Would you drive your tractor to the South Pole?

Posted by centash on March 31, 2017 at 18:25:28 from (67.21.108.143):

Just read an interesting article on a 1957-58 New Zealand overland expedition to the
South Pole. The team, lead by Edmund Hillary, used 3 Ferguson TE 20 tractors to drive
from the coast to the Pole, a distance of over 1200 miles. Through elevations over
10,000 feet and Temps lower than 40 below, the Fergie's equipped with half tracks and
a canvas enclosure, never missed a beat....indeed, they had to pull more than planned
when the team's Weasel lost a bearing and was abandoned. Each tractor accumulated
close to 600 hours on the trip. They got stuck in crevasses, deep snow etc. but
performed much better than expected. A tribute to Harry Ferguson and the little Grey
Fergie!

Interesting read. Would you drive your modern tractor there? No way to plug it in;
these guys took the batteries into the tent at night to keep them warm and ran 5 WT
oil in the engine and Trans. Ben

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