Universal Carrier found

[rob love]

Should be closer to 3 tons of metal.
Pull the axle shafts and do what you gotta do to free up the drums, if they are even stuck. As long as the track still turns, it won't take much to pull the carrier...it's rolling resistance is not that great. A quad would almost do the trick, although likely not on the ice. If need be, you could lighten it by pulling things like the engine, engine covers, fenders, and just about anything else that is unneccesary. They can be brought out by boat.

The alternative is to find a serviceable flathead 8, maybe a tranny, and drag them out there and install them during the summer/fall, and drive it out in the wintertime.

There were methods of floating carriers, using drums and such, but they all look easier on paper than they are in real life. You also have to worry about the approach in and out of the water.


None of this is easy, but if it was, someone else would have done it already.