Ice removal device

[DetectorGuy]

A while ago I thought of using a 10' high tri-pod with chains across the bottom to keep the legs from spreading and spiked feet to anchor the feet to the ice. A come-a-long would hoist the block straight up about 3' high. Then a static line from the top of the tripod to the ball hitch on a truck would topple (on purpose) the tripod toward the truck. As the tripod is toppling, the radius of this swing would pivot on two of the three legs, lifting the block slightly and then landing it on the surface of the ice next to the hole. A loop around the block could be used to drag it onto the snow to keep it from freezing down. Simple machines are sometimes better than complex ones.