Ice Thickness Thread!
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Ice Thickness Thread!
ok there are a bunch of numbers floating around out there about the 'safe' ice thickness for a quarter-ton truck. Heck, the DNR says 8-12" okay? so is that 3/4 foot or a foot? lol. So, anyone have some 'official' numbers before i risk losing my baby due to and estimate of numbers lol. possibly sticky on this one zach
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look where he lives... Minnesota, The state is known as the "Land of 10000 Lakes"
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No ice is Safe. I put a four wheeler under in over ten inches of ice. That being said what edgeholic put is a fair risk assessment. I drive on the Ice every year, but I know that I am risking my truck and my life everytime I do it.
^ that's my truck in the middle of Forest Lake last week on 16" of ice.
^ that's my truck in the middle of Forest Lake last week on 16" of ice.
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I think I'd just keep my truck on the shore and take the quad or snowmobile out...I'd rather risk losing a toy than my main transportation should such a situation arise.
Just this week alone, we had a quad and a snowmobile go through the ice on Lake Simcoe. It's just not thick enough yet.
Just this week alone, we had a quad and a snowmobile go through the ice on Lake Simcoe. It's just not thick enough yet.
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No ice is Safe. I put a four wheeler under in over ten inches of ice. That being said what edgeholic put is a fair risk assessment. I drive on the Ice every year, but I know that I am risking my truck and my life everytime I do it.
^ that's my truck in the middle of Forest Lake last week on 16" of ice.
^ that's my truck in the middle of Forest Lake last week on 16" of ice.
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Saw a news item on TV up here warning that people shouldn't venture out on ice less than 4" thick.
So you figure that to be on the conservative side that's about a 200 lb man.
Extrapolating from that, if it were my truck, I wouldn't take it out on anything less than a foot thick, and even then I'd be very wary - movement of weight equivalent to a truck can cause undulations in ice anywhere near open water. On a closed bay, or completely frozen lake, maybe different.
But I agree with one thing - no such thing as totally safe when you venture out on ice; there are simply too many variables to consider. Even watching some one else go on ahead of you with a heavier vehicle is no guarantee - they may weaken the ice enough so that when it's your turn, you'll go through.
The lighter the better, and don't go out any further than you have to.
So you figure that to be on the conservative side that's about a 200 lb man.
Extrapolating from that, if it were my truck, I wouldn't take it out on anything less than a foot thick, and even then I'd be very wary - movement of weight equivalent to a truck can cause undulations in ice anywhere near open water. On a closed bay, or completely frozen lake, maybe different.
But I agree with one thing - no such thing as totally safe when you venture out on ice; there are simply too many variables to consider. Even watching some one else go on ahead of you with a heavier vehicle is no guarantee - they may weaken the ice enough so that when it's your turn, you'll go through.
The lighter the better, and don't go out any further than you have to.
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Why do you need to drive on a lake?
Take a bicycle with you and just ride on it.
Or better yet, SKI!
My boss drove a Gradall from one side of the lake to the other. He said it was the scariest thing he has ever done in his life. He heard the ice cracking over the loud *** exhaust of the machine.
Take a bicycle with you and just ride on it.
Or better yet, SKI!
My boss drove a Gradall from one side of the lake to the other. He said it was the scariest thing he has ever done in his life. He heard the ice cracking over the loud *** exhaust of the machine.
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