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David Wills Cat 60
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Further to my recent thread about the specially modified D6N Tractors supplied by Finning UK Limited for the forthcoming expedition to cross the South Pole, please find enclosed the link to the official expedition website.


http://www.ourcoldestjourney.com/
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Thu, Oct 25, 2012 3:27 AM
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Hi David,
thank you for putting up this link.

I am following this with much interest as I worked on many of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) machines over the years including the Wilkes to Vostok and return D4.

It travelled 1800 miles between 17th Sept 1962 to 11th Jan 1963 on this traverse. I have a copy of the records of this traverse and have spoken to 5 of the 6 team members who did the traverse, including the operator of the D4.

They told me about some very interesting tales of hardship and facts.

Good Luck to all who embark on this venture as they are making history.

Cheers,
Eddie Bedwell
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Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:35 AM
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Reply to edb:
Hi David,
thank you for putting up this link.

I am following this with much interest as I worked on many of ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) machines over the years including the Wilkes to Vostok and return D4.

It travelled 1800 miles between 17th Sept 1962 to 11th Jan 1963 on this traverse. I have a copy of the records of this traverse and have spoken to 5 of the 6 team members who did the traverse, including the operator of the D4.

They told me about some very interesting tales of hardship and facts.

Good Luck to all who embark on this venture as they are making history.

Cheers,
Eddie Bedwell
I think this will be alot more reliable ! And its already there; and probably knows its way to the pole too!
Taken by me at[attachment=15140]Antartica D8 4.JPG[/attachment][attachment=15141]Antartica D8 train 3.JPG[/attachment] mactown 1984 !
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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 12:12 PM
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I think this will be alot more reliable ! And its already there; and probably knows its way to the pole too!
Taken by me at[attachment=15140]Antartica D8 4.JPG[/attachment][attachment=15141]Antartica D8 train 3.JPG[/attachment] mactown 1984 !
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[attachment=15142]Antartica D8.JPG[/attachment]This one would have been great; but think he,s deceased now 😞
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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 12:43 PM
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[attachment=15142]Antartica D8.JPG[/attachment]This one would have been great; but think he,s deceased now 😞
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Edb and Mervyn thanks for your posts, edb do you have any pictures of the D4 you mentioned?
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1963 D6B 44A
1970 951A 63K
1940's Le Tourneau S3 Rooter

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 6:36 PM
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Edb and Mervyn thanks for your posts, edb do you have any pictures of the D4 you mentioned?
Dave

Very interesting---Thanks for posting
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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 9:04 PM
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Dave

Very interesting---Thanks for posting
Hi, Mervyn Pepper.
Thanks for posting those photos but I think all of the stretched D8s that were able have now left Antarctica. There are a couple still down there, I think, either lost in a crevasse or broken through the ice out at sea. I seem to remember that some of them went to the Netherlands. Maybe Quad can shed some light on this. I also vaguely recall that at least one went to Canada for winter freighting.

Just my 0.02.
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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 10:53 PM
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Hi, Mervyn Pepper.
Thanks for posting those photos but I think all of the stretched D8s that were able have now left Antarctica. There are a couple still down there, I think, either lost in a crevasse or broken through the ice out at sea. I seem to remember that some of them went to the Netherlands. Maybe Quad can shed some light on this. I also vaguely recall that at least one went to Canada for winter freighting.

Just my 0.02.
Hi Deas,
Last i heard 2 were still there. Was at least 6 in 1984. Most had names. Pam and either mary ann or colleen were still there 2 years ago i think Dr Ernie from redpower was last person i read this from. So he should have the latest info.
Cat made a whole batch of them and some were sent to places other than antartica. Alan T lewis from chch nz had a serial number list of them all.
Big john was one of 2 specially made with D353s in them. And yes am fairly sure he was sunk or something similar.
Original Byrd station at south pole was built with materials towed there in 2 'tractor trains' as they called it in 1957 with 500 tons of materials, covering 646 miles.
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