Need a Solution for Deep Snow Conditions

[duck2]

I am finishing off my 7' X 9' fishouse. it sits atop 2" X 8" runners with conduit afixed to the bottom. It should move very nicely on bare ice or a few inches of snow covered ice. However, when the time comes to pull it off the lake for the season, I anticipate a pretty big drift near the shore of my cabin. Does anyone have any ideas for how to adress the need to get this little behemoth up and over the drifts and on to the shore? Thanks

[augernaut]

any way to get out there an plow a path? that can be a tough one - last year we resorted to a truck with chains and pulled a snowmobile trailer out to the shack. Loaded the shack onto the trailer and muscled it back to the landing through 18" of slush and 1-2' of snow.

[Dan Thiem]

If you can get one or two damaged car or truck hoods from a body shop,they really work nice.I got a couple from work and jacked up the front of the fish house,then we just sat the front back down on them and it slid great!We didn't even have to secure them in any way.Just be sure they stick out in the front a little bit.

[duck2]

Dan, I like your ingenious use of old car hoods. I could probably pick up a couple and paint them with a home made camo finish. They could lay in the woods near the cabin in the off season without giving the place the appearance of a junkyard, excuse me, automotive recycling center. Thanks for the reply.

[Lost]

Old car hoods make great sleds! Just wax it up and away we go! Weeee!!!

If you are worried about the ice shack falling off the hood, you could probably strap it down somehow.