They look nice George! Mine are the cheapest available. Dont even remember who or where made them. Thanks for the video. I remember back in the day we would make them from old scrap 2 x 8 planks with nuts and bolts ran through them..
Have you had the chance to use them in the snow? I’ve got the smittybilt ones, roughly 6 or seven years old and they have chunks missing and have multiple cracks and it’s all from snow recoveries. They just don’t like the snow, I’ve heard others do the same in snow. Like the bunkers, smittybilts don’t bridge well but they do contour the terrain which I believe helps with recoveries. Thanks for the video
No, no snow recoveries as of yet. I have a friend that loaned out his Treds a few years back to some people that where going out in the snow. When he got them back the ends where broken up a bit from them using them. He sent the company some pictures and a explanation of what happened and they sent him a new pair. Bunkers do have a limited lifetime warranty so they may do the same thing. I have used my economy traction boards in cold weather and snow and they held up well so far. No cracks or breakage yet. They are a much harder plastic than the Bunkers are. I do like how the Bunkers flex too. Just seems like the tires are able to grip them better. Probably because they are displacing the load of the wheel better across the surface of the traction board. Thanks for watching! George.
@@macr88 Old Cherokee's are known for off road capability. Newer vehicles rely on traction control and lockers to get them where they are going. Cherokees have good axle articulation and quadra trac has some benefits too. I had to use the traction boards to get out of a snow drift. I made it farther than a friend of mine that had a 4runner TRD, and he was following my tracks.
That’s good to hear. If they don’t crack in the snow like many others do then they’ll be on my list when the smittybilt ones become useless. There’s something to be said for skill & technique. Computers occasionally just get in the way.
@@macr88 We had a big snow storm hit us here 2 days ago. On my way home there was a full sized Penske box truck that was stuck pretty good on the side of the road. I got out and asked him if he needed some help. He looked at me funny, like how are you going to help. I got out these bunker traction boards set them up and he walked right out. He was pretty amazed how well they worked. Not sure how heavy he was, but the traction boards took no damage that I could see. Wish I had taken some pictures or video, but I had left my phone in the truck. If you do get a set remember to use the channel discount mentioned in the video description.
How well do these stack up against the set you used to have? I have two sets of the 'older' ones and they are still going strong (except for trying to pry them out of a bunch of cold mud. Then, not so much fun 😖) I do like the "stylish" traction knobs, though. Makes them look 11% more gnarly!
Well, like mentioned in the video the Bunker Indust does have the ability to change out the traction teeth if they should become damaged. The traction plates are a plus too. I do think they have a better ability to grab the tires than just plastic knobs. The plastics are much different though. These Bunker Indust traction boards are more floppy and not as rigid as the economy traction boards. This is a bit of a plus, because to me, they conform to the terrain better to gain extra grip. I think the Bunker Indust traction boards would work better for larger/heavier vehicles than the economy traction boards. The economical units would work fine for lighter vehicles, but with heavier vehicles I think they may be a bit weak. If they work once however, it is still cheaper/better than the cost and time to get someone out to get you unstuck. That was my reasoning for purchasing the economy units in the first place. vicoffroad does sell other types and brands of traction boards. Some are on sale now and I do believe the discount works on sale items as well. Thanks for watching! George.
They look nice George! Mine are the cheapest available. Dont even remember who or where made them.
Thanks for the video. I remember back in the day we would make them from old scrap 2 x 8 planks with
nuts and bolts ran through them..
2 x 8 planks would be a nice cheap build for sure. Ya. I have two pair of the economy boards myself.
Thanks for watching! George.
Great demonstration, thank you for all your hard work!
Thanks!
Thank you for making this video. Much appreciated. 👍
Your welcome and thanks for watching! George.
Have you had the chance to use them in the snow? I’ve got the smittybilt ones, roughly 6 or seven years old and they have chunks missing and have multiple cracks and it’s all from snow recoveries. They just don’t like the snow, I’ve heard others do the same in snow.
Like the bunkers, smittybilts don’t bridge well but they do contour the terrain which I believe helps with recoveries.
Thanks for the video
No, no snow recoveries as of yet.
I have a friend that loaned out his Treds a few years back to some people that where going out in the snow. When he got them back the ends where broken up a bit from them using them. He sent the company some pictures and a explanation of what happened and they sent him a new pair. Bunkers do have a limited lifetime warranty so they may do the same thing.
I have used my economy traction boards in cold weather and snow and they held up well so far. No cracks or breakage yet. They are a much harder plastic than the Bunkers are.
I do like how the Bunkers flex too. Just seems like the tires are able to grip them better. Probably because they are displacing the load of the wheel better across the surface of the traction board.
Thanks for watching! George.
Your rig must be far more capable than mine, I’ve used mine twice this Winter season.
@@macr88 Old Cherokee's are known for off road capability. Newer vehicles rely on traction control and lockers to get them where they are going. Cherokees have good axle articulation and quadra trac has some benefits too.
I had to use the traction boards to get out of a snow drift. I made it farther than a friend of mine that had a 4runner TRD, and he was following my tracks.
That’s good to hear. If they don’t crack in the snow like many others do then they’ll be on my list when the smittybilt ones become useless.
There’s something to be said for skill & technique. Computers occasionally just get in the way.
@@macr88 We had a big snow storm hit us here 2 days ago. On my way home there was a full sized Penske box truck that was stuck pretty good on the side of the road. I got out and asked him if he needed some help. He looked at me funny, like how are you going to help. I got out these bunker traction boards set them up and he walked right out. He was pretty amazed how well they worked. Not sure how heavy he was, but the traction boards took no damage that I could see. Wish I had taken some pictures or video, but I had left my phone in the truck.
If you do get a set remember to use the channel discount mentioned in the video description.
How well do these stack up against the set you used to have? I have two sets of the 'older' ones and they are still going strong (except for trying to pry them out of a bunch of cold mud. Then, not so much fun 😖)
I do like the "stylish" traction knobs, though. Makes them look 11% more gnarly!
Well, like mentioned in the video the Bunker Indust does have the ability to change out the traction teeth if they should become damaged. The traction plates are a plus too. I do think they have a better ability to grab the tires than just plastic knobs.
The plastics are much different though. These Bunker Indust traction boards are more floppy and not as rigid as the economy traction boards. This is a bit of a plus, because to me, they conform to the terrain better to gain extra grip. I think the Bunker Indust traction boards would work better for larger/heavier vehicles than the economy traction boards. The economical units would work fine for lighter vehicles, but with heavier vehicles I think they may be a bit weak. If they work once however, it is still cheaper/better than the cost and time to get someone out to get you unstuck. That was my reasoning for purchasing the economy units in the first place.
vicoffroad does sell other types and brands of traction boards. Some are on sale now
and I do believe the discount works on sale items as well.
Thanks for watching! George.