That's what I'd envisioned and the reason I'd suggested a b-i-g boltcutter - the bigger the better - so as to cut multiple sections at the same time.
Fasten a fence-stretcher to the bumper hitch and to the section going into the water, cut the wire above the stretcher, then drive as far forward as possible. Cut and coil.
"Carve" through the tangles and collect the pieces.
I wonder what explaining will be needed to sell 5 gal
If in doubt, take a few pictures of the recovery site before removing the copper wire. With all the copper theft that's going on these days, it wouldn't hurt to have some evidence that you didn't purloin the stuff from a rightful owner.
Harold
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:32:50 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, ED quickly quoth:
Take a picture of the wire mess in the swamp, get the owner's signed permission slip to remove it, and sell it at the metal recycler.
Then use all that lovely money to buy a new vertical mill (and to ship me the old one. Got my address? ;)
It's on the National Forest adjacent to deeded family property only accesable via our land other than by helicopter. Finders keepers? Will take some photos in case.
ED
I doubt if you will get any questions on old copper wire. Bright new stuff or ornamental castings would be a different thing.
Dan
This happened a few months ago in Dayton, Ohio too. The guy went into the hospital with severe burns. He did not live very long. There was concern he was going to sue the power company and the building owner for getting electrocuted.
Where I work, theives stole 40,000 worth of aluminum. Provblem is, they stole several pieces of pattern / corebox tooling made of aluminum. Replacement costs for these patterns will be $9K to $10K. The sad part is, the aluminum will only net perhaps $50 at the junkyard, maybe less. The scrap dealers do not care, they are worse than pawn shops.
Mark
An updated price report of the same package of wire was only $74 this week. I'm now wondering if one aspect of the $92 price was related to the Gulf Coast hurricane damage, that may have caused a temporary short supply.
WB metalwork> I've seen the recent pricing on 250' roll packages of 12/2 WG indoor
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