[AT] multiple south pole trips

[Brian VanDragt]

Some of these tractors came back and are in the hands of vintage Caterpillar collectors:

http://www.acmoc.org/bb/showthread.php?29618-Tulare-and-Santa-Margarita-2018-A-Tribute

Searching the site for "Mary Ann" will bring up many stories about these tractors.


Brian

> On February 12, 2019 at 12:00 PM Roger Moffat <rogerkiwi at gmail.com> wrote:
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>         > >         On Feb 10, 2019, at 1:07 PM, Jack < jacktractor at live.com mailto:jacktractor at live.com > wrote:
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> >         Wide Caterpillar tracks!
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> >         https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/photos/000/249/24995.jpg
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> >     > 
>     That is a “special” D8 that Caterpillar made in the 1950s for use in the Arctic (Greenland mainly) and the Antarctic. It’s a Low Ground Pressure LGP-D8. As well as wide tracks, they also had the track length increased substantially by moving the engine forward from the rest of it.
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>     If you’re on Facebook there’s a page that features lots of pictures of them
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>     https://www.facebook.com/Caterpillar-S-D8lgp-Dozer-on-Snow-and-Ice-350745131790392/
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>     This picture from that page shows the increased length of them with the gap between the engine and the cab.
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>     They have all been removed from Antarctica now, replaced by Challengers and Case IH 4 track machines
> 
>     Roger
> 


 

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