Post by LibertyFever on Mar 17, 2009 1:31:18 GMT -5
Most of you guys can identify with this idea.
Up here in northern NB smelt fishing sheds are a common sight on the Restigouche River. The river is still frozen solid from Dalhousie westwards but recently there have been a few warm afternoons so the guys have been trying to get their sheds off the ice before they fall through. I've been waiting all winter for a chance to rescue of of these sheds and the other night I got my chance.
I was returning home from NS in the Liberty when I spotted some fellow trying disparately to haul his shed from the ice with what looked like seventy-five feet of rope and a 2WD pickup
I told the guy I could get it in if he wanted to wait five minutes while I got another Jeep.
The shed wasn't very far out onto the ice so I didn't feel there was much chance of me going for a swim and he did have seventy-five feet of rope. I slipped the YJ into 4WD Lo and was really surprised how easy of a job it was. I had to keep checking to make sure it was still behind me.
Anyways the shed is now up off of the ice and waiting for a trailer to get it home.
Now as I drive down the highway I'm still watching the river to see if I can rescue another shed.
Up here in northern NB smelt fishing sheds are a common sight on the Restigouche River. The river is still frozen solid from Dalhousie westwards but recently there have been a few warm afternoons so the guys have been trying to get their sheds off the ice before they fall through. I've been waiting all winter for a chance to rescue of of these sheds and the other night I got my chance.
I was returning home from NS in the Liberty when I spotted some fellow trying disparately to haul his shed from the ice with what looked like seventy-five feet of rope and a 2WD pickup
I told the guy I could get it in if he wanted to wait five minutes while I got another Jeep.
The shed wasn't very far out onto the ice so I didn't feel there was much chance of me going for a swim and he did have seventy-five feet of rope. I slipped the YJ into 4WD Lo and was really surprised how easy of a job it was. I had to keep checking to make sure it was still behind me.
Anyways the shed is now up off of the ice and waiting for a trailer to get it home.
Now as I drive down the highway I'm still watching the river to see if I can rescue another shed.
