How much ice ???

[mysnopro]

Do you feel safe hauling a 8x16 wheel house out? Will haul with my SxS can am! Its home made , not as heavy as the store bought ones. Close to the same weight, but maybe couple hundred pounds lighter.

[fishinfan]

Depends on ice and your comfort level.

Last year I had my custom built wheel house and 1/2 ton Ram out on 14" of ice up on Red. The house weighs 8400lbs and I would guess all together with truck, 15000lbs.

I don't think I will ever do it again but I will go comfortably out on 16" with my set up.

I would think you would be safe in the 12" range very easily.

Others on here will have their own opinions. I know I've seen on these forums that some people won't drive their 1/2 tons out unless there is 18" plus.

[mysnopro]

I'm going to weigh mine this week. Thinking it will be around 2500pounds. Its all aluminum studded and covered too! Strofoam insulation and tounge and groove cedar inside.

[TV BOY]

I think you might be surprised how much it weighs… my 8x12 v front all aluminum frame/studs foam cedar … with 60 lbs propane, battery all gear etc is almost 3000lbs.

definitely let us know what the scale says..

[WalleyeSlayer21]

a good 10 inches would probably hold it if your careful... but dont take my word for it i could be wrong

[monstermoose78]

I would not trust the ice just because we had a 2 days of cold. Remember the ice we had was exposed to 50 degree weather and that weakened it. Seeing you house is so light why not bring it out with a wheeler. I have been finding thin spots like 7 inches before it got cold and up to 11 inches. I am worried that this 2 day cold snap will make people start driving out. I like to have 18 inches before my truck hits the ice because there is always thin spots and that gives me a couple inches of wiggle room.

[fishnowworknever]

I would not trust the ice just because we had a 2 days of cold. Remember the ice we had was exposed to 50 degree weather and that weakened it. Seeing you house is so light why not bring it out with a wheeler. I have been finding thin spots like 7 inches before it got cold and up to 11 inches. I am worried that this 2 day cold snap will make people start driving out. I like to have 18 inches before my truck hits the ice because there is always thin spots and that gives me a couple inches of wiggle room.

Those thinner spots will catch up to the thicker areas over time, the amount of ice gained is relative to the starting thickness of the ice for any given day. The thicker the ice, the less ice is formed, while thinner ice gains more in that same day.

Then you have to take into effect snow cover etc as well.

I'm sure you'll see people driving out this coming weekend on metro lakes, and someone is bound to go through.

[mysnopro]

Got a honest measurement today, 8.5 inches of black ice 1 inch white, 9.5 total! No snowcover up here in maine!!! Going to be single numbers tonite, should make it atleast 10 inches friday!

[Dozer]

I'm going to weigh mine this week. Thinking it will be around 2500pounds. Its all aluminum studded and covered too! Strofoam insulation and tounge and groove cedar inside.

You better get it weighed. I an unfinised ALL alumininum Yetti is 2250lbs. If yours only weighs 250lbs more you better start building them full time!

My home built 8.5x16 with a very sturdy hydraulic frame, full kitchen, bath running water, queen and twin bed 80lbs of propane and battery is 5740lbs on the scale ready to fish.

I take mine out behind the wheeler on 12" had it behind the Super Duty on Red on 14" and was nervous all weekend. It put 1" of water on top of the ice until we unhooked the pickup and moved it away 20yds, then the water went back down. I would much rather have 16" with the truck.