4 vehicles custom built for Antarctica
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- So I was hired as a large vehicle operator at McMurdo Station, and due to the extreme conditions of the Antarctica. Their are very specific vehicles, machines, custom built, and strange. Built for polar and remote regions.
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Thanks for providing this insight, it’s neat to see these specialised vehicles.
Sounds like you guys could use a mechanic. Lol. That override switch can be easily re-wired, so you don't have to rely on duct tape. In my opinion the older equipment is far superior to modern equipment anyways. Better built, more mechanical control and less electronics which is probably better for your climate anyways. Budget aside there's probably a good reason most of the equipment is older. Keep on top of the maintenance and those vehicles will last a long time. Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, I think fixing ivan is on the list of things to do. I think the mechanics are just overloaded. Thanks for watching 🙏
Was down there with the Navy in the 90s, got qualified on the Deltas and several loaders. My favorite was the Delta-3 named Flipper that used to be a fire rig (might be the box now?). It had a double cab that could seat 7 if you were friendly, and a *much* beefier drive train. I took an aircrew out to a lane that had to divert to Pegasus from Willy after a 3 day Herbie dumped about 2 feet of loose snow on the road. It was tearing along at top speed like it was nothing with snow flying around us making our own blizzard.
Those Econoliner PAX vans were old when I was there, the Deltas were older, I think Ivan was on it's 3rd season and the DV8 (Deviate) Cat was the newest rig there my last trip down.
Want to go back as a Heavy Op, even a shuttle driver would be nice. I miss it, along with the stopovers in Christchurch, still get restless in October like I should by flying South for the winter.
You had me at Ivan the Terribus man, bravo.
Great Video...!!! Seems like you've got the coolest job in the World. Would love to drive those unique vehicles !!!
I worked for the USAP from 98 through 2012. Good to see the Delta and Ivan still on the iceroads. The Nodwell was another fun one we used often for Snow School. The Crest must have come along after I left the program and I have to say, it's pretty cool. Thanks for posting.
Ahhhh nice! Yeah, they are still holding on. New vehicles is definitely a rarity down in McMurdo.
Really cool machinery and equipment!
I've been obsessed with vehicles my whole life, but have never heard of Kress until just yesterday (coal haulers), and now I'm hearing the name again. Weird.
Sweet video dude! Good to see you're getting after it!!
Thank you!!
Thanks for taking the time to share with us. Jim Bell (Australia)
For sure, glad you enjoyed it.
This is soo cool! thanks for making this
For sure, glad you like it!
Kool video. I got to ride on that Van and take a tour around while on a supply run to McMurdo Station. Hard to believe C-5 air craft can land out on the ice.
I heard that C5's sometimes landed there, but never got to see it. Crazy cool.
Very informative and interesting video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Info👍😎
Excellent Video Quality !
You deserve more subs :D
Much appreciated! I'm slowly making my way haha
That was cool. Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
I appreciate that you have the subtitles done properly not just automatic, but having them baked into the video is a negative for me. Put them in as captions for youtube then I can turn them on and off as needed. It'll also translate for people in other languages better too. Either way thanks for the video, some cool vehicles there.
yep, me too. even by the end of the vid I couldn't help but get irked by the mistakes in them. you don't realise how much you appreciate the default till you don't have the option to turn them off 👍
neat video otherwise, Its rare to see anything indepth on the these vehicles.
Definitely get it.
With all your equipment, yet you have no Unimogs !??? Unstoppable, go anywhere!
Haha not that I have seen.
You can’t have air brakes there because moisture will build up and then it will freeze. Just fyi
Fun to see Hägglunds down there.
Hugely interesting video, must be pricey getting such big vehicles all the way down there
Absolutely. Their are not a lot of new vehicles there haha
Don't pay attention tion to all the stalking keyboard critics. You did a fine job and 99% of us enjoyed it. Those cretins just like to stroke their own egos because they know they are incapable of producing anything at all. Thanks for sharing your experiences and giving us a glimpse of life at MacMurdo.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video 🙏
I saw "Machines of McMurdo" back in 1971 at Madison Square Gardens. I think "Witches Tit" Opened. it was a great show, I did molly?
Had no idea it was a band hahaha
Sick!
Thanks dude!
I just discovered your channel. Can you do an entire video about the Antarctic Fire Department? Id love you to interview them and show their station & vehicles. Thanks
Thanks for watching!Definitely an interesting idea, I will look into the idea.
I’ve been in the delta with one of the worse hangovers of my life when we were evacuated from Davis in 2016.
Deltas only make hangovers worse hahahah
@@aidanalfonsois the signed Aussie flag still in the darts area in one of the bars there?
Outstanding presentation, technically pretty solid (but then you drive them), specs and performance are most interesting. I'm surprised the Kress is overloaded. Those folks now how to build REALLY big rigs. A Cat articulated dump with a trailer and those get converted to scrapers quite often. Really enjoy the weird ad unusual hardware. Just for grins and giggles take photos of every vehicle and have folks "guess" what it started life as. Is the Ford bus a gasser or a diesel? Nerdy car nuts love those sort of details. A bet Heavy "D" would do a frame up rebuild of Ivan for free. New engine, new trans, big turbo and it would be a riot> I spent 30 plus year in Minnesota so block heaters, radiator blankets etc are no surprise but you could several episodes on the trials and tribulations of operating vehicles in an extreme environment. BTW: You cover airfare and I'll wrench on ANYTHING for a hot meal and place to lay my head.
www.amentumcareers.com/jobs/search?page=1&country_codes%5B%5D=AQ&query=Antarctica
That is the link to Antarctica jobs with the company amentum, which is who I work for. I'm not sure if their are mechanic positions available currently, but that is where it would be. The Ford van is gas, but everything else is diesel. And yeah, it's definitely strange that it is overloaded, but I assume that it wasn't originally built for the large passenger cabin 🤷🏼♂️
I think know much more than I haha
those big tire on the delta will float . 1977 crash crew leader in crash truck coming back from runway duty we busted through the ice just before land ramp . front bumper was what kept us from busting all of the way through the ice .
That would have a crazy experience. Instills more trust in Deltas haha
Great vid, great quality. I think you should have at least mentioned those two generators that provide heat and electricity. My father in law flew there many times. Several stories with supply runs and plane recovery misions.
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For sure. Yeah, flying down here just seems to be hazardous no matter what 😆
I have a picture of me standing next to a working Rolligon.........in Alaska though.
Very nice 👌
worth pointing out that for those 4x4 vans the 4x4 is something that was added because you can only get those in 2wd
older E-series Ford Vans could be ordered as 4x4.
“The Boss” is reasonably common by comparison, they move oil rigs. Basically they move the last bits when the site is four foot deep in mud. Further north are the rollagons ( I think I have that right) They are a different breed altogether :D
Very cool. Yeah, I know very little about "the boss" but I believe you 😆 rollagons look pretty sweet 👌
@@aidanalfonso Marcep Intruder :) Marcep being the special vehicles manufacturer. They have a big winch to load and offload. Short distances the half-load empty sludge tanks li’e a tipper with it’s bed up :D
When you started Ivan at 4:56 it had 300psi of oil pressure 😮 Might be something going on there as to why the override button needs to be held down.
Their 100% has to be something wrong haha
Just out of curiosity. Does the van actually reach normal operating temperature engine wise , in subarctic conditions?
What kinda balloonsyou talking about? sateloons???
Great video, but i think it can be longer...... I think?
I'm sure it could be way longer haha but this is what I got for now.
Cool video. Thanks for sharing!! Also. Jesus loves you 💪💪
There should be something like a Sand Crawler. You know? With living quarters and a galley.
They do have all these little container buildings with a kitchen, sleeping quarters, and bathroom on the SPOT Traverse. Which is a heavy equipment traverse from McMurdo Station to the South Pole to bring necessary supplies. But that is the closest thing hahaha
@@aidanalfonso The Russians used to have a tracked thing called "Kharkovchanka", basically on a tank chassis. Although it turned out not overly practical, apparently.
All those science people and engineers and no one can jump out the override switch or put a toggle? Duct tape? Huh
Your not wrong.
Love the video but why the big 60 person the last one you showed does not have air brakes is because air brakes freeze and you would have no air brakes unless you put alcohol and sometimes that’s not even enough so that’s why they have no air brakes
No it's because it's a cat machine and has wet brakes just like rock trucks and loaders and everything else..they don't have overheating issues and last way longer that's why they are used on heavy equipment.
Do you have bikes or trikes, quads HPVs too? Do you want any. I've once seen a trike a cyclist used to ride to the south pole. I think I would have fun designing that stuff. For now I make suspension forks for normal and some very special bikes.
I'm probably not the one who has any control on new machines coming in. But I haven't seen much of that sort. Mostly a lot of snow mobiles.
6:59, those tyres are pretty close together, how do they deal with mud build-up?
So crazy enough, we never have had an issue while I was there. But I think it helps that we mostly are just driving across the sea ice. The only other surface we drove on, was volcanic rock.
So what do I need to do to get a job down there? 🙂
This is the site with the companies that hire down there :)
www.usap.gov/jobsandopportunities/?m=1
I also put a video together on the general steps!
ruclips.net/video/0uqbZr4GBkY/видео.html
only 2 wires going to button just join wires?
You could be right, I just think making the fix is low priority.
Air brakes will freeze
Good to know 👌
Hmmm then I shouldn't be able to move.🤦♂ Ever heard of an air dryer, Bendix or the much more expensive WABCO, in the old days we used alcohol sniffers on the air compressor intakes.
Best wishes from 55.75° North.
They can freeze, but if you keep them dry they dont
is the van a 7.3L?
I'm not sure, I will have to get back to you.
@aidanalfonso would be very interested to have you redo this video with the mechanics to chime in. Super fascinated with the performance of the vehicles in such a cold unforgiving place. Must be a mechanical nightmare!
He said gas so either the 5.4 V8 or possibly the V10
Are they hiring?
www.usap.gov/jobsandopportunities/?m=1 that link shows all the companies that operate down there. It is a bit late to apply, but you never know. Could be some random positions left to fill!
Why the subtitles?? Knock it off please.
Turn off the subtitles!
It’s scary how little you know about machinery to be operating these machines
Thanks for watching bro
Not your fault, but you have classic Vocal Fry- look it up if you're unfamiliar. It makes(for many) more difficult to listen to your spoken voice.
I just looked this up 😆
Is everyone trained on it ? LOL Get over yourself
Try again with actual specs; reuse footage, narrate, and only show footage. "Beefy tires" and "Terra Tires" are not specs and useless.
Give info not easily available from a simple google search.
Tire and wheel sizes? Printed on sidewalls.
Axle models? If you don't know, then film them so they can be identified.
Engine specs?
Emissions equipment required?
There is no need to stand in front of the camera and talk; NOBODY is that interesting.
Thanks for watching. And I will take the critiques 👌
Vocal Fry. Cringe.
30 year old car here in Sweden´s west coast is more would be a record i think :) cars in the northen parts (Norrland - north land.=) will go on forever.. but if you live near the coast or the south, salt will eat that car before it is 15 years. Salt salt and more salt in the air :) I think that a car from 2024 will not see 2034 before it is recycled. And dont get me started on them fancy pants teslas. Awesome vid bruh! I would really like to see this place you are working on one day. And the Hägglund´s band wagon 206 is pretty sweet.. I would like to have one of those.. And a snow trac would be pretty sweet. :)
Thanks for watching! And damn. I bet Sweden has some pretty crazy vehicles up in those remote spaces. And yes Hagglund's are soooooooo sweet!