Check out the link....60 ton house move on WBL

[Just Me]

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S765401.shtml?cat=1

WOW!!!!!

Just Me

[crothmeier]

i wouldnt be anywhere near that thing when they move it. That has fall through the ice written all over it!!!

[BuckKiller]

wow thats scary... hope whe don't see a thread about a 60 ton house falling threw the ice.

[Jim Uran]

That's insane!!!!! cool story.

[DonBo]

If anyone can pull it off, Semple is the guy. He has been involved in some amazing moving feats over the years.

[deadstick]

It's been done before on Devils Lake, ND when the water came up (FYI, Devils Lake has more than doubled in size the past 10 years). One of the houses was a Doctor's and was HUGE (and 2 stories). They cleared the snow off a very wide road all winter to keep the snow from insulating it. I talked to a guy what was out there when they did it, said you could see the "ripple" on the ice, almost like a wave of water. It was successful and now sits on a farm about 30 miles from the lake.

[JimBuck]

I can see it now...."I think today were going to make our way out to the sunken house and try jigging some spoons near the porch to see if anyones home."

[deadstick]

Here's the link (with video) of the DL Doctor house move in 1998.

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=529360

[Lake Alice]

This happened right in front of my house. The channel (right now, with the drought) is ony about 3 feet deep max, so even if it had gone through there wasn't far for it to go. Most of the path it traveled was frozen probably to the bottom or close. The builder bought a lot a few blocks inland last year, "spun" the house that was on it and made room for this house next to it. This is the second time that I know of that he has moved a historic house in dowtown WBL to a new location.

[PSourasinth]

Here's a link to the house that's being moved on WBL, if your interested on taking a look..

http://www.startribune.com/photos/?c=y&img=M5104669.JPG

[RonWBasser]

Here's a link to the house that's being moved on WBL, if your interested on taking a look..

http://www.startribune.com/photos/?c=y&img=M5104669.JPG

Wow.

[jdsmi]

Anybody watch Ice Road Truckers? They move 60 tons or more accross ice daily with the weight only divided among 18 wheels.

It's still quite a story though.

[pegleg]

That would make a nice fish house... Tough to move it though but you could have one big party every weekend.

[sticknstring]

Incredible.

[Snug33]

Does "House" show up on the DNR's ice thickness chart?

[LOTWSvirgin]

I like the part were he thinks he has enough ice

[Kylersk]

Does "House" show up on the DNR's ice thickness chart?

haha

[Reaper8]

Here is the link to the house that went through Superior in 1977.

http://www.rockybarker.com/house.html

[BartmanMN]

Nice looking house. Cool story

[Caleb S]

Sounds like a lot of weight but if it's spread out over 64 wheels that's not much different than the per tire weight of a diesel truck being on the ice.

[sticknstring]

You can see on the Superior house, there was only one axle under the house. Not a very good weight distribution.

[Jethro80]

Thats one big fish magnet