Smittybuilt Element Ramps

[Arvin G]

I picked up a set of Maxtrax locally but wondering if anyone has used these Smittybilt Element Ramps yet? Saw them in one of the mags I get and was curious.

http://www.4wheelparts.com/Tools/Smi...92&t_pl=103774

[Ala5ka]

they're on sale right now too

[adrenaline503]

Wow, that could be a good deal.

[OKXterra]

I was curious about those too. Looks like they are too new of a product to have any reviews out.

[Ash]

Nice find. Looks like Maxtrax for half the price. Perhaps the only major difference will be the materials they use?

[Paladin]

Or no difference at all. There's not a lot of piece cost built into these things, or labour. They contain about 18lbs of plastic, and set of moulding dies. It's all tooling, and an opportunity always existed to sell these at a much lower cost and a higher volume to ammortize the tooling.

[Brian McVickers]

Those are a very blatant copy of the original Maxtrax product.
IMHO - Buyer beware of a 1/2 priced copy.

[overlander]

And in browsing 4wheelparts website after that link, I found that ARB just released a ground anchor that is a spin off of of PullPal's design:

http://store.arbusa.com/ARB-Portable...30-P3599.aspx#

And Smittbuilt cut cost about $400ish (probably by outsourcing to XXXXX) and ripped off the ARB design.http://www.4wheelparts.com/Winches-a...727#ReadReview

I guess the mantra of "paying it forward" works both ways.

Ironically, and in a surprise twist, the copy of the copy by Smittbilt actual gets good reviews! Score one for XXXXX.

[Paladin]

Actually, ARB's is not a spinoff of the Pullpal, it's almost a direct copy of a British design.

I've got the Smitty, haven't tested it yet.

[overlander]

Actually, ARB's is not a spinoff of the Pullpal, it's almost a direct copy of a British design.

I've got the Smitty, haven't tested it yet.

Report back when you do! This design looks much more compact than PullPal's.

Does it say what weight rating it is good for? It does not list it on website.