Ice/Snow on roof at departure time
We are taking our first snowbird trip this winter with a planned departure date of late December. I was thinking about strong possibility of there being snow and ice on the roof of our motorhome wh...
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Tough call. Using a snow rake or other could damage your roof or items up there, OR you could slip off if you get up there. If just snow, wet or powder, let it blow off and take your chances. If ice and I have seen 3 inches with thaw and freeze cycles, I will clean it off. I don't want big chunks of ice hitting the toads windshield.
Here in Ontario, most truckers do not clean there roofs off, just take there chances, but can be charged with an UNSAFE load. Years ago, I had a personal experience of getting hit in the hood and windshield with ice off a truck, someone flagged the trucker down, end result was that he voluntarily paid for the damage. He said the $500 was cheaper than a charge of unsafe load.
Beverley and Ken
Here in Ontario, most truckers do not clean there roofs off, just take there chances, but can be charged with an UNSAFE load. Years ago, I had a personal experience of getting hit in the hood and windshield with ice off a truck, someone flagged the trucker down, end result was that he voluntarily paid for the damage. He said the $500 was cheaper than a charge of unsafe load.
Beverley and Ken
