swedishpimple Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I was just thinking about ATV's and Ice Safety. I wonder how many guys don't have any idea about what their machine weighs??Most Import Big Bore machines dry weigh real close to 600# and the domestics are considerbly heavier. Throw a 300# man on there load her up with gas...pull a 150# portable filled with junk..throw a buddy on the back of the machine and away you go.Then your other buddy pulls up along side of you and bingo......you now have as much weight there as a small car. With more and more big machines and side by sides I hope guys are not looking at the old DNR chart that shows 5" for a snomobile or ATV and taking that as gosspel and not using common sense.I have seen lots of guys learn the hard hay that ATV's are heavier than snowmobiles when they are sitting along the side of the road with flat tires on their 2 place snowmobile trailers loaded with 2 ATV's and extra junk. Just food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUSKYMAN1011 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Most of my Buddies are not professional football players.I do not go fishing with the Williams Boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard617 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Most of my Buddies are not professional football players. I do not go fishing with the Williams Boys. Thats pertty funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedishpimple Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Yeah...I go about 325# and I don't have many friends under 250#. Guess we just grow a little bigger "Up Nort".It is good to fish with big guys....have them check the ice for you. If it holds me it will hold 2 of you..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave2 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Most of my Buddies are not professional football players.I do not go fishing with the Williams Boys. Are you saying you don't want to be my buddy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlip Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Yeah...I go about 325# and I don't have many friends under 250#. Guess we just grow a little bigger "Up Nort". It is good to fish with big guys....have them check the ice for you. If it holds me it will hold 2 of you..... Now that you mention it, wana go fishing this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Wolf Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 About three years ago and around the same time in December a guy with a four wheeler with tracks on it went through the ice on vermilion trying to get to gold island. They had to deploy a remote submarine to find him witch they did two days latter in 30 f.o.w. Its to early to drive wheelers on the ice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrek Caflisch Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 With a full load my atv is just over 1500 pounds. Pack a bunch of slush and snow and it and it would be more of coarse. Now pull a shanty behind that and you definitely need some thicker ice. When I roll across the ice during early season i have 150 of cable clipped to my hitch and on the other end a boat dock bouy. At least if I hit a weak spot I have a chance at getting the rig out myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niterydr Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 My nissan Sentra weighs about as much as 4 wheelers. I know when I see those on the ice I have about 2 weeks till I am good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blarkey Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 what do you now sparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Wolf Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Going to the cabin monday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blarkey Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 got to work tuseday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Wolf Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 That is a good thing! I have to wrench on the fourwheeler and both sleeds and weed through my icefishing gear before i wet a line.I think i will stay till thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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