How would you get this unstuck?

[bobbywalter]

usually get about 3-4 inches away all around....then hit it with the spud bar a little....if the axles are froze your fawked...but if it will run turning the tires every few hours helps big.

if you had to walk out and let it freeze for a month oh the suk...

 

[Mark_88]

Mark, it isn't buried in snow, the lower half of the wheels and the axles are encased in ice. A snow mobile isn't going to do anything but break.

DOH!

Yeah, it is a bit more stuck than my truck was...

I can imagine a bunch of axes, big metal spears, and maybe some pick axes would be in order...

And I can see into the future on this one...a bunch of body work on the side panels is in store...lol

Or chainsaw a big square around it and find something really big and drag it out to thaw. I suppose cut whatever side you are going to drag at an angle so it rides up easier?

Wow...that would light things up pretty quick...maybe some gas on the ice will help too...

 

[bigmark303]

Lesson learned. You can tell it was someone ignorant of an off road environment by the high lift jack being mounted to the front of the truck.

Easiest way I know is to jump in the heated cab of my Cat 235 and break some ice with the bucket. Then the owner is on his own freeing the tires up. I know better than to attempt any water/mud area during winter. Even if its mud/water during the day if you get stuck you better be able to retrieve it before night.

 

[Mac]

This happened to a news van near Milwakee a couple of years ago. No matter what, better be quick before it does freeze again. Have no idea of how to get rice of all the ice underneath and between the axles. Maybe a couple of big, long timbers and a couple of tow ropes.
Dave

 

[96Indyram]

" Hit it with your purse and walk away"
and
"Thermite"
are the 2 best ideas I like so far... LOL!!!!

Page 4 has more pictures...

 

[koda6966]

Hand grenade.

 

[tmcalavy]

With a 48 Dodge Power Wagon and gin poles, or a 6-up hitch of draft hosses or mules. You're in Nevada, neither one should be hard to find.

 

[97RangerXLT]

This was just posted:

"Big Chainsaw. Ditch Witch"

I think we may have a winner here if they can keep the ditch witch from getting stuck.

AJ

 

[--weezl--]

if that puddle is frozen solid solid, there's really only a couple ways, one wait till spring, or two, put a giant tent over it (military tent with an open bottom?) and some massive heaters, like those ones they use for keeping plane engines warm in the north arctic in the winter, heat the entire tent up to like 70 degrees, and pump the water out of the tent to somewhere it won't flow back into the puddle.

if it's not frozen right to the ground, but more than a couple inches of ice, chain saws/ditch witch around it, winch it UP, you will need a tow truck boom or a frame to put around the vehicle to lift it, put blocks/ramping under the vehicle and winch out of puddle, follow tenting procedure above

if it's only an inch or two of ice, man up, start smashing with a bar/pick axe then winch out

 

[Chris_1]

Hire a backhoe

 

[cammeddrz]

I love how the same crap makes the rounds on every forum.

Even if you were the first on trs. This is a re-posted, re-post with gooey re-post center, and a crunchy candy re-post shell

 

[Jim Oaks]

 

[Rangurr]

Some snatch blocks, a couple of heavy 4x4's with winches, maybe a deuce and a half? Then I'd say chainsaw all the way around and try to warm as much as you can with a weed burner type thing. Then....well....when in doubt, throttle out - go balls to the wall in 4x4 until you're free.

 

[--weezl--]

remind me never to let YOU recover one of my vehicles!

 

[black_demon69]

nuke it! that should melt the ice


oh and the truck lol

in any case you wouldnt have to worry about it any more