Fishing for Hummers
Retrieving a Hummer from the bottom of a frozen lake in North Dakota…
Uncle Frank was out ice fishing with his family and they drove over a part of the lake that has warm springs under it(there were no markings or warnings) and the front end went through the ice. Frank and his family were able to get out quickly before the entire thing went through the ice narrowly escaping.
Thankfully no one was hurt but it was a close call.
2 days later he had to return to get the Hummer from the bottom of the lake. It is the law that you must retrieve the vehicle. It was covered by insurance.
We had no idea how to get a vehicle from the bottom of a frozen lake so I went along to document it. It was quite a process as you will see.
I am used to living in Los Angeles so I had a lot of trouble being in that extreme cold.
Grandpa was drilling holes to ice fish while we waited and he worked up quite a sweat.
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Duration : 0:6:46
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Poor Hammy ç__ç
Poor Hammy ç__ç
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
i would not buy …
i would not buy this… you ever seen a vehicle come into a shop under its own power that had water in the heads… noooooo. I have lost four wheelers because of my stupidity..
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
What in the …
What in the are you talking about?
Did you see anyone try and crank it over?
This is a fresh water extraction, provided it stays frozen and placed in a super heated room like about 100′F and all fluids drained I’d have no problem owning it after repairs.
It is a fantastic job done, I could watch this a 100 times over and still be amazed.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
you can hydro lock …
you can hydro lock the engine.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Awesome team work …
Awesome team work on the extraction.
Nice to see pros at work!
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
does just being …
does just being under water cause the air bags to deploy because other than just being very wet i couldn’t see any damage.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Exactly it is …
Exactly it is merely a preferance. Let’s not start these stupid internet wars over stupid stuff. I can agree that the hummer is an awesome machine, however I think for the money (bang for the buck) there are better ways to spend $50,000. Just my opinion on it.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
You can drive …
You can drive whatever you like and we can drive whatever we like. This video has nothing to do with the performance of the Hummer.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Dude sorry for your …
Dude sorry for your loss, but I still like my jeep and samurai and have pulled many hummers out of messes. but to each his own.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Get a life.
Get a life.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
That is one way to …
That is one way to get around the import tax, submersible hummer!….lol. Should have left it there. Get a Jeep or a Samurai
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
it’s so sad to see …
it’s so sad to see such a great vehicle end up on the bottom of a lake… ;-(
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Can I get the …
Can I get the carfax ? LOL
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Wonder what kind of …
Wonder what kind of bait they used?
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
go up to your URL …
go up to your URL bar, put a Q between the words you and tube and then press enter or click go
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
they can build them …
they can build them in Haiti or Chile for all I care,the truck had its day , whats next?
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
@battleship62 That …
@battleship62 That is old Hummer has been sold to the chinese since 2009.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
hey look it’s …
hey look it’s coming out clean!!
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I just saw a …
I just saw a similar show on Dirty Jobs. Must have been the same contractor / Retriever.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
News on tv says GM …
News on tv says GM is selling Hummer, I wonder if it will have an import tax when Nissan starts building and selling them from their Tokyo plant.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
werd!!
werd!!
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
@LeChar1989 The …
@LeChar1989 The south will rise again!!!!!!!!!!!
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
FOR SALE:
Hummer …
FOR SALE:
Hummer: Completed Washed inside and out!
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
dumb ppl buying …
dumb ppl buying hummers when you can just fish them out
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
That’s a strange …
I thiought it as about lobster fishing…
That’s a strange lobster to me