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Mud or wet grass grip tracks

Aerosailor replied on 15/05/2017 08:25

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Posted on 15/05/2017 08:25

I've just changed my car to another one with rear wheel drive. I've not experienced any "getting stuck" problems with previous vehicles but had a slight issue after rain with this one in a national trust car park yesterday when solo and this surprised me. I thought I should maybe get some portable tracks to store in the boot for caravanning. Can anyone recommend a brand? Or should I get some chains? My rig is a Mercedes E220 CDI Estate and a Bailey Senator 5 Oklahoma. No problems with my old BMW 530d Estate bit maybe I was just lucky!

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JVB66 replied on 15/05/2017 12:02

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Posted on 15/05/2017 11:40 by Tinwheeler

Weight over the rear axle will help but you shouldn't have a problem with a RWD car unless you're heavy footed on the throttle. 

Posted on 15/05/2017 12:02

The problem is a lot of RWD cars are automatic and that in itself in "sticky" situations does not help

Tinwheeler replied on 15/05/2017 12:27

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Posted on 15/05/2017 12:02 by JVB66

The problem is a lot of RWD cars are automatic and that in itself in "sticky" situations does not help

Posted on 15/05/2017 12:27

You can still select second gear, or whatever. Some people consider auto helps as it's not usually possible to pull away with too much wellie.

Cornersteady replied on 15/05/2017 12:34

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Posted on 15/05/2017 11:54 by Wildwood

We bought two plastic tracks many years ago in case we got stuck. Never had to use them as once you have the answer to the problem, the problem never turns up.

Probably a wise precaution for most people though, but if your caravan has a mover fitted then you can use that to get it off the pitch if need be. Certainly the only time we needed the caravan of a very wet pitch it did it without problem.

Posted on 15/05/2017 12:34

Same here, we bought two yellow plastic tracks and they are still pristine and un-used in their plastic covers in the caravan locker. We bought them 18 years ago!

Yes agree with your mover point

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