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Cletrac Tractor Discussion => All Models Except HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General => Topic started by: Jon Pritchard on January 31, 2003, 06:06:27 AM

Title: Cletrac 55
Post by: Jon Pritchard on January 31, 2003, 06:06:27 AM
I have an opportunity to lay my hands on a Cletrac 55.  It has a GarWood blade, a Wisconsin 6 cylinder gas engine and seems to be pretty much complete.  Questions:
-does anyone know if some or most engine parts are available?
-the tracks are worn but look usable.  Are any track parts available?
-I hope to use the machine for moving a bit of dirt.  Are there any weak spots in the machine I should watch out for? (Finals, etc?)
-is this model a particularly rare specimen?  There seems to be only one set of photos of a 55 posted on this site.

Thanks!
Jon Pritchard.
Title: Cletrac 55
Post by: John Schwiebert on January 31, 2003, 11:39:13 AM
They were built durring the depression. According to my records less than 100 were built. I have only seen one and it was in PA.
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Post by: Blake Malkamaki on January 31, 2003, 04:25:51 PM
Actually many many of these tractors were built with many (at least hundreds) were sold and shipped to Russia. A friend of mine had one, but I don't know where it went.

My grandfather never liked the model 55 and said it was clumsy. That however, does not mean it is not a good tractor to collect and restore.

Good luck.
Title: 55 Cletrac
Post by: Albert Duroe on February 07, 2003, 03:30:00 PM
I have two 55's and I would be happy to help you restore yours.  Bill Bechtol has a 55 restored in California
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Post by: Jon Pritchard on February 16, 2003, 05:43:23 AM
Thanks for all your responses.  I did find an indication of how many 55's were built, right off this site:  There is some data for 55's posted under the "photos" section.  It looks like some 1,962 copies were built, from '32 to '36.  I guess this makes them kind of rare....

Albert, can you post a photo or two of your 55's?  Did you have to do any major work on them?

Thanks,
Jon.
Title: Cletrac 55
Post by: Albert Duroe on February 18, 2003, 02:44:39 PM
I will post or Email you pictures when I get home from Florida in a couple of weeks.  I have not started to restore the 55 but they will be started when I get back to Iowa.  I will junk one and rebuild one.  Spark
Title: Re: Cletrac 55
Post by: azevedo762 on June 14, 2016, 05:08:24 AM
Do any of you have parts tractors or tractors you would sell? If so please let me know where you are. My neighbor has a 55 that needs a lot of work and I am trying to figure out if it's a project worth starting. Thank you. I'm in California
Title: Re: Cletrac 55
Post by: Richard Borgaro on June 14, 2016, 11:00:35 PM
Bill Bechthold in California does have a nice 55 and so does Landis Zimmerman. I'm located in Oregon, and have a friend with a couple, will find out if he has extra parts.
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