Ice is never safe, but really a semi full of rocks!

  • fishinfreaks
    Rogers, MN
    Posts: 1154
    March 2, 2021 at 7:26 pm #2019223

    Dumb as a truckload of rocks.

    MNdrifter
    Posts: 1671
    March 2, 2021 at 7:27 pm #2019225

    That’s ridiculous. I’m really interested in why rocks were being hauled either too or from Flag island.

    Angler II
    Posts: 530
    March 2, 2021 at 7:32 pm #2019228
    fishinfreaks wrote:

    Dumb as a truckload of rocks.

    Semis and tanker trucks drive on ice all the time?

    What’s the big deal?

    Ripjiggen
    Posts: 11586
    March 2, 2021 at 7:38 pm #2019230
    MNdrifter wrote:

    That’s ridiculous. I’m really interested in why rocks were being hauled either too or from Flag island.

    Probably for shore line.
    They do it all the time on lake Winnipeg to try and keep the shore from eroding. They have an accident a handful of times.
    Or maybe google maps had the directions wrong. lol

    Michael Best
    Posts: 1201
    March 2, 2021 at 8:09 pm #2019250

    Lots of semis roll over ice every year farther up north.
    There is bound to be some going through.

    blackbay
    mn
    Posts: 870
    March 2, 2021 at 8:24 pm #2019259

    I’ve seen it a bunch of times on border lakes and usually this time of year. Mostly they were hauling rocks for dock cribs.

    The SCRATCHER
    spring valley mn
    Posts: 734
    March 2, 2021 at 8:56 pm #2019272

    This is near a friend’s cabin they already have the tractor out using a excavator

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    deertracker
    Posts: 9237
    March 2, 2021 at 9:01 pm #2019274

    See skid steers frequently in the spring hauling rocks to stage for rip rap on people’s shorelines. Maybe for that?
    DT

    Jon Jordan
    Keymaster
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 6019
    March 2, 2021 at 9:07 pm #2019278

    Closed border probably had something to do with that…

    -J.

    Ripjiggen
    Posts: 11586
    March 2, 2021 at 9:12 pm #2019280
    The SCRATCHER wrote:

    This is near a friend’s cabin they already have the tractor out using a excavator

    Probably a nice new little rock pile what are the coordinates?

    The SCRATCHER
    spring valley mn
    Posts: 734
    March 3, 2021 at 4:08 am #2019311

    Ripjiggin that’s what I said

    Michael C. Winther
    Reedsburg, WI
    Posts: 1498
    March 4, 2021 at 9:02 am #2019775
    Jon Jordan wrote:

    Closed border probably had something to do with that…

    i’d bet that truck was able to cross the border since it’s commercial activity and not tourism/leisure. and the sides of the truck are covered with the mud that anyone’s familiar with who’s ever driven on that damn dirt road into the Angle through Manitoba…

    the truck owner’s statement last night after it got freed was interesting: basically a shrug and saying that if you drive on the ice long enough this stuff will happen.

    this pic is from a resort on Oak Island, right next to Flag Island. it gives an idea of what they use all that rock for up there.

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    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 20325
    March 4, 2021 at 9:10 am #2019779

    It’s not really anything different for a semi to drive on the ice. Seen it many times with my own eyes.
    Just happened to hit a soft spot. That excavator next to him is what’s impressive

    matt
    Posts: 659
    March 4, 2021 at 10:32 am #2019806

    Have seen a dump truck and excavator on Red in front of the Tamarack dredging out the channell late winter before.

    Netguy
    Minnetonka
    Posts: 3173
    March 4, 2021 at 11:32 am #2019826

    I’ve seen an excavator and what looked like skidders pulling wagons dredging in front of Westwind on Red Lake in open water a few years ago.

    IceNEyes1986
    Harris, MN
    Posts: 1292
    March 4, 2021 at 12:18 pm #2019833

    I was just going to say the same thing Jon. I saw them out there yesterday on the webcam.

    shefland
    Walker
    Posts: 497
    March 4, 2021 at 12:34 pm #2019839

    my guess is somebody is having a breakwater built, but wonder if they came up the gravel rd, or the new ice road?

    brueggemanate
    NW Iowa
    Posts: 44
    March 4, 2021 at 10:05 pm #2019949

    Even in northwest Iowa I’ve heard of them doing that to protect shoreline structures and islands. More so straight trucks but still hauling rocks on the ice. Easier than a boat

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