How to pull out a car from a frozen lake... Russian style

[kenski]

Hope nobody ever needs to apply this in real life.

How to pull out a car from a frozen lake... Russian style. [VIDEO]

 

[MikeFrazier]

haha that was entertaining to watch! I guess Russians know how to MacGyver themselves out of tricky situations.

 

[Kurtis]

Nicely done. **** steppin' over that line under tension though.

 

[BucknutBob]

That was pretty darned impressive! Serious ingenuity at work.

 

[awthorn]

Que Crocodile Dun Dee Reference.."That's not a wench, now that's a wench!"

 

[Doc2012]

Anyone else wonder how the hell they got the ropes on there?

 

[gm350reratliff]

Crazy russians! Although I've driven on quite a few frozen lakes in ND, there would be no way in hell I'd be on that ice after a car went through. Very creative though!

 

[92-SR5]

I was waiting for one of them to get in and try to start it up. :lookout:

 

[the great him]

craigslist be all like, AC blows ice cold...

 

[leftyguns21]

i too am curious how they got the rope tied to the car.
pretty darn smart though

 

[Zbaldo]

Now they'll put it in a container full of rice

 

[slapdappy]

should they have waited until summer?

You're funny.
Is there any part of this vehicle water did not penetrate as it sat in the lake? Do we know if it leaked into the differentials? or transmission? or engine? or axles? air intake/plenum?
Wherever there is water, it will freeze and expand, and crack whatever component it has filled. Will this vehicle have any value besides scrap metal?

 

[philsey]

Kinda disappointed in a way. I was sure the rope would part just as the car was almost out.