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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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…. <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",serif'>😊</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bradford<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> AT <at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian VanDragt<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 12, 2019 10:00 AM<br><b>To:</b> Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at@lists.antique-tractor.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AT] multiple south pole trips<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Some of these tractors came back and are in the hands of vintage Caterpillar collectors:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="http://www.acmoc.org/bb/showthread.php?29618-Tulare-and-Santa-Margarita-2018-A-Tribute">http://www.acmoc.org/bb/showthread.php?29618-Tulare-and-Santa-Margarita-2018-A-Tribute</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Searching the site for "Mary Ann" will bring up many stories about these tractors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On February 12, 2019 at 12:00 PM Roger Moffat <<a href="mailto:rogerkiwi@gmail.com">rogerkiwi@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 10, 2019, at 1:07 PM, Jack < <a href="mailto:jacktractor@live.com">jacktractor@live.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif'>Wide Caterpillar tracks!</span> <span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif'><br><br></span><a href="https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/photos/000/249/24995.jpg"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif'>https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/photos/000/249/24995.jpg</span></a> <span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"LucidaGrande",serif'><br style='word-spacing:0px'><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you’re on Facebook there’s a page that features lots of pictures of them<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Caterpillar-S-D8lgp-Dozer-on-Snow-and-Ice-350745131790392/">https://www.facebook.com/Caterpillar-S-D8lgp-Dozer-on-Snow-and-Ice-350745131790392/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This picture from that page shows the increased length of them with the gap between the engine and the cab.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=941 height=427 style='width:9.8in;height:4.45in' id=ox-352a37f654-11B2F7C0-D614-493C-8FCB-65FF5E337270 src="cid:image001.png@01D4C2BD.74E3F150"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>They have all been removed from Antarctica now, replaced by Challengers and Case IH 4 track machines<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Roger<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class=default-style><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ <br>AT mailing list <br><a href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a> <br><a href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=default-style><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>