Show us your trailer(s)

[Longshot270]

Originally Posted by glockwinger

Here is what I usually tow. It is a 8 x 19' Ice Castle fish house that I use for ice fishing and as a hunting shack up here in MN. This picture is of the Fish House and my truck on Lake Mille Lacs. In this photo, the wheels are cranked up to lower the floor down to the ice.

It weighs in at 3700 lbs before I put all my "must have" fishing or hunting equipment inside.

Thats a neat set up. I like that you can pull it somewhere then just set it down. Haha, the terrain just looks really weird to me because down here in central texas, I've only seen real snow twice and the only ice we get is the dangerous black ice. But I do like that I dont need to carve through a layer of ice whenever I want to go fishing.

[cleatus12r]

I dig the "green hornet".

[Jackpine]

That's a pretty neat setup, Glock!

I'd be VERY nervous about driving out on ice though. Does anyone ever fall through?

- Jack

[OneTomcat]

nothing to fear, Jack

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[OneTomcat]

....and if that isn't enough to show you how safe it is.....

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[ChuckD]

How do you go by explaining that to the insurance company. Well ya know I was out for a little drive and everything was all white. I was just following some tracks and then all of a sudden the road just went out from under me. I was like dang its getting a little cold now.

[88Racing]

Chuck,
You don't explain it to the insurance adjuster because they use the "Act of God" clause and weasel their way out of it!
Those vehicles are also probably getting fined by the state and the EPA to the tune of $2500-$7000 a day for polluting the water plus the recovery fee!
I used to use an old honda 250 three wheeler to pull my stuff out on the ice. Had a nice portable two man "clam". Its a good time going ice fishing. But my hands couldn't take it anymore, too cold some days.
Seen plenty of vehicles go through over the years. The worse thing you can do is floor it. Just gradually increase the throttle and more than likely you will make it not unless you get into a "big" thin spot.
My $0.02
Lars

[glockwinger]

Originally Posted by cleatus12r

I dig the "green hornet".

Good catch!

I only drive pull that out on the ice when there is at least 14" of ice. I have seen a few guys go through with thier trucks and cars on less ice. You have to remember that no ice is ever completely safe. My insurance would cover me if I dropped my precious F150 in the drink, but I don't want to have to go through that!

[Jackpine]

Ye Gods! Those were great pictures, One Tom! I don't think there's any way I'd trust the ice to hold my truck - ever! Dang, that looks like cold work getting those things out of the drink. Not a job I'd want, no matter how bad the economy.

- Jack

[88Racing]

I think some of the recovery fees start at about $1000 and go up from there!
But Jack's right!
Darn cold job especially for the divers eventhough they have their dry suits on.
IMO
Lars