Endurance III
So I had the wonderful opportunity to use the ARB traction boards this last weekend. Took the truck and trailer out to the Owyhee mountians to take advantage of the nice weather. the roads wearn't too bad, until they were. The mud pulled the truck from the middle of the road into a ditch that was pasty mud, the kind that sticks to everything and sucks everything in.
The boards held up great, even with the 2500 on them they didnt break and where able to give traction. Would have been an easy out with just the boards if I had a set of 4, but with only two boards I tried doing it with the least traction wheels and, almost got it. Got about 3/4 out of the ditch before it sucked me back down. Luckily a friend with his Tacoma was with me, hooked up the tow strap, and still used the ARB boards for more traction. It really would have sucked for both of use to get stuck, but got out safely.
I really like the boards and they worked very well keeping traction, and held up to everything I threw at it. Unfortunately I dont have many pictures, it wasnt until after I got unstuck that I thought about taking some. Here is a picture of the rut, and you can see a little where the mud started to drag me.
The boards held up great, even with the 2500 on them they didnt break and where able to give traction. Would have been an easy out with just the boards if I had a set of 4, but with only two boards I tried doing it with the least traction wheels and, almost got it. Got about 3/4 out of the ditch before it sucked me back down. Luckily a friend with his Tacoma was with me, hooked up the tow strap, and still used the ARB boards for more traction. It really would have sucked for both of use to get stuck, but got out safely.
I really like the boards and they worked very well keeping traction, and held up to everything I threw at it. Unfortunately I dont have many pictures, it wasnt until after I got unstuck that I thought about taking some. Here is a picture of the rut, and you can see a little where the mud started to drag me.
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