sasksheds Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I posted some pics of a truck that went through close to where we were fishing.I found some more that you might like.They are prob from up north on the Athabaskan Highway.They would have had to dynamite the semi out. [image] [/image] [image] [/image] [image] [/image] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics HOLLLY Crap! If my vehicle went threw there is no way in the world i would be standing by it! It might bust to! Geez! Thats nuts! What were they thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_70 Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics I still don't get it, why would you drive across a piece of ice in a diesel that weighs several tons... crazy man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasksheds Posted January 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics In the pic of the semi you can see the plows in the background already making a road around it.Ice highways are the only way some of the communities in Northern Sask. get supplies in the winter.These drivers are payed well but for good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics I'll stick with Georgia red clay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics GEEZ!!! That would not be fun. That looks like Racksie's truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics I'm not sure that I would take ANY vehicle across the ice must less a SEMI.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics I watched a show once, I don't remember the name of it, I think it was on PBS, but it showed how frozen lakes are commonly used as highways during the winter in this area, I think it was Alaska or somewhere in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics what the heck is a semi doing on ice???? todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics [ QUOTE ] I watched a show once, I don't remember the name of it, I think it was on PBS, but it showed how frozen lakes are commonly used as highways during the winter in this area, I think it was Alaska or somewhere in Canada. [/ QUOTE ] Saw a similar or mabye the same show I think on discovery channel. Every so often truckers have to make trips across the ice to get supplies in somewhere up in Alaska I think it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics Winter roads are common all over Northern Ontario, Manitoba, Sask, Alberta, and the territories. They haul huge loads on semi's since it is a lot cheaper than flying everything in. It is actually suprisingly safe unless they drive too fast(under ice wave forms and breaks the ice), or they go too late in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasksheds Posted January 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics I saw the same show.It was very interesting.They explained about the wave of water created under the ice & how the trucks could only go so fast.They actually showed them dynamiting a semi out & lifting it with a boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_70 Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics I just don't think I could do it.. the first crack of the ice I heard and I'd either mess myself or bail outta that rig or both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics [ QUOTE ] They actually showed them dynamiting a semi out & lifting it with a boom. [/ QUOTE ] Yep, that was pretty cool and very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman2500 Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics ha i can only see red X's ohh well glad you other guys can see them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics all i see is the x's now as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics red X's for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics Red "X's" here also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Re: thin ice pics Red X's through and through! What happened to the pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: thin ice pics Post them again, I'm just getting the x's also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: thin ice pics i use to work here for three years http://ekati.bhpbilliton.com/default.asp web page Location The EKATI Diamond Mine is located approximately 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, 200 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories, Canada, and 100 kilometres north of the treeline, in an area of continuous permafrost. The EKATI claim block covers 344,000 hectares in the sub-arctic tundra, with the land lease area being 10,960 hectares. Access to the EKATI Diamond Mine is by air only, except during a three-month period in winter, when a 400-kilometre ice road allows for the trucking of bulk supplies to the site. The closest community is Wekweti, a Dogrib community approximately 180 kilometres southwest of the EKATI Diamond Mine , although not accessible by all-weather road. coldest day i had to work was -108f with the wind the main water line was hit by a cat cleaning the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasksheds Posted January 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: thin ice pics Sorry guys my Pic post gallery was to full so I had to delete some pics.They were among the ones I deleted so I guess they wont work now.Guess they gotta give me more storage space in the pic post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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