Beneath the two feet of snow was a loose gravel base that requires some momentum to climb even during summer months. The next location that I headed to was a short incline on a moderately steep berm covered with deep snow. Climbing the hill in 2WD without the TruckClaws was not remotely possible and accelerating at the same pace required 4WD with the rear differential locker engaged. The TruckClaws performed exceptionally well on the ice and climbed the incline in 2WD with the differential unlocked – leaving distinctive claw marks in the ice as they propelled the truck up the incline. The first location I headed to was a click, iced over incline. I had two test locations in mind for these traction aids – one that would test the capabilities on hard ice and one that would test the capabilities in one of the worst possible situations for wheeled vehicles – deep snow with a loose gravel base. Installation is really straight forward - I was able to do both rear tires for the first time in one minute and thirty-six with winter gloves on at -25F. The clearance between my tires and my bypass shocks is much tighter than your typical suspension set up and I had no issues with clearance. You need about 2" of clearance around the perimeter of your tire to use these and for offroad use it is recommended to limit application to your rear axle. They're very light and compact for a recovery tool, weighing in at just eight pounds and sized to pack into an area the size of a small shoe box. The principal of the device is simple – an aluminum “claw” is securely strapped to the tire, allowing the tire to bite into the terrain as the wheel rotates.
#TRAC GRABBER ON A TRACTOR DRIVER#
If you're a truck driver and travel in places with bad road conditions, I would definitely consider a set of the heavy duty version.
They also have super heavy duty versions available for semi-trucks and what not. In some of these pictures I have the ratchet on the rim of the wheel because, well, sometimes reading instructions is not my greatest strength.
Not really needed on our trucks that have enough sidewall to fasten the ratchet against. The plastic wedges are to protect the rim of your wheel. It's essentially a refined evolution of the age old trick of ratchet strapping a 2x4 to the tire of a stuck vehicle. While looking for a low profile set of tire chains for my wife's SUV, I stumbled upon a product that was marketed as a traction aid / recovery device that I have not seen before within the offroad scene. I like to push it, and I go prepared to deal with the consequences. Those of you who have seen my threads here over the years know that I am no stranger to those "temporary lack of forward momentum" moments.
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