ohh no!

[under-ice]

well fellas i have 6 inches of water on top of the ice. WITH MY SHANTY NOW FROZE SOLID TO IT.
what the heck should i do now? its froze all the way up to the floor. not good not good at all.
any ideas?
Mitch

[RollingRock222]

take your spud and chisel it out it might work? thats my only thought

[BIGBROTHER]

A small hydraulic jack may work.Start with one corner and see how it goes from there.

[icemantrav]

idk how u would do it put pour HOT water all the way around it...idk if it will work!?

[skybuster20ga]

put the calcium to it along the skids and chisle as well. the cal should melt the ice and make it nice and easy to get it out

[iceman77]

I think if you put all the post together it will work the calcium,spud and jack that should get out

[skybuster20ga]

it isnt going to take much cal. a couple cups maybe. its gonna compromise the ice around where your shack is after for a few days so be careful

[Snobesnack]

The old timers used to use thier Deer rifles to free a frozen house. I have seen it done several times. They shoot at the base and the ice seriously blows away. I guess it's an "old timer" thing. May be a Windsor thing too who knows. It did work however.

[skybuster20ga]

some ppl may frown upon the lead bullets in the water haha

[Hoofharted]

I cut an ice house i had out once with a chain saw. But that one was on runners.

[mousty]

6 Inches is darn'n deep! Didn't you have it on runner's? And if you did you have the heat in the shack to damn' hot when in there. Was this a fish shack or party shack? Had a party shack in my single years and sunk right in the ice! Now have a fish shack and they pop right out. Only Now keep it comfortable for fishers not the crowd. LOL!

[STUMPY]

C 4 ALWAYS WORKS , STAND CLEAR

[woodelf]

did you get it out yet???

[bigfishy]

why does this happen i haer stories about this happening and im scared to put my house out now... is there anyway this is avoidable??

[skybuster20ga]

yes it is. i seldom have mine forzen in. get some 4x4 or 6x6 and cut it into short pieces, about a foot long and leave that dunage in your shack. everytime you use it just add a piece of dunage if need be. we always put our shack on 6x6's starting the day we put it out.