I always thought driving your vehicle on the ice was just asking for trouble so never have. Found this interesting, always wondered how they extract a vehicle that fell through the ice. 
Vehicle Through the Ice?
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WOW, Not sure if you guys have ever wore one of these cold water emersion suits they have on, its one thing to put it on and float, a whole other thing to actually work in one.
I had to demonstrate the donning of one to pass my Small Domestic Vessel Safety Course. You can hardly move... these guys are impressive
I had to demonstrate the donning of one to pass my Small Domestic Vessel Safety Course. You can hardly move... these guys are impressive
@Wave Runner thank you
I learned two things from this post this morning
I learned two things from this post this morning
Looks like it went down in 3 fow. I saw another once where a gold f250 was recovered from like 80fow and specialized divers had to go down and hook up the winch cables. Similar rig though.
I think it happens because the ice is "thick enough" but then they go to places where it isn't. Also a truck can't step over a pressure crack.
I think it happens because the ice is "thick enough" but then they go to places where it isn't. Also a truck can't step over a pressure crack.
For example, see
The tuck hit a crack that opened up and refroze, so the ice may have been 3 feet thick except where it's new ice may have just frozen overnight. No way you can see and process that while behind the wheel driving.
That's why I would never take anything larger than a ATV/Sled/Golf Cart out on the ice.
The tuck hit a crack that opened up and refroze, so the ice may have been 3 feet thick except where it's new ice may have just frozen overnight. No way you can see and process that while behind the wheel driving.
That's why I would never take anything larger than a ATV/Sled/Golf Cart out on the ice.
hvyhaul
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hvyhaul
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LOL, oh it's nothing new really @Red Fisher , it was referenced a while back in a car parking Lake Simcoe thread.
Dragging 135,800 lb. funny looking tankers of gasoline, clear and coloured diesel fuel over a winter road which included crossing water.
No big deal.
I'll look for a new pic of the units if I can find my truck album. No digital stuff back in those days.
hvyhaul
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@Red Fisher this is what most of the other drivers and I ran in the ice road. There were a few cabovers but not many. They didn't carry as much product.
All the comforts of home. LOL
I think I remember Chris as a junior driver, never heard of Doug, but I'll give credit although I might actually have them in my own album if I could find it. I certainly have very similar pics.
Sorry @Wave Runner , I'm done now.
All the comforts of home. LOL
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Doug Grieve | Chris Hall | Chris Hall |
I think I remember Chris as a junior driver, never heard of Doug, but I'll give credit although I might actually have them in my own album if I could find it. I certainly have very similar pics.
Sorry @Wave Runner , I'm done now.
Jello
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I watched this guy go through on Kempenfelt bay, lake Simcoe in '06. The ice had split open down the middle and had just refrozen over that spot. 4-5" good inches on either side, 1-2" over the refrozen area. Guy didn't even bother to scout it. Just drove straight over it and went for a swim.
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hvyhaul
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@Red Fisher Fuel/diesel loads were 49,500 liters and gasoline was 52,000 liters.
There were two parts:
Refinery to New Liskeard
New Liskeard to mine.
I was New Liskeard to the mine, that took 21 hours on a good round and we did 1 a day until we absolutely had to take time (a day) off.
Loved it, but incredibly hard mentally and physically. Learned so much about just what a truck can do on ice/snow.
No never came close to diving, the mine actually closed the road for a while to avoid an incident.
Was funny getting used to a grader pushing snow around and a water truck fixing potholes.
No sand or salt ever used.
There were two parts:
Refinery to New Liskeard
New Liskeard to mine.
I was New Liskeard to the mine, that took 21 hours on a good round and we did 1 a day until we absolutely had to take time (a day) off.
Loved it, but incredibly hard mentally and physically. Learned so much about just what a truck can do on ice/snow.
No never came close to diving, the mine actually closed the road for a while to avoid an incident.
Was funny getting used to a grader pushing snow around and a water truck fixing potholes.
No sand or salt ever used.