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Originally Posted by John Dallas
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I never travel on the ice without getting out with my auger in one hand, 5' ice chisel and measuring stick in the other and test my entire intended path. I drove log truck for 10 winters crossing frozen rivers and lakes with loads weighing close to 250,000lbs and have a good understanding of what to look for in good ice vs poor ice and a consistent thickness of 12" of good clear black ice will support a pickup truck no problem but I still will not drive my truck to my fishing spots if there is less than 15". My truck does not see the ice until I see 15" along my entire path and though 4" will support a snowmobile or small ATV I wait for 8" for those.
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