January 2012
Gísli Jónsson at the Pole of Inaccessibility - with the statue of Lenin!
At start of Eyjafjallajökul eruption, Arctic Trucks vehicles got sent out to carry people and
equipment to repair and setup scientific equipment in the area.
Introduction
Iceland has a diverse topography with glaciers, lava tundra, green fields and mountains presenting Icelanders with a
country that is tough and harsh yet one of the most beautiful and serene places available to man. The country has
over the centuries molded its people into emphasizing on adaptability, thus making the impossible possible. This core
nature of Iceland soul is deeply rooted in our company.
Today Arctic Trucks is an international company providing various solutions including meeting the challenging conditions
of the Arctic and Antarctic, always with safety and respect for the beautiful environment that surrounds us.
Our vehicles are internationally recognized for successfully
completing challenging expeditions in the Arctic conditions. This
success has opened interest from great many operators, as this has
paved a new way for travelling and studying Antarctica. Not long
ago I personally remember how these vehicles were met with strong
disbelieve from highly experienced people and operators. To get to
this position number of people and organizations have placed their
faith in us, bought our services, trusting that we could make the
“impossible possible”. In this context I would like to mention the
Swedish Polar Institute, Toyota GB, Top Gear, and EWR. I especially
want to use this opportunity to remember a good friend, Mr. Alexey
Turchin at ALCI/TAC who recently passed away.
We look forward to taking on new challenges but our current focus
is to tailor our solutions to meet and service the needs of utility and
scientific work in the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Reykjavík, April 8th, 2012
Emil Grímsson,
Chairman
Arctic Trucks International
Version 4.0 - August 2013
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Vehicles and services
Arctic Trucks has provided various operators’ solutions built around 4 wheel drive vehicles for over two decades. The
solutions vary from small alteration to largely rebuilding the original vehicle. For Antarctica, most of the vehicles Arctic
Trucks has built are based on Toyota Hilux using Arctic Trucks 44 inch package (AT44). The modifications or rebuilding
of the vehicle are very extensive and the legendary Hilux is strong, reliable and gives us a base for a very efficient and
practical vehicle to be used for long distance travelling. Arctic Trucks has experience with providing solutions based on
other types of vehicles but with our vehicles based on Hilux having covered over 140 thousand kilometers on the high
Antarctic Plateau with proven results it gives those vehicles advantage. Another factor for the Hilux is that it is popular
and widely available in all the markets that connect to Antarctica, making access to parts and service easier.
When more interior space is needed solutions can be offered based on larger vehicles like Land Cruiser and or some
other brands but Arctic Trucks is also studying large space cabins on top of the 6X6 vehicles i.e. to carry additional 8
people, sleeping quarters, office etc.
Service station in Antarctica
Arctic Trucks has service agreement with INTAARI to operate a workshop and keeping spare parts for the vehicles
that are in operation at ALCI airbase and the surrounding area. With already nearly 140 thousand km driven during
the last 3 seasons in Antarctica the service history is already giving very valuable information for future development
and planning.
Price
Price range for our products and services can vary, depending on final configuration.
For quote, please write to [email protected].
Lead time
Normally Arctic Trucks can deliver vehicles ready for shipment in 7-9 months after confirmed order. Arctic Trucks
encourages timely orders to ensure availability.
Warranty
Limited warranty is provided for products and service. Warranty scheme varies between different modifications,
models and area of use.
The Antarctica vehicles are designed and normally built at Arctic Trucks facilities in Iceland
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The Team
To deal with the harsh and often very challenging conditions that face people
in Iceland, many have developed various skills and experience that has made
the country a fantastic place to live in. This environment serves as the base
for the great team of Arctic Trucks employees and solutions.
Arctic Trucks has highly experienced expedition people, multi skilled, experts
in the vehicles, use of expedition equipment, planning/preparation, cold
weather medical experience etc.
For challenging work and expeditions, Arctic Trucks strongly recommends
involving members from this team.
“A critical component essential to the success of the expedition was the part played by the energetic band
of Icelanders. They were clearly comfortable with the Antarctic conditions and they seemed to have a
limitless reservoir of energy. No task was ever too big or too small for them and every job was tackled
with boundless enthusiasm. It seemed there was nothing that they could not fix. At minus forty conditions
you would find them busying themselves with preventative maintenance. Emergency repairs were done
with impressive innovation and deceptive ease.”
Paul van Schalkwyk, 2011/2012 EWR anniversary race photographer
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Training
For any expedition good preparation is very important. Even
though the Arctic Trucks vehicles drive just like a normal
car in most conditions, there are many extra skills required
to make use of the extra capabilities it offers and to safely
navigate and travel in extreme conditions.
Setting up and using Ground Penetrating Radar on
Langjökull, Iceland
Arctic Trucks organizes various training programs related
to the operation of the vehicles. The training is normally
held in Iceland since it offers most of the challenges you
are likely to face in the Antarctic and the Arctic. The cost of
administering such training happenings in Iceland is only a
fraction of what it would be in Antarctica.
Drivers training is important, special driving techniques are
needed for some condition and mistakes can be very costly.
Depending on the project and the team, repair and
maintenance skills can be needed. Navigation skills are vital
but the Arctic Trucks team has long experience in using cars
for travels in severe weather condition when most other
ways of transportation fail. Travelling through crevasse
areas can sometimes not be avoided and the team has years
of experience in dealing with crevasses on Icelandic glaciers
as well as in Antarctica and Greenland. In November 2010
some of this training and specialized equipment on the
vehicles was vital when the Arctic Trucks team was called in
to rescue a person that was stuck deep in a crevasse close to
one of the science bases in Antarctica.
The conditions normally vary, from clear skies and beautiful scenery to blizzards with zero visibility.
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Training in using a winch and a snow anchor to pull the vehicle
Crevasse training, resque from a vehicle
The training in Iceland with Arctic Trucks was excellent in preparing our
expedition to Antarctica. Experience and professionalism of AT people is on
high level and the coordination of training was smooth and flexible. The
glaciers with fast changing weather and various snow conditions gave us
many challenges and a great experience in using the cars.
MIKA KALAKOSKI, Development Manager, FINNARP Finnish Antarctic Research Program”
After days of hard training it can be good to bath in one of
Iceland’s hot pools
Using the crane for customer crevasse training
Depending on season the trainees’ can face various conditions that
really test the people and equipment
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Expeditions
Arctic Trucks has supplied vehicles, organized or taken part in
various expeditions in Iceland and internationally. International
expeditions are 15, in Canada, Greenland, Siberia and Antarctica. The company has placed the biggest focus on Antarctica where
these vehicles have now driven 150 thousand km on the Antarctica
high plateau, crossing new terrain, providing extremely valuable
data on fuel efficiency, maintenance, weather and conditions,
crevasses and more. One can say that this has made Antarctica
more accessible and opens potential for conducting more scientific
studies.
1997/1998 - Antarctica working with
Swedish Polar Research Secretarat
May 1999 – Greenland following the footprints of Fridjof Nansen
2011 - For the Thomson Reuter expedition from
Patriot Hills to the South Pole, Arctic Trucks built a
Toyota Tacoma AT44
Antarctica - ALCI IL76 dropping fuel at 83 degrees
The crane being used to pull out fuel after the
fuel drop at 83 degrees.
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Arctic Trucks vehicles have been used to set up fuel
depots at 83 degrees in 2009 and 2011, and at the
South Pole in 2010
April 2010- Iceland, setting up scientific equipment at Eyjafjallajökull eruption
Antarctica 2011 - Setting up
weather stations
Januar 2011 - KNGS - expedition Novo-South Pole
The winner of 2011/2012 EWR 100 year anniversary race to the
South Pole, Framdrift from Norway
“Arctic Trucks vehicles got me out to my fieldwork site safely with ease. Whilst
installing automatic weather stations they provided shelter from the harsh
Antarctic conditions, allowing delicate wiring to be done in the warmth. The
automatic weather station Arctic Trucks installed on their truck has given a
fantastic high resolution data set of meterology conditions from the Antarctic coast
to the South Pole.
Arctic Trucks mechanics are second to none, always helpful and come up with
ingenious ways of fixing things and making them work in unforgiving weather
conditions of Antarctica.”
Eleanor Darlington, PhD Research Student, Loughborough University
2011/2012 – Antarctica, 9500km expedition, double crossing of Antarctica through South Pole and Pole of Inaccessibility
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The Magnetic Pole Story
In the morning of May 2nd 2007, three AT38
vehicles were driven right on the spot which
the magnetic north pole position was last
measured accurately which was in 1996.
Battling across boulder fields, braving sea
ice and running the gauntlet of predatory
polar bears, the Toyotas AT38 had pushed
motoring endurance to new limits by
embarking on an expedition to the Magnetic
North Pole.
The attempt was made by Jeremy Clarkson
and James May as an adventure feature for a
special edition of BBC Television’s Top Gear.
Supported by a small team of guides and
Arctic Trucks drivers/mechanics, they set out
on their icy odyssey at the end of April.
The Invinsible AT38 Toyota Hilux
The pioneering journey was the culmination
of months of planning between Toyota
(GB), engineering experts Arctic Trucks from
Iceland, the organizers of the 2007 Polar
Challenge and the Top Gear production
team.
With Clarkson and May piloting one of
the AT38 Hilux, fellow presenter Richard
Hammond attempted the route by more
traditional polar transport, a sled pulled by
a team of 10 huskies.
“The Arctic is one of the most hostile
environments on earth for man and
machine,” said Emil Grímsson, Chairman of
Arctic Trucks. “The expedition demanded
pinpoint planning and plotting a route that
could be safely negotiated.
Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May, presenters of Top Gear in
Resolute before starting the journey to the Magnetic North Pole
“No other car had attempted to tackle such
extreme conditions and it says much about
the strength of the AT38 Hilux and Land
Cruiser Prado that they were considered the
machines for the job.”
Before being shipped to Canada, two Toyota
Hilux’s and one Land Cruiser Prado got
converted to AT38.
On the expedition the crews carried a full
survival kit, recovery equipment and ice
axes and chainsaws to help clear their
route. They were also armed with shotguns
to warn off Polar Bears.
The Arctic Trucks team at the Magnetic North Pole in May 2007
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AT44 4X4 - Some features
Deflating the tires
By adjusting tire pressure based on surface/snow condition, the tire can be much more efficient than traditional
belts. For most conditions in Antarctica the tires function very well; it feels good on gravel and in rocky terrains and
with spikes it is stable and has a good grip on blue ice and most snow conditions. In Antarctica the tire pressure is
normally ranging from 2psi to 6psi. The soft and large tire gives additional suspension when crossing hard surface like
sastrugies.
It is our estimate that for many operations the cars are 5 to 8 times more fuel efficient and 4 to 5 times faster than
some traditional belt vehicles. Including long range capabilities we see many possibilities to do research much more
efficiantly.
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Arctic Trucks 38 inch Hilux (AT38)
The Arctic Trucks AT38 is ready to tackle most snow and ice conditions in the Arctic and Antarctica. The tire pressure
can be adjusted to changing conditions, from soft snow to hard ice. Ice screws give the vehicle great traction on blue
ice and the softness of the tires smoothens out uneven terrain providing a comfortable ride.
The AT38 is a great vehicle for most coastal areas in Antarctica and is considerably less expensive than the AT44. Based
on our experience, expected fuel consumption is 0.15-0.3 liters pr. kilometer in coastal areas.
Three AT38 were used to drive to the Magnetic North Pole with the British TV show Top Gear in 2007 where it carried
the presenters and the film crew 1400 kilometers, over sea ice, bolder fields and number of small islands. It was also
used to support repairs of scientific equipment in the area of Eyjafjallajökull during 2010 eruption and it was used
again by Top Gear to drive to the volcano, as well as being a popular daily driver.
AT38 near the volcano Eyjafjallajökull during eruption in 2010
AT38 on an expedition to the Magnetic North Pole with Top Gear 2007
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Specifications
The specification of this vehicle can be adjusted according to the customers needs.
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Engine: 3,0L Diesel common rail
170hp/3600rpm/360Nm
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Gearbox: 5 speed automatic
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Transfer case: Part time High and low range
(2,566:1 in low)
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Differential locks: 100% (front and rear).
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Brakes front/rear: Disc/drum
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Tyres front/rear: 38x15.50R15
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Rim: Arctic Trucks 15x12,5 rim
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Suspension front/rear: Coil/leaf springs
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Dimensions: ◦◦
Length: 5.255mm (+150mm for grille guard)
◦◦
Width: 2.160mm
◦◦
Height: 2.000mm (+170mm for roof rack).
◦◦
Wheelbase: 3.125mm
◦◦
Ground clearance: 450mm under belly (min. 346mm)
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Fuel tank: 160L
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Compressed air: integrated compressor
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EL: 12V generator 960W + extra battery
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Power outlets as requested.
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Tire pressure as low as 3 psi or 0,21 kg/cm3
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Net weight approx. 2.150 kg, depending on specification
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Load capacitiy 1.000 kg (2.200 with trailer)
** Measurements are subject ot exact configuration
Arctic Trucks International reserves the right to make changes without a notice
For more detailed information, please contact us at: [email protected]
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Arctic Trucks 44 inch Hilux (AT44)
The Arctic Trucks AT44 was initially designed for support vehicles for long distance expeditions in Antarctica.
The large tires with low air pressure provide large footprint giving good flotation in soft snow and soft ride over the
sastrugis. The vehicle is set up to carry up to 1.3 tons, plus 1.3 tons on the optional trailer. Fuel capacity (280L in tanks
and up to 800L on deck/trailer), gives the AT44 a very long range even on the high plateau.
These vehicles are fitted with safety equipment for crevasses and optional radar can be fitted to search for safe routes.
Using the side steps and the winch, a crane can quickly be assembled to work with fuel barrels or other things that
need lifting or for example for crevasse rescue.
Based on our experience, the average fuel consumption on the high plateau is 0.37 to 0.65 liters pr. kilometer using Jet
1A fuel when pulling trailer. The fuel consumption is greatly affected by the conditions and the load, in areas closer to
the coast the fuel consumption can be considerable lower than mentioned above.
In January 2012 fourteen AT44 vehicles were stationed in the Novo airbase area on Antarctica. One of those vehicles
has crossed the high plateau eight times.
NCAOR expedition 2010 - earliest arrival to the South Pole, three days sub -50 C
KNGS Expedition 2010 - Fastest expedition to the South Pole. They drove 2308 kilometers from Novo to the South Pole in only
4.5 days. Record acknowledged by Guinness World Records. They improved their own record driving back to Novo in only 3.5
days, averaging 660 kilometers pr. day.
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Specifications
•
Engine: 3.0L Diesel common rail
170hp/3600rpm/360Nm
•
Gearbox: 5 speed automatic
•
Transfer case: Part time High and low range
(2.566:1 in low)
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Crawler gear (2.566:1 in low)
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Differential locks: 100% (front and rear).
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Brakes front/rear: Disc/drum
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Tyres front/rear: 44x18.50/15
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Rim: Arctic Trucks 15x16 rim
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Suspension front/rear: Coil/leaf springs
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The specification of this vehicle can be adjusted
according to the customers needs.
Dimensions:
◦◦
Length: 5.255mm (+ 150mm for grille guard + 850 for
crevasse)
◦◦
Width: 2.350mm
◦◦
Height: 2.145mm (+170mm for roof rack).
◦◦
Wheelbase: 3.285mm
◦◦
Ground clearance: 550mm under belly (min. 424mm)
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Fuel tank: 280 L
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Compressed air: integrated compressor
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EL: 12V generator 960W + extra battery 220V
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Power outlets as requested
•
Tire pressure as low as 2 psi or 0,14 kg/cm3
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Net weight appr. 2.250 kg.
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Load capacity 1.300 kg (2.600 kg with trailer)
** Measurements are subject to exact configuration
Arctic Trucks International reserves the right to make changes without a notice
For more detailed information, please contact us at: [email protected]
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Arctic Trucks 44 inch 6X6 Hilux (AT 44 6X6)
The Arctic Trucks AT44 6x6 was first used in Antarctica during the season 2010/11, with two such vehicles supporting backup and
filming of a ski race between Germany and Austria. In the season 2011/12 these vehicles crossed Antarctica two times and made
the longest land journey in the history of Antarctica, driving over 9.500 kilometers. In total these vehicles have driven over 36
thousand km on the high plateau.
The AT44 6x6 gives extra capabilities compared to the AT44 4x4;
• Greater load capacity
• Bigger deck makes loading and unloading easier
• Greater capabilities in the snow
• Softer ride over uneven surface
AT44 6X6 - Supporting EWR 100 years anniversary ski race
AT44 6X6 - Supporting the EWR ski race Austria vs. Germany 2010/2011
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Specifications
The specification of this vehicle can be adjusted
according to the customers needs.
•
Engine: 3.0L Diesel common rail
170hp/3600rpm/360Nm
•
Filtration: Extra heavy duty fuel and air filtration
•
Gearbox: 5 speed automatic
•
Transfer case: Part time High and low range
(2.566:1 in low)
•
Crawler gear (2.566:1 in low)
•
Differential locks: 100% (front/rear/rear)
•
Brakes front/rear: Disc/drum/drum
•
Tyres front/rear: 44x18.50/15
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Rim: Arctic Trucks 15x16 rim
•
Suspension front/rear: Coil/Coil/Coil
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Dimensions:
◦◦
Length: 6.365mm (+150mm for grille guard)
◦◦
Width: 2.300mm
◦◦
Height: 2.145mm (+170mm for roof rack)
◦◦
Wheelbase: 3.125mm/1200mm
◦◦
Ground clearance: 480mm under belly (min. 376mm)
•
Fuel tank: 650 L
•
Compressed air: integrated compressor
•
EL: 12V generator 960W + extra battery
•
Power outlets as requested.
•
Tire pressure as low as 2 psi or 0,14 kg/cm3
•
Net weight approx. 2.600 kg.
•
Load capacity 2.600 kg.
Arctic Trucks International reserves the right to make changes without a notice
For more detailed information, please contact us at: [email protected]
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Arctic Trucks Trailer Specifications
AT44 trailer on an expedtion in Antarctica 2009
Arctic Trucks has designed and built trailers for use in Antarctica or the Arctic based on one basic design. This is a high load
capacity trailer that uses same bearings, shock absorbers, tires/wheels and more as the towing vehicle. In case of an emergency
these parts can be used for the vehicle leaving the trailer behind for later. Offering two types of solutions built around 38 inch
tires and 44 inch tires the trailer will have the same tires, fitting into the towing vehicle track.
Trailer AT38
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Max load 1300 kg.
(1.200 kg. in soft snow)
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Empty weight 390 kg.
This drawing shows AT38 trailer
Trailer AT44
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•
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Max load 1300 kg.
Empty weight 460 kg.
Arctic Trucks International reserves the right to make changes without a notice
For more detailed information, please contact us at: [email protected]
SELECTED STATISTIC; ALCI AIRBASE (NOVO) - SOUTH POLE
Expeditions
Ave km travelled per day, to South Pole
Ave km per day, from South Pole to NOVO/MATRI
Number of vehicles
Number of trailers
Number of people
Max distance to fuel
Start of load per vehicle plus trailer, kg
Total Km driven
Average fuel consumption liters per 100km
Lowest temperature
Lenght of expedition - days/km
NCAQR
270
300
4
4
11
1.500
2.500
18.800
66
-56
17/4700
KNGS
513
543
2
2
4
1.500
2.000
9.400
45
-45
8/4700
EWR ‘10
NA
440
4
2
14
1500
2.400
20.000
56.
-45
33/500
EWR ‘11
287
388
3
1
5
1.500
2.100
28.500
52,6
-50
76/9600
Arctic Trucks International
Kletthals 3 | 110 Reykjavík | Iceland
Tel: +354 540 4900 | Fax: +354 540 4901
[email protected]
www.arctictrucks.com