[AT] multiple south pole trips

[bloomis at charter.net]

Seeing the World Ag Expo grounds where that was unloaded makes me want to go to the antique show in April. Never been to that. The Ag Expo yes, in fact starts today in Tulare. Over 100,000 usually attend. Been three times. 

Santa Margarita which is mentioned in that thread is about 30 miles from me. That is either Memorial or Labor Day… Now that I don’t work…. 😊

Bradford

 

From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of Brian VanDragt
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 10:00 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] multiple south pole trips

 

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 <mailto:rogerkiwi at gmail.com> > wrote: 







On Feb 10, 2019, at 1:07 PM, Jack < jacktractor at live.com <mailto:jacktractor at live.com> > wrote:

 

Wide Caterpillar tracks! 

 <https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/photos/000/249/24995.jpg> https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/photos/000/249/24995.jpg 



 

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.

 

If you’re on Facebook there’s a page that features lots of pictures of them

 

https://www.facebook.com/Caterpillar-S-D8lgp-Dozer-on-Snow-and-Ice-350745131790392/

 

This picture from that page shows the increased length of them with the gap between the engine and the cab.

 



 

They have all been removed from Antarctica now, replaced by Challengers and Case IH 4 track machines

 

Roger


 

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