Cat D8 med Volvo FH 12 på sleden til Svea. Svalbard.

LNS Spitsbergen. Volvo FH 12 til Svea med Cat D8.

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[beltebil]

We use standard belts. But want to have spikes sometimes :-)

[miksirikoitsen]

Does it really slide better on sledge than its own wheels? How long does the 65km take and how much does towing cost to truckers?

[beltebil]

Everything comes with a boat to Svabard. It's thick ice in the fjord outside the Svea where the mine is located. And there is no road access between the locations. The trip took about 12 hours.

[ToonandBBfan]

Whats the white box on the roof of the Dozer at about 1:15?

[beltebil]

@ToonandBBfan There is emergency equipment box. It is ca.65 km to drive one way. It is very cold and windy on Svalbard. Weather can change quickly. It can be minus 40 degrees Celsius, gale and storm. If the machine stops or there is bad weather, we have what we need and survive until help comes. Methylated spirit burner, blanket, food, etc. .. We also have a gun with us because of polar bears.

[patmanflips]

whats the temperature there?

[beltebil]

It was ca +3`C.

[TheRaginTiger]

That's some lazy ass truck that likes to be towed around..

[Wow2Model]

Som dere ser så strekker Volvo seg langt for å komme seg fram her i verden... CAT + Volvo = (Y)

[LifeRunner4000]

@Wow2Model Har du hatt Scania har du ikke trengt dette :)

[haasi59]

so kommt man auch im winter gut voran,ich bin begeistert!!

[JimPrower]

I work right across the river from where these tractors are built. X3

[sarah19766]

fuck the truck off the sledge and all jump on lol

[Coolzombi]

@beltebil 12hours !!! Did you have enough fuel !!

[grassman8100]

good to see there are using good ole american made iron

[sansalka]

TODO POR AHORRAR UN POQUITO DE GAS EN LOS CAMINOINES

[truck501]

this is awesome well done dozer drivers ......

[wpyshneitz]

Cat's are awesome but I bet using an STX Quadtrac would speed this process up and cost less.