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08-03-2015, 06:33 PM
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Ice Road Truckers
Looks like the new season of IRT is now running on the History Channel.
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08-03-2015, 06:48 PM
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Yes it is hope the independent wins
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08-03-2015, 06:58 PM
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Yes it is hope the independent wins
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That being Darrell Ward? He just stole Lisa away.
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08-03-2015, 07:17 PM
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Looks to me that they are trying to impress the cameras. Taking that much weight in that cold of conditions over those rutts just not work. Except for the cameras.
Those truck & trailer frames not take that. No one in their right mind would abuse equipment like that. But it is a show I guess. Ha
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08-03-2015, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by CAT-RN
Looks to me that they are trying to impress the cameras. Taking that much weight in that cold of conditions over those rutts just not work. Except for the cameras.
Those truck & trailer frames not take that. No one in their right mind would abuse equipment like that. But it is a show I guess. Ha
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Whether it's fluff or not has been discussed ever since the show debuted. I'm thinking they can't fake everything,but probably some scenes are real.
I don't see anything about the tractors/trailers being build for that kind of use in cold weather. Maybe they just use them and then trash them.
Real or not - ain't no way this guy is driving anything over a frozen lake.
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08-03-2015, 07:53 PM
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I used to watch the first few seasons and thought it was good. Haven't wAtched in a few years. I still think it's nuts when I go up to upstate New York for ice fishing and they drive on the lakes. The hwy dept drives the large dump with plow right on down the boat ramp and plow the lake. They even use studded tires on stock cars and race up and down the lake. I had a hard enough time just walking out the first few times. I do know you won't see me in my truck out there!
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08-03-2015, 07:58 PM
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live in upstate ny- dont even ride my 4 wheeler on ice
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08-03-2015, 08:01 PM
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live in upstate ny- dont even ride my 4 wheeler on ice
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Born and raised in upstate ny and I never did either. Maybe that's one reason I'll celebrate my 74th birthday tomorrow
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08-03-2015, 08:12 PM
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Born and raised in upstate ny and I never did either. Maybe that's one reason I'll celebrate my 74th birthday tomorrow
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Hey that's my bday too!
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08-03-2015, 08:25 PM
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Hey that's my bday too!
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Congratulations :bday_large
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08-04-2015, 04:48 AM
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Congratulations :bday_large
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Thanks happy birthday to you as well.
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08-04-2015, 06:05 AM
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Happy birthday to B47 & Todouble. Guess that a bit off the Ice Road Trucker thread. But???
Russell
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08-04-2015, 06:53 AM
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Whether it is entirely real or not is certainly something that can be debated. I have watched every season, I enjoy the entertainment value. The need to make those deliveries is real, so based on that I tend to think most of it is real, and then they edit the footage to make the story, capture the drama, etc.
Side note, I was traveling to Alaska for business for a while, and while I was there one year, we went to a minor league hockey game, and Lisa Kelly was there signing autographs. So we got an autograph and a few pics with her. She is smaller in real life than she is on tv.
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08-04-2015, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by CAT-RN
Happy birthday to B47 & Todouble. Guess that a bit off the Ice Road Trucker thread. But???
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Thanks. I guess we just slipped a little off the icy road.
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08-20-2015, 08:27 PM
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you can debate whether it's real or but living in northern ontario i KNOW it's real and it's amazing the abuse a truck will take and what people will do for the right price. There are at least 30 to 40 communities that only have winter roads to bring supplies for the remainder of the year.
Their are companies in Thunder bay Ontario that use tractors like Cat-rn has as an avatar to haul cargo trains north in the winter that go for 12-16 days round trip
As for going on the ice I raced cars for years with studded tires and have gone over 100MPH in an 1985 Mazda RX7 racing , it was a $$$$ blast
check out
I'm the black and yellow mazda, the car filming is a 4x4 subaru and the car in front is an Audi 4x4, yes my mazda flies!
so in short it's all real
Don
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08-20-2015, 08:33 PM
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This past March I was on the Dalton Highway, aka Ice Road, from Fairbanks to the Arctic Circle. It sure was bumpy and not much out there. Coming back it was snowy and a little hairy at times. The road is narrow and sure wouldn't take much to go off the side. But, shortly after crossing the Yukon River we did see the most wonderful display of northern lights! It was worth the ride and biting cold we endured while outside. The sky opened for only about 30-40 minutes and then it was gone. The reds and greens were outstanding.
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