Ice Thickness Safety Chart

Always go with a buddy.

Ice thickness safety chart. Light truck 21 2 ton gross 10 inches. If you are unsure if the ice is safe don t take your chances. Ice safety before you head outside.

Thickness of ice load or activity. Get an ice update. A 3 1 2 tons truck.

6 10 inches snowmobiles and atv s can travel safely on good ice that is over inches thick. One person cross county skiing. Canadian field data graph.

Four inches is the minimum ice thickness for walking. Safe ice thickness ice thickness permissible load 3 inches. Check the ice thickness before you go on it.

Medium truck 31 2 ton gross ice thickness permissible load 12 inches. Single person on foot 4 inches. 4 6 inches ice fishing foot travel in single file lines and small spaced seating on the ice should be safe presuming the ice is clear and clean.

Group in single file 71 2 inches. A 2 1 2 tons truck. Print out and post this ice thickness safety chart at your lakefront property for everyone to see.

As the chart above shows ice needs to be at least 8 inches thick to hold a small pickup ruck. Snowmobile or smaller atv groups of people walking in a single line. 10 16 inches small cars and pick ups can begin to venture on to the ice.

One person on foot or skates. A 7 8 tons truck. Graphs have been developed by researchers which include.

What you need to know. Exercise extreme caution when using vehicles on ice and go with someone who s familiar with the area. Crrel ice load chart.

Ice safety tips for walking fishing driving and more. Because there can be many variations in the structure thickness temperature and strength of an ice sheet it is essential to carry out some fairly simple field observations of the ice sheet you want to use to support a load.