The ice is only about 3-4 inches deep, but my wheels are stuck in it. (it snowed around my car and then froze while I was out of town) I can't break through it with my shoe or a shovel, and its too far away from my apartment to carry hot water out. I don't think kitty litter would work because my tires are actually sunk down into the ice, the problem isn't traction. My tires do move, but the car dosen't even rock. Any ideas?
2007-03-19 10:34:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
If you have a hammer or an axe, you can use it to chip the ice
2007-03-19 11:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by Misha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And waiting to spring is out of the question I presume.
If the problem ISN't TRACTION and the tires move how come the car doesn't? One must cause the other unless the wheels are spinning and that is a traction issue.
Obvious (if unpalatable) solutions:
1) Get a shovel, a pick and a friend or two.
2) Get some rock-salt - that will help melt the ice. So will some black tarp on the ice (black plastic) if the sun is out now.
3) Basic tow cables and a friend with a truck.. (go slow and do it right or you will end up with only a PART of the car free of the snow)
4) Got a AAA card? That may be the cheapest and best solution for this and other problems.
good luck....
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2007-03-19 17:48:12 · answer #2 · answered by ca_surveyor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the snow under the car is likely holding it from moving... find a metal shovel or a hoe( worked for me last week) and dig out the under side of the car until you can see daylight all along the car.... then try the kitty litter to pull yourself out of the bank... traction might be the issue once the underside is cleared out
Good Luck!!
2007-03-19 17:43:53 · answer #3 · answered by stephanie p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spread calcium chloride granules on the ice around your car. It's available in any hardware, Lowes, Home Depot or Super center discount stores. To really speed the melting spread black plastic around your car especially near the tires.
Black plastic adsorbs the suns rays hastening melting of the calcium chloride covered ice.
2007-03-19 21:35:10 · answer #4 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call a tow truck..or wait for the thaw. Actually it doesn't have to be really hot water...just warm enough to melt the ice around the wheels. Parts suppliers also sell "IceMelt" which would probably work
2007-03-19 17:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by malemute1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋