In 2010 my parents were planning to sell our family farm so I purchased a derelict off grid property and since I was going to be renovating and living there with nothing but a generator and solar panels I decided to cut ice from the farm pond and haul it to my new place. I piled it up and buried it in sawdust then tarped it. I bought an old icebox and the ice lasted me most of the way through the summer. I just cut it with a chainsaw into blocks to fit the icebox, then lifted it out with tongs. Hard way to keep food cold and it was not as effective as a fridge, but it worked. Lots of mess and work emptying the water from the drain pan and bringing in ice, kind of like emptying ashes and bringing in firewood for the cookstove lol. I'd do it again if I had to. My maternal grandfather worked in Charlottetown PEI for a coal and ice business as a teenager in the 30's and he told me in great detail about how they used to cut the ice. They had an old car with the body cut off and an engine mounted sideways in the back driving a big saw blade which could be adjusted up and down, they would drive in a grid pattern and cut the ice 90% through and then beginning at one side they would snap off the blocks and hoist them out to be loaded onto sleighs and hauled to the icehouses and packed in sawdust.
We are headed to Walpole Maine in early May and I am doing my serious research for our road trip (we are from outside Philadelphia). I found this video and loved it! What a great combination of information and interaction with the residents of the town. The people really opened up and showed how nice they were and the pride of their town and their history. You guys did a great job. I appreciate your effort. Thanks for sharing.
In 2010 my parents were planning to sell our family farm so I purchased a derelict off grid property and since I was going to be renovating and living there with nothing but a generator and solar panels I decided to cut ice from the farm pond and haul it to my new place. I piled it up and buried it in sawdust then tarped it. I bought an old icebox and the ice lasted me most of the way through the summer. I just cut it with a chainsaw into blocks to fit the icebox, then lifted it out with tongs. Hard way to keep food cold and it was not as effective as a fridge, but it worked. Lots of mess and work emptying the water from the drain pan and bringing in ice, kind of like emptying ashes and bringing in firewood for the cookstove lol. I'd do it again if I had to.
My maternal grandfather worked in Charlottetown PEI for a coal and ice business as a teenager in the 30's and he told me in great detail about how they used to cut the ice. They had an old car with the body cut off and an engine mounted sideways in the back driving a big saw blade which could be adjusted up and down, they would drive in a grid pattern and cut the ice 90% through and then beginning at one side they would snap off the blocks and hoist them out to be loaded onto sleighs and hauled to the icehouses and packed in sawdust.
We are headed to Walpole Maine in early May and I am doing my serious research for our road trip (we are from outside Philadelphia). I found this video and loved it! What a great combination of information and interaction with the residents of the town. The people really opened up and showed how nice they were and the pride of their town and their history. You guys did a great job. I appreciate your effort. Thanks for sharing.
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