arcticcat400 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 i thought i remember seeing a military ice safety chart that showed how much ice can hold how much weight just wondering if anyone knows how to find this?? any help is appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiko Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Is this what you had in mind? http://tinyurl.com/6zjtep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnboy26 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 So according to this chart, you need 7 to 8 inches of ice to hold a 6000 pound truck and a 1000 pound ice house.....Am I reading this correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuleShack Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes, you are reading it correctly...However it says that 10,000 lbs can be supported on 9" of perfect ice.You wont find me testing that theory....I'll still wait for 12-14" to preserve my equipment and humility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnboy26 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I was thinking the same thing....while scratching my head no less....they can go out first and I will follow....58 feet behind no less...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river rat316 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 They are also basing it on perfect weight distribution and very good ice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyebjim Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Sweet avitar river rat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperybob Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes, you are reading it correctly...However it says that 10,000 lbs can be supported on 9" of perfect ice.You wont find me testing that theory....I'll still wait for 12-14" to preserve my equipment and humility. That's right. It's the minimal logistics requirement. It's not for parking your rig and camping. further noted: If you plan to leave a load on the ice for extended periods, usually more than two hours, multiply the load by 2 (as shown by the upper dashed line in the graph) before you use the equation to find the required minimum ice thickness. so according to their chart it's about 12-13 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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