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Anybody seen any sleds out on scofield yet? we usually take out a ton of stuff (snomobile, 150 lb. cargo sled loaded with fire wood, wood burning stove for the tent, chairs, table, open fire-pit for outside the tent, fishing gear and 4 or 5 of my closest 200lb buds. don't forget the coffee and braughts.) you get the idea. spread out over a 30' X 30' area, i don't think we are in to much danger of falling through, it's when we and all our stuff are loaded together venturing across the ice that i need to be sure the ice can take it. when do you think scofield will have 8" or more of good ice? i'm dying to get out and set up ice camp!
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Well just a guess here, (after spending day before yesterday there on about 2 1/2"),, I'd guess your no least than a week away if the temps stay cold and it did lay down to much snow on the cap.... I dont plan to drive the Turdyota on it until the second Thursday of next week, or, maybe the week after.
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[cool]Fencekid I was reading in Field & Stream the other day that the author said that 7 inches of good clear ice is safe enough for a SMALL passenger car weighing two tons or less. Supposedly 12 inches is good enough for a big truck (I think he meant semi). I think they said 20 inches or so and you can take a tank out on it. So, I think that this weekend just guessing that it would have 4-5 inches. A week later it should have at least 7 and might be safe for all of your gear and maybe a small car...
Somebody had a link on here to the official army corps of engineers site that states exactly how much wieght will fit on how many inches of ice, etc., but I don't remember who. Maybe Bear Lake Mack?
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Here's the link to the Corps of Engineers table:
[url "http://www.mvp-wc.usace.army.mil/ice/ice_load.html"]http://www.mvp-wc.usace.army.mil/ice/ice_load.html[/url]
Personally, I like at least a couple more inches of ice than they say is "safe". Please not, too, that the Corps of Engineers table is for a "moving load". A stationary load would require more ice.
A more conservative table that is closer to what I follow is:
4" of new clear ice is the minimum thickness for travel on foot.
5" is minimum for snowmobiles and ATVs.
8"- 12" for cars or small trucks.
12"-15" for medium pickup.
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I've run a D-8 on 2 1/2 feet in Alaska, of course the water underneath was only about 6' deep. Three feet would probably hold your rig empty but I don't think there's enough money in the world to get me to drive it loaded on ice less that 40' thick. Am I chicken? BETCHERBIPPY!
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