situation off-road.  How To Use Your MAXTRAX | MAXTRAX Tips |
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Posted: 5/1/2023 6:53:41 PM EST
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I don’t know about the height but I can recommend These
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Posted: 5/4/2023 4:53:08 PM EST
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I wanted to jump back in and follow up -
I needed a way to get under an old BMW 3 series on a gravel driveway. I couldn't get a floor jack under it at all the way it was sitting so low. I also have a Jeep LJ and have thought about some traction boards, but have never really needed them at the mall  Anywho - I was trying to find the highest traction boards I could get to work on the BMW but if I can use them in the Jeep even better. Well I went with the Bunker Indust mini boards with the jack board. Advertised as 2.9" high and they worked perfectly to get that BMW up enough. This was a success so if that information can help anyone then huzzah. |
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Posted: 5/4/2023 7:09:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fender_fella: I wanted to jump back in and follow up - I needed a way to get under an old BMW 3 series on a gravel driveway. I couldn't get a floor jack under it at all the way it was sitting so low. Lumber is fairly cheap. |
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Posted: 5/4/2023 7:09:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fender_fella: I wanted to jump back in and follow up - I needed a way to get under an old BMW 3 series on a gravel driveway. I couldn't get a floor jack under it at all the way it was sitting so low. I also have a Jeep LJ and have thought about some traction boards, but have never really needed them at the mall Anywho - I was trying to find the highest traction boards I could get to work on the BMW but if I can use them in the Jeep even better. Well I went with the Bunker Indust mini boards with the jack board. Advertised as 2.9" high and they worked perfectly to get that BMW up enough. This was a success so if that information can help anyone then huzzah. That must be an extremely low car. I'd lowered my 3-series a bit and ended up with one of those low-pro Arcan jacks that Northern Tool carried at the time. Even if that's not low enough to get under the car, I'm thinking that driving up on a 2x8s would give you all you need. But gravel... uggh. |
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Posted: 5/5/2023 11:44:18 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Dog: But gravel... uggh. yes gravel. That also led me to discover this gem, which may actually be of interest to this sub forum... Offroad Jack |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 5:29:51 AM EST
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Just saw this post.
They make traction boards that fold up, and even some that interlock together so you can just make one long traction board. Example |
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Posted: 6/2/2023 9:01:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ridgeline001: I have used them a bunch in snow and once in sand so they do work. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ridgeline001: Originally Posted By Bbodiford: Can anyone find a video where a traction board was actually useful? I have not seen them be helpful in any situation off-road. I have used them a bunch in snow and once in sand so they do work. Same, works in the snow, particularly the wet and heavy variety. |
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