craddock 0 #1 February 16, 2014 Well busy week. Lots of pics and video, But after a week under the ice 800 ft from shore in 30+ feet of water here it is finally coming out after dragging it under the ice back in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVnUQhv7ouQ That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craddock 0 #2 February 16, 2014 If your interested in more pictures or how we got it out let me know. Just thought I would at least share one of the videos. There is another short one I have of it first coming up about an hour before the last one That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #3 February 16, 2014 craddock If your interested in more pictures or how we got it out let me know. Just thought I would at least share one of the videos. There is another short one I have of it first coming up about an hour before the last one I think its amusing that someone in the background, even though it is night time, says that he is still drunk from the night before.ETA: He might have said "still drunk from last TIME, but it's not clear to me. 00:45 or there abouts.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craddock 0 #4 February 16, 2014 This was right next to a bar that was drawing in a business for a few days to watch. For the most part they stayed off the ice but I seen a couple that may have made that comment jumping the guard rail and falling down the bank looking a bit tuned up right before this last pull That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #5 February 16, 2014 It breaks my heart to see that. At least it wasn't a Cat. I have such a thing for construction equipment. Especially cranes but excavators, bulldozers, pile drivers, loaders, graders, rollers, asphalt removers/grinders, etc. totally make me smile. Whatever happened, I hope no one was hurt or got into trouble/fired. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #6 February 16, 2014 Nothing swims like a Deere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,485 #7 February 16, 2014 Here's the daytime version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctmNrKK87GANobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craddock 0 #8 February 16, 2014 LuckyMcSwervy It breaks my heart to see that. At least it wasn't a Cat. I have such a thing for construction equipment. Especially cranes but excavators, bulldozers, pile drivers, loaders, graders, rollers, asphalt removers/grinders, etc. totally make me smile. Whatever happened, I hope no one was hurt or got into trouble/fired. You probably don't want to know then that this was a brand new dozer that went to the bottom of the lake. We had to drag it through a lot of junk including and old river channel 40 feet deep with steep banks to get up. Took all day to cut a channel out to it for the cable. Took divers 8 hours to hook up That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #9 February 16, 2014 craddock Took divers 8 hours to hook up I was wondering about that part. BRrrrr! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #10 February 16, 2014 david3 Nothing swims like a Deere. Helluva a drag, those treads sucking down in the mud. . . Wonder what the entire retrieval cost was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #11 February 16, 2014 craddock ***It breaks my heart to see that. At least it wasn't a Cat. I have such a thing for construction equipment. Especially cranes but excavators, bulldozers, pile drivers, loaders, graders, rollers, asphalt removers/grinders, etc. totally make me smile. Whatever happened, I hope no one was hurt or got into trouble/fired. You probably don't want to know then that this was a brand new dozer that went to the bottom of the lake. We had to drag it through a lot of junk including and old river channel 40 feet deep with steep banks to get up. Took all day to cut a channel out to it for the cable. Took divers 8 hours to hook up OUCH!! So, will it buff out? Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craddock 0 #12 February 16, 2014 BIGUNHere's the daytime version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctmNrKK87GA That was neat also. Although your description is a little misleading. If only it was a 7 minute job to get the winter one out. It was a huge operation with an m1070 tank recovery vehicle pulling it back to shore, lots of work to get cable from m1070 under the ice to the dozer out 800 ft and in deep water and many problems along the way. Now those two in the mud are going to need many hours of cleaning! Not going to be a fun job. The 650j through the ice is getting a much larger treatment than a cleaning of course. More intensive but not as dirty. Any easy software to reduce file sizes to I can post? I haven't checked if anything I have does it as I never tried to do anything but editing with them That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craddock 0 #13 February 16, 2014 JohnMitchell *** Took divers 8 hours to hook up I was wondering about that part. BRrrrr! Not 8 hours in the water. Only one diver ever went in and had about an hour total under the water. The last dive was the longest as he willed his way and didn't want to come up and get out if he had to go back in. I would say he was down to long the last time considering the conditions. He was a stud in my opinion. That was some miserable work. You can't see down there in this lake either That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craddock 0 #14 February 16, 2014 Here is the slot toward the end of the first day. One side of the ice was up to 6" lower than other so while earlier in the day this lane was froze it was a real mess later and the second day even more so That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #15 February 16, 2014 What was it doing out on the ice? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #16 February 17, 2014 david3 What was it doing out on the ice? Dozing.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craddock 0 #17 February 17, 2014 It was dozing a Snowmobile track. It was pretty much done with all the work out there That spot isn't bad at all, the winds were strong and that was the issue! It was just on the downwind side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
