4 vehicles custom built for Antarctica 

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.

You had me at Ivan the Terribus man, bravo.

Thanks for providing this insight, it’s neat to see these specialised 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.

Great Video...!!! Seems like you've got the coolest job in the World. Would love to drive those unique vehicles !!!

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.

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.

Those are some badass vehicles

Really cool machinery and equipment!

Sweet video dude! Good to see you're getting after it!!

Thanks for taking the time to share with us. Jim Bell (Australia)

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.

Very informative and interesting video!

Many of these vehicles have been used in the Alaska oil field for over 45 years. I drove Delta 2s &3s back in 1980.

Excellent Video Quality ! You deserve more subs :D

Ok, I NEED a set of Delta tires for my square body. Those gotta be cheaper than the 44" swampers

sounds like a unique work environment. well, as long as "the thing" doesn't get you.

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.

This is soo cool! thanks for making this

With all your equipment, yet you have no Unimogs !??? Unstoppable, go anywhere!

Great Info👍😎

That was cool. Thank you.

The delta truck looks like one of those land trains

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 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

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. 👍👍

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?

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.

Hugely interesting video, must be pricey getting such big vehicles all the way down there

You can’t have air brakes there because moisture will build up and then it will freeze. Just fyi

Awesome vid

Fun to see Hägglunds down there.

I’ve been in the delta with one of the worse hangovers of my life when we were evacuated from Davis in 2016.

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 .

Cool video. Thanks for sharing!! Also. Jesus loves you 💪💪

“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

worth pointing out that for those 4x4 vans the 4x4 is something that was added because you can only get those in 2wd

Thanks for sharing!! Is there a website that showcases what you all do down-under-down-under?

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.

Also I didn’t think cat would color their vehicles in anything but yellow

Why the subtitles?? Knock it off please.

Turn off the subtitles!

Do you keep the engines of the vehicles on engine block holders all the time or just warm them up ahead of time when needed? Just wondering how you keep the machinery from completely seizing up and getting damaged.

Great video, but i think it can be longer...... I think?

I have a picture of me standing next to a working Rolligon.........in Alaska though.

Sick!

There should be something like a Sand Crawler. You know? With living quarters and a galley.

did you see the photo of one of the kress tires sunk into a hole in the transition from a couple years ago?

Could you do a video on the weird cat tractor TT195 with the giant cab. You show it at 7:25 pulling some sort of sled.

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

All those science people and engineers and no one can jump out the override switch or put a toggle? Duct tape? Huh

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.

only 2 wires going to button just join wires?

What kinda balloonsyou talking about? sateloons???

6:59, those tyres are pretty close together, how do they deal with mud build-up?

So what do I need to do to get a job down there? 🙂

Air brakes will freeze

is the van a 7.3L?

Are they hiring?

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.

It’s scary how little you know about machinery to be operating these machines

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.

Vocal Fry. Cringe.

Is everyone trained on it ? LOL Get over yourself

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. :)

Just out of curiosity. Does the van actually reach normal operating temperature engine wise , in subarctic conditions?