Getting outside during the Wisconsin winters helps beat cabin fever. There are things to do besides working in the shop. High of about 20 degrees today but with the sun shinning it wasn't to bad out. Ice on the lake is about 12" thick so I took the truck for a ride on the ice. Had it up to about 70 mph but I had to keep an eye out for about a dozen iceboats that were out sailing around.
Dude your brave. I would still be sketchy about driving anything on ice. But then again the coldest place I have ever been is Colorado. I know it's alot colder up your way.
Awesome, Nice pictures! Nice truck too! 20 Degrees? Is spring on the way already? lol My stepdad used his 56 F100 to plow off the pond in South Dakota so we could Ice skate etc when I was a kid. I think the pond would freeze up to about 2'+ thick. creepy though when your out there an you can hear the cracking sounds...
we can walk on water here... can't you? no matter our faith or who our 12 fishing companions are .. spit and freezes before hitting the ground this morning... ahhh the sun shineth today
When going out on the ice one must always use a little caution. Some lakes are spring fed or have rivers coming in and out of them which can cause thin spots so knowing the lake your going out on is very important.
Reminds me of when we used to build and ride dunebuggys all over northern Michigan. When the Great Lakes freeze over you've got miles of smooth frozen ice to "let 'er rip"..........fun times. Frank
I have a friend that moved here from South Carolina and he used to be scared to death to walk out on the ice even when it was a foot or two thick. He would hear a noise and run for shore like a scared dog. We would just laugh our asses off.
Those dry lakes and salt lakes are really overrated, nothing like frozen fresh water...Gotta watch our for pressure cracks at 70MPH
Looks great! My boy and i were out ice fishing today on Coventry Lake, CT. Temp 50 degrees. Caught 1 rainbow, 1 bluegill and an 18" pickerel. nice job. How does that thing corner on the ice?
If you look at the crack real close you can see it is about a foot thick. Six inches will support a car but if you hit a thin spot you may be in trouble. I wait until its about a foot thick before I take a car out for safety.
Great picture but as a word of caution, when I was 16 I lost my 18 yr old brother doing the very same thing. On a lake, In Michigan. The ice was well over a foot thick. Vehicles are replaceable.......lives arent.
That's my friends boat and he's been clocked over 80 mph on that little lake. You should go on Oconomowoc lake and photograph your truck in front of the Castle and if the owner comes out... his name is Scott... give him a ride! Pewaukee lake has too many fishermen and fishing holes to be safe.
man someone has big brass conhonies .... i wouldnt care if the ice was 5 feet thick and i was in a running scrap heap no way in hell would i drive on the ice
Spent 15 years racing on the ice every winter, 12 inches minimum, never lost a car or had an incident with any through the ice adventures. I recall running about 92 mph with studded tires depending on course length. Lotsa fun real cheap.
Some of you guys would shit if you saw the ice fishing towns that go up on some of the lakes in the winter. 50 or sometimes 100 or more shantys with either cars, trucks , snowmobiles or atvs parked outside of alot of them. Ya have to know the lake your on and know the signs
we use to race stock cars on the ice up here but the last couple of years the lake doesn't freeze over until late still doesn't have ice on it yet, we just had two days of 50f weather and to-day it was 38f
Truck speed. The trick is to short shift and lug the motor a little. Feathering the gas the tires will spin some while getting up to speed but if you ez off the gas and let the tires hook up you can get a good speed reading. When I was 18 years old I had a Corvair powered dune buggy that would run 100 mph on the ice. It scared my mom when I'd go flying by the house at a 100 mph.
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