"Do it YOURSELF" Underwater Snowmobile RECOVERY

Earlier this year, my cousin went through some thin ice with his Polaris Indy 600. We needed to wait about 5 days through a deep cold snap for the ice to firm up around it so we could retrieve the snowmobile. With some good old engineering we came up with a winch system and luckily we were able to winch the sled out of the lake where it was resting in about 6 feet of water.
The snowmobile was heavily damaged, the engine has a broken piston in addition to all of the electrical system damage incurred by being underwater.

[@tomkeltescheverythingoutdo2379]

Good and bad day all in one. Glad to see nobody was injured.

[@After5Outdoors]

That is the biggest thing!!

[@DanielSturge]

Nice recovery gents. Thanks for taking us along cody!

[@After5Outdoors]

👍

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

That went pretty well! Great video and capturing it my friend!

[@After5Outdoors]

Lol I had to hustle, they were movin

[@jacobguptill65]

Best snowmobike recovery on youtube

[@After5Outdoors]

Lol, a record I'm sure you don't prefer to have!!

[@OfftheHookOutdoors99]

Very cool video! That will take some work to get running I guess

[@After5Outdoors]

Quite a bit of engine damage, a broken piston to start

[@GeorgiaTrappingandFishing]

Y’all did a great job Cody! Hope it gets it running good. 😊🇺🇸🔥👍👍

[@After5Outdoors]

She's a goner

[@GeorgiaTrappingandFishing]

@@After5Outdoors 😩😩👌

[@JakeyCrackOutdoors]

Very cool video. I seen the picture on Facebook and was hoping to see the video.

[@After5Outdoors]

Took me a bit to get it put together, fish have been a bitin!

[@Outdooracademe1]

Great job done by all.

[@After5Outdoors]

Appreciate ya!!!

[@user-nl6lt3ls4n]

Glad they got it out. Many hands make it much better.

[@After5Outdoors]

👍

[@3TripleR]

High fives all around! Nice work

[@After5Outdoors]

Appreciate it!!

[@MinuteontheMountain]

That's going to be a cool story. Glad he's OK.

[@After5Outdoors]

Alls good

[@LivinMNOutdoors]

Did he mistake his snowmobile for a jet ski? 😂 Glad you got it out.

[@After5Outdoors]

Lol

[@JUANORQUIO]

W❤️W! That’s Incredibly Awesome! Cheers!🥂❤️✨

[@After5Outdoors]

Thanks

[@jamesireland6606]

For sale slightly used Polaris great job getting it out

[@After5Outdoors]

A deal on a slightly soaked portable too!

[@jessicasdumpstergirls2587]

Nice and I share you out on my community tab 😊

[@After5Outdoors]

Many many thanks!!

[@CoffeyOutdoors]

great recovery

[@After5Outdoors]

👍

[@ALs-Outdoors]

Glad all is well

[@After5Outdoors]

Objects can be replaced

[@judithdandavis2206]

that took some work . nice recovery .

[@After5Outdoors]

It actually went smoother than we thought it would!

[@jeffjackson5331]

Awesome!

[@After5Outdoors]

Thanks sir!

[@jeffjackson5331]

@@After5Outdoors you are very welcome

[@pupjohnson]

Crazy

[@markmaendel434]

Not one person said “it’s a Polaris, leave it there!” ? What the heck internet, do you job!!

[@After5Outdoors]

😂😂

[@plozikou]

Do it YOURSELF Ha Ha Ha

[@ajmages]

Was this belle lake?

[@After5Outdoors]

Yes I believe that was it

[@genepearson278]

Did that machine have a snorkel?

[@After5Outdoors]

His new one does.....

[@chattascuba4107]

Can it be salvaged?

[@After5Outdoors]

It could but needs a new engine and electrical components

[@chattascuba4107]

@@After5Outdoors so for parts and environmental reasons?

[@After5Outdoors]

Just expenses of repairs make it not feasible

[@ThatShinerGuy]

You can't park there!

[@After5Outdoors]

Tow away zone!

[@willymaykit1482]

47 years of riding sleds. Never once dumb enough to sink one.

[@After5Outdoors]

Well luckily, you are superior to us all...