Driving on ice. HELP….

  • pwt3time
    Posts: 3
    February 24, 2006 at 11:39 pm #1249037

    I want to drive a dump truck on the ice with 7 tons of sand. We have 13″ of ice. Is this safe?

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    February 24, 2006 at 11:41 pm #424234

    I would say NO. They say Big Pick Up Truck should have 12″. You throw Dump Truck and 7 tons of Sand, I think you are looking for trouble with 13″.

    clintm
    mazeppa mn
    Posts: 177
    February 24, 2006 at 11:50 pm #424236

    Maybe if the lake is 14 inches deep

    brian_peterson
    Eagan, MN
    Posts: 2080
    February 25, 2006 at 12:09 am #424241

    I’d also have to say a big negative on that one!

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    February 25, 2006 at 12:27 am #424250

    Why do you need to haul sand on a lake? Driving something that heavy on any lake with that big of a load is better left to the Corp of Engineers. They specialize in that type of work.

    TGM
    Lakeville,MN.
    Posts: 41
    February 25, 2006 at 12:29 am #424251

    There use to be a site that had the army corp.of enginers specs on ice strengths.Try and google that,sorry thats the best I could do…….Personally I wouldn’t drive my pickup on 13″ .I’m guessing it would take 20+” and a bigger set of nuts to do what your asking….

    good luck jiggle-jiggle

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    February 25, 2006 at 1:04 am #424259

    You need 24 + inches for that much weight. I replied to your other post.

    mike_j
    Nashua Iowa
    Posts: 754
    February 25, 2006 at 1:28 am #424264

    Ok I’ll ask. Why are you hauling that much sand on the ice?

    ryan-hale
    NW Ia
    Posts: 1548
    February 25, 2006 at 1:57 am #424272

    Seen it done many times on the IGL’s lakes.It’s an easy way for lake front home owners to get sand for there beach area.Also seen huge loads of rock go across the ice for landscape work.
    Ryan Hale

    pwt3time
    Posts: 3
    February 25, 2006 at 1:57 am #424273

    Thanks for the input. I live on a little, man made lake, and need to add sand to my beach.

    gregory
    Red wing,mn
    Posts: 1626
    February 25, 2006 at 3:12 am #424304

    7 tons is only 3 1/2 yards wounldn’t take that long a with fourwheeler and alittle trailer, couple extra guys wouldn’t hurt either, much safer and good exercise

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