Ice Roads and photos

[PolarExpress]

As a Canadian I dont run the United States, but hear alot of US drivers who get fascinated with watching trucks run across the winter roads in the Arctic and how theyd love to do it all in the name of putting it down as a notch in there buckle.

heres some pics

this is a portage route through the bush, in the Northwest Territories

 

[PolarExpress]

here you have it-10 hours on this road through the windshield
me, myself and a yaesu two way radio-no flying j, no Pilot in case of a few inches of snow and the interste closed down....

 

[lunachic]

It is beautiful to look at, If you put some Christmas light's on would make a pretty card. Post some more pic's.

 

[PolarExpress]

did i mention 110,00 ponds of Fibre optic cable on the bed? lucky-they had to send a float with a loder to come retrieve me up a hill-6 hours waiting in -43 degress below-oh, they even brough a bucket of slag

 

[PolarExpress]

 

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[lunachic]

You forgot to mention that......................
slag?

 

[PolarExpress]

the beast...kenworth W900, 600 cummins signature series, 370 rears,
trailer-2006 doepker super B 5 axle
140,000 max

 

[PolarExpress]

You forgot to mention that......................
slag?

sand,crushed aggregate, mining waste...

 

[lunachic]

sand,crushed aggregate, mining waste...

I live on a sandbar..............lol

 

[PolarExpress]

heres the load, picked up 6 spools fibre optic cable- Nisku, Alberta, Canada-Destine for Ekati Diamond mine 14 hours north of Yelllowknife:sweat:

 

[PolarExpress]

I live on a sandbar..............lol

i live in a Freezer

 

[PolarExpress]

aaaah----dry roads:beep:in 4th gear-- i think i can i think i can...

 

[PolarExpress]

So, still wanna do it?
no Pilot, No T/A, NOTHING.

 

[nick2008]

Great pictures be good if you did a diary and posted that really interesting.

 

[dmartin_1]

Doesn't look any different then some of the winter roads in the USA

 

[nick2008]

Doesn't look any different then some of the winter roads in the USA

Theres a diferance to driving the ice roads do ur home work anyone can drive on snow and ice the trick is not to go through the ice after all its only 4ft thick

 

[dmartin_1]

Theres a diferance to driving the ice roads do ur home work anyone can drive on snow and ice the trick is not to go through the ice after all its only 4ft thick

Sorry man but trucking is trucking here or across the pond.Ice is ice you can screw up and get killed either way. Them sure are nice pictures tho. Have a good one Danny

I don't see any ice looks like log hauling country. Hey are you a TV star?

 

[joetro]

So, still wanna do it?
no Pilot, No T/A, NOTHING.

Yep, I'd jump all over it if SWMBO would let me. Used to do pretty much that very thing hauling cyanide to the goldmines all over the northwest. 105,500 pulling 14% is interesting, to say the least.

You bet your boots, I'd do it again.

 

[dmartin_1]

Is the Ice getting thin? It's getting kinda windy around here.