Zac Quinn 
Off-road enthusiasts know how helpful traction boards can be for situations where a winch point isn’t readily available, or you’re only in need of additional traction. Unfortunately, there are many knock-off traction boards for you to buy, and picking the right one is up to customer discretion. But Ford Performance is now offering recovery boards to make the search a bit easier. And Ford Bronco, Ranger, and F-150 customers may want to take a closer look.
Ford Performance ARB Tred Pro Recovery Board Details
The traction boards being sold by Ford Performance are ARB TRED Pro Recovery Boards; this is the perfect recovery device to get you out of trouble when traction is hard to come by. While they are perfect for weekend excursions off the beaten path, they’re also great for Overlanding when the situations occur, and you’re potentially not near any help. The traction boards are Gun Metal Grey and feature Orange Extreme Hex Grip Nodes. In addition, they are built with EXOTRED Unique composite, which makes them extremely durable, wear-resistant, and offer a high level of flexibility.
The teeth have a glass-filled resin to reduce premature wear from wheel spin. Lastly, the contour featured on the boards uses 4×4 tire dimensions and tread pattern data to optimize the design. Ford Performance is selling part number M-1830-RB for $320, which isn’t cheap when considering that that’s the price for just one of these traction boards.
Interestingly, this comes after discovering a patent that offers unique storage location ideas for traction boards. Rather than storing them in the vehicle or buying a mounting system for your rig, Ford has developed an idea that turns a set of traction boards into doors for the Ford Bronco or running boards for the F-150. While the patent and the new offering aren’t connected, it’s interesting to see that there could be new ways of storing your ARB Tred Pro Recovery Boards at some point in the future.
