Any one remove snow on a lake with their tractor.

[Duffster]

I mesure the ice about 9 inches thick, my JD 4720 with the tracks weight 3 tons + do you think it's safe ??

With the tracks I am sure you're good to go.

 

[Sylvainl]

You were wright, the people from Soucy int. call me after I did it and told me with the track up to 5 tons on 8 inches.

 

[flyingcow]

This is my rule of thumb for driving a truck on the ice, if I see other tracks on the ice, then I will do it, if I have to be the trail blazer, forgetaboutit:laughing:

Make sure it's more than one set of tracks. You get a real funny feeling if you're following one set of tracks and.......pooof...their gone!

 

[flyingcow]

You were wright, the people from Soucy int. call me after I did it and told me with the track up to 5 tons on 8 inches.

Hey, post a pic of your unit on here. Hard to get a close look on your sig.

Got a chance to run a set of Suretrac/fourtracs on a NH TS125, pulling a 9 ft drag. Nice ride. Operated a Gilbert system for a while too. Got to keep those sled trails smooth.

Why do you have the Soucy's? You do a lot of running on the snow?

 

[jlsmith]

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Sled ice drag racing on the river. :thumbsup:

Cool id like to see that. :thumbsup:

 

[flyingcow]

Cool id like to see that. :thumbsup:

Almost as fun as snowmobile drags on grass.

 

[JHTFarmer]

From the looks of your rig (big footprint with rubber tracks) I'll wager a dollar that the psi it exerts on the ice is less than you in boots.

 

[Duffster]

Cool id like to see that. :thumbsup:

Where they race locally there is no room to park so they clear the river with a MFWD 3140 with a loader.

 

[Willl]

That's OK, I'll stay back here.

The Darwin Awards

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I mesure the ice about 9 inches thick, my JD 4720 with the tracks weight 3 tons + do you think it's safe ??

Read this thread: So much for the ice being thick enough! - Page 2 - TractorByNet.com

 

[Tig]

I measure the ice about 9 inches thick, my JD 4720 with the tracks weight 3 tons + do you think it's safe ??

As long as temperatures are consistent in the -5C range and the ice hasn't been exposed to creeks, springs, marshes, sunshine or extreme cold forming pressure cracks then it will be uniform and reasonably predictable. Specific strength of your ice would need to be certified by an engineer.

Ice is only safe for use in drinks. Everything else is your own risk to decide.

 

[Chuck Oppermann]

Just because something is on tracks but the weight is spread out over 30 square feet and it weighs 6ooo pounds would still make me really uneasy. Remember it on goes a few miles an hour. When you start working it I would think it could start breaking ice loose. I could see taking a snowmobile across thin ice going 60 miles an hour before a heavy tractor on thicker ice going slow. Let somebody else take their tractor out there.