How thick or thin of ice do you run your diesel on

As title says how much ice do you run your diesel truck on. I’m debating on taking my pig of a superduty out on the ice.

The truck is around 8000lb +or- a few 100lb last time I weighed it

With my F 250 I prefer 10″ plus.

All ice is good till it breaks then it is poor ice. My idea of good ice is ice that when you drill, till the auger disappears under the top of the ice,she is safe, you can take your diesel on the ice. Until spring when the ice gets rotten.

I have a GMC 2500HD / Duramax and won’t drive on ice until its about 14″ or more.

Had my 350 with snowplow out Wednesday to move the wheelhouse, 12 inches is my magic number

I would wait for a foot of good ice. I know the resorts typically like to wait for at least 10″ for their plow trucks and it’s not uncommon for them to wet an axle or two

Ive had my 2500hd on 8″ by accident of course.. was fishing a lake that had 13+ all over and made a change of location.. got out drilled a hole and about s*** my

hurried and got back in the truck and backed out of the area slowly..

when I was younger 10″ and I would drive anywhere.. today 12″+

Have a Dodge Ram 3500 diesel….think I will wait a bit – a couple of days ago there were 2 pickups go through into 20′ of water on Lake Nebagamon. They are suppose to take them out today…plan walking out and watching from a distance.

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I have a GMC 2500HD / Duramax and won’t drive on ice until its about 14″ or more.

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I’m more of a coward….I want 15″+ min.

Wont run mine until 24″ – ran over scales, 2 people, 1 dog, full tank, 9200 LBS, F 350 diesel, 4 Door, long box.

I like to see 14-15″ myself. Gives a little room for error on the thinner spots. I know a lot of other people are braver but I don’t feel like wasting my day fishing my truck out the lake and the walk is good exercise.

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Wont run mine until 24″ – ran over scales, 2 people, 1 dog, full tank, 9200 LBS, F 350 diesel, 4 Door, long box.

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Wow your heavy

Serious thanks for the replies
Might wait till 24″ for myself

F-250 here 20″ at least. But I run on a flowage system and thickness will very. Usually I’ll just stick to the quad.

I want at least 14″ of good clear ice for my truck. Watched a young man drop his Escalade through 7.5″ of ice today, not 30 yards from my shelter. Needless to say, he’ll not be having a Merry Christmas.

The vehicles in the background are on the other side of the pressure ridge on 14″ of ice. Before driving on a lake, understand the conditions and avoid pressure ridges.

I had a guy tell me he drove truck on ice. 14 inches to support 80000 lb rig. I don’t know about that, but I want at least 12 for my ranger. I’ve only done it once in my life though.