well guys just got home from the great green north

Callynne · #11 04-03-2006, 10:11 AM

Welcome back, glad to hear you made it safe and sound!

Deborah

Canopener · #12 04-03-2006, 02:49 PM

Viper,
Glad to hear you are back, been thinking about you all winter; hope you had a blast and made a pot full of money. That ice driving really intrigues me. Here in AZ we haven't had much snow to play in, but the tourists will be back soon. I have long been of the opinion that I would rather drive in the worst snow storm than any holiday weekend.
At any rate, next can I open will be in your honor.
Jim

Ron D · #13 04-03-2006, 03:07 PM

the ice roads were really different but once you got used to how the truck handled in the corners it was really good would rather drive on the ice roads than the pave up there

the snow storm sounds good here to i hate driving in holiday weather expecially in the heat

it was really hard not to carve something in those trees but i held off
ron

Marci MN · #14 04-03-2006, 07:13 PM

Good to see you back Viper! I've been thinking about you on and off..wondering how it was going for you up there.

Kenny_S · #15 04-03-2006, 07:23 PM

Glad to see you back home and postings Ron.

Hope to see some of your carvings soon!

Bartster · #16 04-06-2006, 02:10 PM

ron,

glad to see that you are home safe and sound. now get to carving and get some pics posted.

bart

Ron D · #17 04-30-2006, 09:45 PM

finally got around to posting some pics from up there the first one is a picture of a front view of my truck with a load on it the picture was takin on the ice road leading to the noth west territoriers we were about 2 hours away from there
the second one is a picture of the camp the loader man stayed in with his wife they actually stayed in that thing all winter they only came to town once.
the third is a side view of the first picture you see the little logs on the top of the load... they were actually cut of the back of the load alot of the trees up there were over 100' long and still a foot around couldnt beleive it.
the fourth is a picture of one of the loaders that loaded us up there.
sorry it took so long to post but here are some
ron

Ron D · #18 04-30-2006, 10:05 PM

heres a couple more
1st one picture out of my truck window of me and another truck on the ice roads in the woods
2nd is a picture of a truck that flipped over one of many there this year he was going to fast for the corner and well you can see what happened no one was hurt in it he was really lucky
3rdpicture of me in front of my truck.my truck is actually black but it is covered in muck from the road
4th picture of the approach going onto the river (that was the last load we hjauled out of there the water was over a foot and a half deep there at the bottom of the approach

ron

Ron Davidson · #19 04-30-2006, 10:30 PM

Great pictures Ron. Beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.
Ron

Canopener · #20 05-01-2006, 04:46 PM

Viper,
My hat is off to you, a big beautiful KW,I am guessing a big cam 400 under the hood, 5 and a 4 for gears, looks like a 22 wheeler; and I bet you are way over 80,000 gross, let me guess, 150,000 lbs? Not to mention you are crossing ice. Brother, you are the epitome of what us company drivers lie about.
You are a crazy canadian!! And be proud of it!!! I know you have hard the term.
We gotta talk!
Jim