Recovery technique if your car breaks ice and falls through frozen lake!

[eurosonic]

Here is a well executed recovery technique from my Russians comrades.

Hopefully non of us have to go through this, but in case we do - this is how it can be done. Enjoy.

 

[DaveNay]

Hmmmm....I wonder who got the honor of getting in to hook the rope to the vehicle?

What's with the mini snorkel? Looks factory!

 

[eurosonic]

Hmmmm....I wonder who got the honor of getting in to hook the rope to the vehicle?

What's with the mini snorkel? Looks factory!

Those things sticking out of the fenders are mirrors. Most right hand drive Japanese cars come with those stock.

 

[DaveNay]

Those things sticking out of the fenders are mirrors. Most right hand drive Japanese cars come with those stock.

In addition to the "A" pillar mirrors? Interesting. It looks like it's less than 2" in diameter...doesn't seem useful.

 

[andrewh]

In addition to the "A" pillar mirrors? Interesting. It looks like it's less than 2" in diameter...doesn't seem useful.

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Whats missing is the mirror, must have broken off during the sinking/recovery...

 

[bjm206]

It is not unusual for them to be that small

They come in handy on some of the really narrow streets in Japan.

 

[Ranchero]

wow - ingenious. Three guys pull a 3800 pound vehicle from the water by human power alone. Amazing! I wonder what the gear reduction was on their "winch?"

 

[DaveNay]

wow - ingenious. Three guys pull a 3800 pound vehicle from the water by human power alone. Amazing! I wonder what the gear reduction was on their "winch?"

The pole they are pushing appears to be in the neighborhood of 15' long. The pole stuck in the ice where the rope is wrapping around is approx 8" diameter (more importantly 4" radius). This gives a mechanical advantage of about 45:1 which means only 84 lbs of force needed to push on the lever pole. Since on guy could easily push 84 lbs, but there are three actually pushing, I'd guess the pole isn't quite 15' long or the submerged vehicle makes it feel like a lot more than 3800 lbs.

 

[Antichrist]

The need for 3 people, in part, is likely because of the low friction when walking on ice.
Clever variation on a flip flop winch.

 

[Ranchero]

Thanks for that quickie calculation Dave!

 

[98roamer]

Pretty neat video. Who or How did the cable get hooked to the CRV?

Low friction and duration contribute to additional people on the pole.

 

[Kolockum]

Crazy simple recovery. I am assuming that everybody made it out alive from that car?

 

[UnfrozenCaveman]

At least the blinker fluid looks full.

 

[Quest4ADV]

It was Russia right??? Surely there must be a dash cam video of this.... :victory:

 

[eurosonic]

yes, this was in Russia. If you look up ice lake recovery on you tube, you will find a ton of Russians doing similar thing.