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<blockquote data-quote="rod" data-source="post: 1412222" data-attributes="member: 5382"><p>Its remarkable how strong and boyant good ice is.&nbsp; I once saw a one ton 4X4 dually Ford truck pull a heavy duty car trailer with a 10&#039; X 16&#039; wood framed fish house on it over a mile out onto a lake on 8 inches of good ice. (no I wouldn&#039;t recommend it). Having iced fished (and driven on lake ice) for over 40 years you get to know when the ice is good. Those that run into trouble are people who just assume the ice is thick enough or are unfamiliar with a certain lake and drive too close to where a creek or river flow into or out of a lake. Also a good rule of thumb is to NEVER be the first one to drive on the ice. I always wait at least a week after people start driving on it. Those ice roads in Canada and Alaska are usually frozen to a depth of 4 to 6 feet which is plenty of ice to drive a big rig on. Those TV shows always make it look more dangerous than it is. I also agree that an ice road trucker should be better paid that others.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="rod, post: 1412222, member: 5382"] Its remarkable how strong and boyant good ice is. I once saw a one ton 4X4 dually Ford truck pull a heavy duty car trailer with a 10' X 16' wood framed fish house on it over a mile out onto a lake on 8 inches of good ice. (no I wouldn't recommend it). Having iced fished (and driven on lake ice) for over 40 years you get to know when the ice is good. Those that run into trouble are people who just assume the ice is thick enough or are unfamiliar with a certain lake and drive too close to where a creek or river flow into or out of a lake. Also a good rule of thumb is to NEVER be the first one to drive on the ice. I always wait at least a week after people start driving on it. Those ice roads in Canada and Alaska are usually frozen to a depth of 4 to 6 feet which is plenty of ice to drive a big rig on. Those TV shows always make it look more dangerous than it is. I also agree that an ice road trucker should be better paid that others. [/QUOTE]

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