how much ice is needed???

[FISHINGURU]

what would be considered as a safe amount of ice to pull a 6 1/2 x 10 wheelhouse out with a 4-wheeler? it might be a 6 1/2 x 12. the guy i bought it from said it's a x 10 but doing research i can't even find any x 10's from the brand i got. i'd just measure to be sure but it's not stored here.

anyway...it's a performance engineering wheelhouse just like the king crow's and others just like it. nothing fancy in it just the plain shack, no bunks, stove, ect. i see people bringing out there shacks and campers on wheelers. i just got back and we got about 11-12 inches of ice.

any ideas or suggestions would be appriciated....thanks

[vermilionwally]

I would think 11-12 inches would be enough ice to pull it out with a fourwheeler as long as you check the ice in some spots along your route, this ice isnt very consistent. A guy pulled his house out on big lake with a truck last weekend and theres only about 8-9 inches on that lake. Just be careful with all this slush.

[waterwolff]

My 6.5x12 is pimped up and weighs out at about 2200 pounds loaded for the weekend add to that the weight of the wheeler 675 pounds I'm just under 3000 pounds or about the weight of a car so I generally like to have 8" under me to feel safe. It really depends on what condition the ice is in. Now that's just me you will have to find your own comfort zone.

Mike

[eyebjim]

I have a 6x10 wheel house with nothing fancy either. Just the heater, 2 propane tanks and fishing gear. I have had it out on 5.5 inches of good clear ice with the fourwheeler but I would strongly recommend you wait until at least 6-7 inches. The 10- 11 you have should be no problem at all.