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Ice Thickness

#1 Post by john »

I thought this was a piece of helpful info and something I know we all wondered about.

How thick is safe?

2 inches: one person on foot

3 inches: a group of people traveling single file

7.5 inches: supports a two-ton car

8 inches: supports up to a 2.5-ton light truck

10 inches: supports up to a 3.5-ton truck

12 inches: heavy truck 7 to 8 tons

15 inches: holds up to 10 tons

20 inches: holds up to 25 tons.

Source: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

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That must be under ideal conditions, Personally, I like double those figures.

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Back in the Cold War, SAC used to brief its airborne alert crews as to where it was safe to use frozen lakes as emergency landing fields. I do not know what a loaded B-52 weighs but I know it's heavy!

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Jan 1, Chena lakes had 3 feet of ice.
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