There was a tractor that made it to the South Pole in December 2014. It was driven most of the time by a woman from Europe. She may have been from Denmark or Netherlands? She had seven or eight support people with her not to mention 2 four wheel drive pick-up trucks and one 6 wheel drive truck to pull the tractor out when stuck. The support people included some engine mechanics from the MF factory. Tractor was a 5610 , it had been somewhat modified not sure what all but super sized cab heater and fuel line was preheated somehow. The tractor engine was never shut down for any of the trip. There was MF corporation backing for the trip for promotional purposes this was a new model they wanted to showcase. The crew endured extreme cold & extreme wind chill, but had arctic attire & sleeping bags to keep warm or to keep from freezing to death. Some of the crew were navigation people checking ahead of the route for safe passage of a 4 wheel drive tractor. I think they had fitted oversize radial tires for the tractor but it was not on tracks. I would not want to go, these people were rather young, full of energy and adventure, big risk takers.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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