henry Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Hi folks, Has anyone tried these contraptions and were they any good, would they be usefull in mud ie CL's etc Regards Henry (lol) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 ok, I'll bite, what are 'go-claws' B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 claws that go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 :$ sorry, they are like snow chains but are supposed to be good in mud sand and snow, instead of steel they are a sort of polycarbonate and wheels don't come off to fit, or so they say!!!! *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 http://www.flextrax.com/howitworks.html looks like you have to get them from the States. B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I have a feeling that they were reviewed ( or something similar ) in MMM a few months back. Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Day Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Hi Try, www.vancomfort.co.uk/goclaw.html £125 and a video to watch as well!! john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Henry , I believe that I read on here not so long ago that someone had used them to get out of the mud ....NO GO. Totally sunk/ I do believe that the people on the thread suggested things like wooden planks and yorkshire pud trays . if you look hard you will find the thread . Sorry cant help anymore as i dont know the thread title. will have a little hunt for you .........Henry sorry, I believe the reason was because once sunk in the mud for what ever reason rain dip impression they just spin and spin they can not grip the mud although I when loking at the snowchains though of them we decided not and took the advice of Don & others ..and bought the snow chains but then we were off to chamonix ..Good luck in what you decide.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickr Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Hi Henry I saw a MH on a CL with Go Claws fitted and, as the owner had neither a set of yellow Fiamma strips (better than nothing) or a load spreader under his wheels, he sank into a muddy depression overnight and could not get sufficient traction to climb out of the dip. The wheels just filled up with mud and spun thowing grass and mud everywhere. The only thing that got him out was the owners 53 year old Ferguson Grey tractor and a chain. I park the front wheels on a pair of thick Morrisons black rubber mats ( the semi-rigid ones with holes in) cut in half and tied together to form a short track. I have found that as long as I am in as high a gear as possible and gentle on the revs I can build up sufficient momentum to get to harder ground. The mats are very good as the holes fill with mud but still keep a surface for the tyres to grip. As you move off they press into the mud rather than fly off like the Fiammas. Its not a criticism of the Go Claws but once you sink into soft and slippery ground it is very difficult to get going so it is essential to put as firm a surface as possible under your driving wheels. Many MHs use bread trays for example. I did have Spykes Spiders in the past but found them to be less than effective (in snow and mud) and now have a set of snow chains on board at all times. They will give a modicum of traction in the slippery stuff but like Go Claws et all will soon fill up with mud. Plus snow chains are the only traction aids you can legally use in most Alpine regions. Regards Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I'm still trying to work out Michele's mention of Yorkshire pud trays!!! 8-) We've used cut down bread trays and they do work very well, especially if you park on them overnight rather than try to get out onto them in the morning, but again it can be done, they also rinse down very easily and pack away very easily in a waterproof bag although a good bin liner would suffice. The flexible yellow fiamma things are ruddy useless in our experience so we've got some thicker orange rubber ones as well, we have used them in the front of the bread trays so that when we drive off the trays they keep you going to let you get of momentum and out of any soft ground. Sorry can't remember what make the orange ones are but we got them from on of the shows and I saw them around last season still. These ladder types don't make much sense really to me for use on soft ground as I suspect they would just sink in, more for slippery solid ground than soggy boggy ground I would think. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Henry , see I do pay attention between Patrick & Melb I knew it . Ok not quite yorky pud trays but I knew I had read something somewhere . Hope it helps you to choose now. Not so dumb after all ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twooks Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Latest bumf frm C&CC has just arrived complete with advertising catalogue from www.amazingoutdoors.com 08009158991 selling go-claws at £129.95, [now that's something that really annoys me - what's wrong with £130, do they really thing I'm dumb enough to think that 5p is going to make me think that their price is so great] Anyway, rant done - going for caffeine fix in a minute :-S B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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