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
Ice Thickness
Moderator: john
Re: Ice Thickness
That must be under ideal conditions, Personally, I like double those figures.
Re: Ice Thickness
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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Paul S. Renschen
Re: Ice Thickness
Jan 1, Chena lakes had 3 feet of ice.
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