Rototrax traction boards

Just ordered a pair. Man the prices of the mounts crazy!

 

Crazy high?

 

Yes... But Still less than maxtrax after all the hardware

 

Waiting to read some reviews, these item is high up on my time to purchase list.

 

We shall see. I’ve smashed some Amazon ones. Someone said those fiery red ones are really good?

 

are you only mounting the traction boards?

 

Yes. Apperently they require 2 mounts with extensions. Was going to pick up som maxtrax, but this seems like a good deal and if they end up being trash, I can just use the mounts

 

Ohhh yeah you’re right sorry. I’m doing something different enough that i got confused

 

Something worth considering when making a decision.. the inexpensive traction boards like X-Bull don't seem to nest as well so are taller when stacked.

 

Are you sure you need the extensions if you are only mounting the boards? What extensions would you need if you were going to stack them on top of a 4 gallon rotopax?

 

Here's my plan:


I have the mount I'm building in the garage, so I can simply throw this together for you.

LOX mount base:


RotoTrax on that base and w/ LOX:


Now, how I interpret the sites instructions - use a small extension. Note how it doesn't work:


Stacking info.

Mount base + 4 gal:


Mount base + 4 gal + extension:


Here's the RotoTrax on the 4gal + extension :


IMO, the extension needed in this case would need to be 1" taller. Without dimensions from their site, I don't know which one would be best.

Measurement of the small extension:

 

I forgot to summarize:

• My configuration will work
  • LOX + 2 small extensions will integrate the 4 gal + side-by-side 2x 2gal water + traction boards
  • The LOX needs just a tad off effort to thread into that top extension and has enough thread to tighten down with a little flex of the board (nothing crazy). However IMO, it needs a higher extension for my comfort
• I'm not understanding why the website says "Stack 2 boards using our 2 gallon extesnion mounts (RX-EXT)" since clearly the extension will not allow the LOX to come into contact with the boards. PERHAPS they want you to remove the wing on the extension- I didn't test this
• Yes I am aware of the venting challenge my setup poses, but I have some thoughts on that for later.

 

I emailed rotopax and this is what I got in response

For the traction board if you stack 2 sets of them which is 4 boards you will need 2 - 3 Gallon extensions (RX-EXT3). If you plan to purchase the single set of traction boards which is 2 boards you need the Standard extension (RX-EXT). To add the four gallon we have not yet had a customer try to stack them both together. We believe you can stack the traction boards on top of the 4 Gallon gasoline using the 3 Gallon extension and deluxe or locking mounts. We also do returns for free if things don't work out.

That doesn't make sense against what you're saying?

 

This^^

I have the room and don't mind storing the X-Bull's at the front of the bed, but if you're short on space or don't want all that on your roof rack or something like that, should definitely consider their lack of nice nesting.

 

Any update from the people that purchased them? I'm on the fence with these right now since i haven't seen reviews yet

 

Sorry, all but I haven't been able to test the boards I bought at this point for build quality. Everything has kind of blown up since I ordered got them and there has been no wheeling.

 

Any progress on this? I'm interested in these boards as well.

 

I never have really had to test them but have held them up next to maxtrax and the seem comparable but still can't give a fair review of them. Last year really screwed up a lot of my plans. Moab was in the plans for April 2020 but that went to hell.

 

Would you be able to tell me what the distance is between mounting points? I’ve been wondering if I have the space to mount these with my other gear.

 

Never mind I found the info I needed! Thanks