Field support vehicles
Two Hagglunds vehicles on sea ice near Mawson (Photo: D. McVeigh)
Vehicles are deployed at each station to support field activities ranging from trips close to the station to deep field programs thousands of kilometres away.
These vehicles include:
- Honda TRX300 and TRX350 quads with sleds and small trailers
- Snowmobiles: either Bombardier skidoos or Arctic Cats
- Hagglunds BU206 D5, D6 and Echo models towing 2 tonne tracked trailers and sleds
- Foremost Nodwell & Pioneer all terrain carriers
- Caterpillar D7G and D7H low ground pressure tractors towing 20 tonne sleds
