This is sitting at a friends grandparents place. Was supposed to have a full engine rebuild, then got parked.
OC-96
Can you buy it? We used to have one, and someday I want to get another one.
Yes, that is kinda why I'm interested. Can't decide if I really want a project. He's ready to send it to scrap and all I can think is, but it's still in good shape. :o
If you decide against it, where in the country is it?
Marbury, Md.
Its only about 7 hours away. Not out of the question... Let us know if you don't buy it, as I might have to!
Bob
* or haul it to Blake's house
Hey,, I'm even closer,,, but I guess since I already have one maybe I shouldn't even think about it.
Thanks guys. So it may be a OC-96? Where can I get some more info on it? And yes, if I pass on it, whomever would be dealing direct with the current owner, seems to be the only fair way to go.
They are an interesting machine,, but very few were made, making it near impossible to get parts. If you have a bad undercarriage, it's not worth bothering with. The transmission is similar to a Case with the independant control of each track. It's a very easy machine to operate. The transmission is a power shift with torque convertor. The motor is a 198 Hercules, and didn't some of the last ones have a bigger motor,, like a 212? Motor parts are available, but pricey. You can find manuals on ebay.
You are right on the engines as well as the rest of the machine. Tlbuser, thats correct, it is deffinately an OC96.
Bob
Because it required almost no physical strength to operate, I was able to run ours when I was probably 8 or 9 years old. First crawler tractor I ever ran.
The earlier ones had trouble with crankshafts breaking due to the sudden on/off loads of reversing with the power shift. Ours broke. Not sure if we changed the engine or just put a new crank in. We could have moved up to the later (and larger) engine. I'll have to ask my uncle as he would remember. It had a few other issues, but the one we had may have been experimental and may have been a very early one.
The one we had also had foot pedals for steering, in addition to the levers. I don't think they all had the pedals.
I wish they would have kept it, but they sold it and bought an A-C HD7G loader that turned out to be really good.
Blake
I think they all had foot pedal brakes. They have those goofy brake drums on the rear that are spinning as the tractor moves. I started working on mine last year,, the brakes don't work. They use auto type components,,, wheel cylinders, master cylinder for each side, bendix or wagner stuff. I stopped working on mine as the transmission is so weak in low range it barely moves the machine, but it does drive better in high. Looks like a major project to get inside the transmission.