Truck went through the ice...

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semper83

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While going out ice fishing last night the truck went through the ice, does anyone know of who to call about getting the truck out? We have already been in contact with the CG and DNR but having trouble finding a salvage service in Northern Michigan... any tips will help.
 
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wilson

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on the news last night, they had two trucks that had gone through the ice down here, they said the salvage co. charged $12.000.00 each.....yes twelve thousand...OUCH!!
 
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polarisrider1

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wilson said:
on the news last night, they had two trucks that had gone through the ice down here, they said the salvage co. charged $12.000.00 each.....yes twelve thousand...OUCH!!
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pics? links? I suspect there will be fines? does the trucks insurance cover this. Says in my policy NO. Twelve grand, must of been a ways out and in deep. Not really an easy item to recover on weak ice. thats about the same as to recover a sunken boat (20' to 35') using a barge with a crane on Lake Michigan.
Didn't find anything on it on 9&10 news or 7&4 news (both northern Mi channels).
 
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peppermill

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Don't know where you are located. We are located in Rockland and this happened to us a few years ago. We had divers out of Chassel to go down and hook-up the truck. Somebody from town knew them and had them come up for us. The towing service was out of Bergland. I believe it was Howie's Towing. Yes it was spendy but they said they gave us a break. It wasn't even close to $12,000.00. If I remember right it was between $3,500.00 & $5,000.00 for both divers and towing. The expensive part was if we didn't get it out within 24hrs. The DNR fine alone was going to be $10,000.00 a day. Yes $10 thousand a day. We had a good group and yes it was out within 24 hrs. Good Luck and hope you can get it out soon.
 
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moosehead

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I dropped my explorer in a few years ago, Cost was 10 thousand to get it pulled out. Insurance covered the whole bill including vehicle replacement. Not sure where your insurance is through but I know American family will cover it.
 
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legend02

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moosehead said:
I dropped my explorer in a few years ago, Cost was 10 thousand to get it pulled out. Insurance covered the whole bill including vehicle replacement. Not sure where your insurance is through but I know American family will cover it.
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I didn't think you were covered by insurance for falling threw a lake with a vehicle.

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Can't see it semper83 :)
 
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semper83

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if you look really close or save the image and zoom in you can see the running lights on top of the cab, near the front of the open water...
 
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jr37

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That ice doesn't look very thick, I don't think it will support a vehicle. Sorry. lol

Good luck on the recovery!
 
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polarisxcsp

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Where at in the UP is this? We are going fishing on Brevort Lake this weekend. Hopefully the ice is safe.

When this happened did the truck slowly sink or did it go down fast? If fast, how the **** do ya get out of it? haha
 
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polarisrider1

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Give us location. Why so much to get it out? Insurance paying? What became of the truck? was it running when it sank? etc. we want the whole story. Inquiring minds need to know.
 
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semper83

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Islington Bay, Cedarville MI. Insurance is paying for it. Truck was still on when it sank. We got caught up in a burst of heavy snow and started to head back towards shore when doing so, we hit a spot where a spring is flowing... and the rest is best described in the picture...
 
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trailshredder

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He's avoiding the "location" question for some reason. Can't very well help out with a salvage company not knowing where the truck is located. We have a company here in Houghton Lake that does this kind of recovery if you are close to us. Hendershot Towing....Gaylord and Houghton Lake Michigan.
 
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dognvenus

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Years ago I helped a buddy of mine get a wrecker business started and did a lot of work for him on weekends to give him a break. At the time I was working full time a the sheriffs dept. He got a call of a car in a lake. I called the county dive team coordinator and asked if they would like to help on the recovery as a practice session. They gladly accepted and charged the recovery a few extra dollars that went back to the dive team fund. They played around awhile and let some of the new members go down a couple times. Then they took a cable line down and then we pulled it out.

Maybe your local dive team would help you for a contribution.

Dog
 
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simonsr1

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should have just reported it stolen. I think most insurance companys will cover this the first time, but after that I bet there will be clause in your policy,
same as when people wreck there own cars on racetracks during car club events.
 
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