DRIFTER_016 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Came across this really good paper on ice road construction, capacities, ice types etc. There is a great chart on capacities from 2.5 cm to 180 cm thick. There's a great chart on wind chills in the paper too. http://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/_live/documents/content/Ice%20Construction%20Field%20Guide%20web.pdf FYI, this pic is what 5 foot of clear ice looks like. According to the paper this ice with dry cracks should be down graded to 90% Luckily my ice fishing rigs weigh quite a bit less than 90,000 kg!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.brock Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 No way 5 inches maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr blizzard Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Dave can't bring up the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Link worked fine for me... I walked on 5" thick ice identical to that last year on December 8th. Pike fishing on a crystal clear lake and the ice was so loud it sounded like thunder cracking right next to you every 25-30 seconds. That was my excuse for not catching anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Dave can't bring up the link Go here and download Adobe Reader: https://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=KLXME Un-check the optional offer. Then try the link again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Link worked fine for me... I walked on 5" thick ice identical to that last year on December 8th. Pike fishing on a crystal clear lake and the ice was so loud it sounded like thunder cracking right next to you every 25-30 seconds. That was my excuse for not catching anything The ice in those pictures is just over 60" thick. They were taken in late March a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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