ABDTR #5 Alberta Chapter #5 Discussion

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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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Sunk the truck!

Well sunday after the dyno we went to Carson Lake(up by whitecourt) to do some trout fishing,and half hour we had our limit so we started to head back. 20 feet from our spot with 3.5 feet of ice this what happens. Was is amazing it that the front end made it over the spot but the back was not so luckey







Never had that happen to me in my life,hopefully never will again

1 hour and $170 we were back on the road with no damage accept a bent exhaust and the mud flap holders took the worst of it
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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Good lord, I bet the old ticker skipped a beat or two.
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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Glad that was a deep as you went....I sure hope you drained the rear diff as it had to take in water that deep
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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**** luck you didn't loose the truck, did it bend the suspension on your 4 wheeler, the first one looks like the right front wheel is almost bent at a 45* angle.
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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Wow glad everything turned out ok.
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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I'd a needed some scotch guard on the seat after that...
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Purplezr2
**** luck you didn't loose the truck, did it bend the suspension on your 4 wheeler, the first one looks like the right front wheel is almost bent at a 45* angle.
No,they were good,the rear tires were on a sand bar
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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Wow! I never would have thought you would fall through 3 1/2 feet of ice! I went ice fishing at Charlie Lake near FSJ and the ice was about that thick. Bottomed out my power auger just as I broke through the ice. Never caught a thing either. My 3 years old daughter was talking about ice fishing tonite at dinner. She was mad because she never caught anything and her hook wouldn't sink. She was determined to use a crankbait. LOL Anyways drain that diff like mentioned above, or at least check it for milkiness. The fish make it home safe and sound?
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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He said he left the thick ice, seen that before, the ice melts from the shore inwards. There is no way the ice where he broke thru was 3.5 ft thick....
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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I dont think id have the cahone's to even ride a 4 wheeler across ice let alone a 7,000 lb truck. Just never know how thick it is in different spots, nor how weak it is.

You are one lucky man!
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Timmay2
I dont think id have the cahone's to even ride a 4 wheeler across ice let alone a 7,000 lb truck. Just never know how thick it is in different spots, nor how weak it is.

You are one lucky man!
That My man is a 5500, with a full rear deck...I would say he is treading ever so close too 10K.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by ramtd02
That My man is a 5500, with a full rear deck...I would say he is treading ever so close too 10K.
I would say easily with the load he is at 10K....
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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I think I would have pooped my pants...
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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I'm thinkin' that the fish got a pretty good chuckle out of that one! Same thing happened to a buddy of mine a few years back near Cadotte Lake. His front end went in so I bcked in to pull him out ... got half way to his truck and my front end went in Not a whole lot of traffic up there on a Sunday morning!
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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I live in Whitecourt, I go to Carson to fish a fair bit. I would never take a truck out that late in the season. In fact I was there just before you and walked out.
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