Embarrassing 4x4 moments: June 2024

We all have that one mate who manages to get in to strife on every 4x4 trip, whether they are the first one to get bogged, roll the car or just get lost.

Well, here’s your chance to show the world their embarrassing predicaments and give yourself a chance to win a $300 voucher for MAXTRAX recovery gear, just like Dwayne!

To get involved, please send a few pics of your embarrassing 4x4 moment to 4x4australia@wheelsmedia.com.au or alternatively via a private message on our Facebook page!

Dwayne Martin was indulging in some off-road antics in his twin-locked 2011 Nissan GU Patrol, on his mate’s property at Mendooran – about 50 minutes drive north-east of Dubbo or approximately five hours drive north-west of Sydney – when he got stifled in a mud trap.

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“We hadn’t left the main track, but we had a shit-tonne of rain prior,” Dwayne told 4X4 Australia of the bogging. “We had to leave it in the mud overnight so that we could get a dozer – so it was a two-day recovery.”

In the end, the dozer was the only vehicle with enough grunt to get the Patrol out of the gooey stuff, and plenty of digging was required with the excavator.

“I managed to get stuck once or twice,” Dwayne added, “it was just like quicksand.”

Hopefully Dwayne can put his new set of Maxtrax to good use!

To get involved, please send a few pics of your embarrassing 4x4 moment to 4x4australia@wheelsmedia.com.au or alternatively via a private message on our Facebook page!