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#21
Cletrac Website / Forum Discussion / Re: I Doubled the Attachment S...
Last post by hotratz - February 28, 2026, 04:09:47 PMBlake,
First, thanks for updating the site. I want to resurrect the images on several past posts I've made that were linked to a now defunked image sharing site. Question: How do I get an image to take the place of the old links in my post. When I try to do this the image seems to default to the end of the post rather than the end of the paragraph in which the image link used to be. Do my images have to be linked rather than posted directly?
First, thanks for updating the site. I want to resurrect the images on several past posts I've made that were linked to a now defunked image sharing site. Question: How do I get an image to take the place of the old links in my post. When I try to do this the image seems to default to the end of the post rather than the end of the paragraph in which the image link used to be. Do my images have to be linked rather than posted directly?
#22
Other Crawler Tractors / Fowler
Last post by Joshua_d - February 27, 2026, 10:03:24 PMMy Fowler with a Perkins engine convert
#23
Shows and Events / 19th Annual Old Construction &...
Last post by Marion7200 - May 11, 2022, 08:39:59 PM19th Annual Old Construction & Mining Equipment Show September 10 & 11, 2022 New Athens, Ohio. $5.00 Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park grounds 43672 Stumptown Rd New Athens, Ohio (Ohio 519 between U.S. 22 and New Athens, Ohio) Show includes operating & static displays of construction equipment, mining equipment, crawlers, trucks, models, history displays, and more. Bring your construction equipment, mining equipment, crawlers, and trucks for some digging fun or static display. Saturday 10am-6pm Sunday 9am-4pm. Food will be available on the grounds. Swap and flea market area.
We will celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park, Incorporated in 2022.
The 19th Annual show is dedicated to the memory of Dal Watterson and Norm Glessner
www.facebook.com/ocmes
oldironshow@yahoo.com
740-312-5385
We will celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park, Incorporated in 2022.
The 19th Annual show is dedicated to the memory of Dal Watterson and Norm Glessner
www.facebook.com/ocmes
oldironshow@yahoo.com
740-312-5385
#24
Shows and Events / 2nd Annual Spring Old Construc...
Last post by Marion7200 - May 11, 2022, 08:37:56 PM2nd Annual Spring Old Construction & Mining Equipment Show May 28 & 29 2022 New Athens, Ohio. $5.00 Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park grounds 43672 Stumptown Rd New Athens, Ohio (Ohio 519 between U.S.. 22 and New Athens, Ohio) Show includes operating & static displays of construction equipment, mining equipment, crawlers, trucks, models, history displays, and more. Bring your construction equipment, mining equipment, crawlers, and trucks for some digging fun or static display. Saturday 10am-6pm Sunday 9am-5pm. Food will be available on the grounds.
Swap and flea market area.
We will celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park, Incorporated in 2022.
The spring show is dedicated to the men & women that lost their lives in the construction & mining industries and to those who worked in the construction & mining industries no longer with us. The show is also dedicated to the men and women that served our country and no longer with us.
www.facebook.com/ocmes
oldironshow@yahoo.com
740-312-5385
Swap and flea market area.
We will celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park, Incorporated in 2022.
The spring show is dedicated to the men & women that lost their lives in the construction & mining industries and to those who worked in the construction & mining industries no longer with us. The show is also dedicated to the men and women that served our country and no longer with us.
www.facebook.com/ocmes
oldironshow@yahoo.com
740-312-5385
#25
HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / Re: Oc 4 not getting warm
Last post by eyeball-shifter - February 02, 2022, 07:20:04 PMI think the OC-4s just run cool. I can't get mine up to temperature on cold, winter days. I had mine on fast idle for 45 minutes and could put my hand on the engine and it was just warm, the temperature outside was in the high teens. I pulled the dipstick and touched the oil and it was just warm, parts of the radiator were a bit warmer, but not hot at all. I didn't register anything on my temp guage.
#26
Military Cletracs / Hood numbers
Last post by M2nut - July 11, 2020, 01:01:12 AMHello everyone. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me the logic behind the hood numbers on m2 cletracs. I'm puzzled why the data plate ordnance numbers are 3 to 4 digits and the hood numbers are 6 digits ? There are a few period photos that some early cletracs that have 5 digits painted on the seat rail side . Almost all period photos have the first digit being a 9, which probably was the serial number range assigned to the type? Any ideas?
#27
HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / Re: HG Clutch question
Last post by Robert Barbour - May 12, 2020, 02:31:39 AMThe rod spring 37202 is the return spring and should have pressure on the housing when the clutch is engaged. The sleeve spring is an anti rattle spring the holds the release bearing on the yoke. The important thing is to have the 3 112 211 screws all set to the correct length.
#28
HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / HG Clutch question
Last post by donlaflam - April 15, 2020, 03:38:17 PMGood morning everyone-
I am a new to this group and a new HG owner with some basic mechanical knowledge, but learning as I go. last fall the clutch stopped functioning on my HG, I tried many of the tips I found online about putting a load on, etc, however I decided to pull it into the barn and take it apart along with a few other projects that needed to be done on it.
I pulled the case yesterday and found that the friction plate was totally shot. I'll be replacing that along with the majority of the bearings inside. My question, however is in regard to the springs within the assembly. should I replace these? they seem to function properly, however due to their age i'm sure they have lost some of their tension.
the two i am most concerned about are :
1. Throw out sleeve spring 112754
2. Yoke rod spring 37202
any advice you could offer would be most helpful.
thanks in advance,
Don
I am a new to this group and a new HG owner with some basic mechanical knowledge, but learning as I go. last fall the clutch stopped functioning on my HG, I tried many of the tips I found online about putting a load on, etc, however I decided to pull it into the barn and take it apart along with a few other projects that needed to be done on it.
I pulled the case yesterday and found that the friction plate was totally shot. I'll be replacing that along with the majority of the bearings inside. My question, however is in regard to the springs within the assembly. should I replace these? they seem to function properly, however due to their age i'm sure they have lost some of their tension.
the two i am most concerned about are :
1. Throw out sleeve spring 112754
2. Yoke rod spring 37202
any advice you could offer would be most helpful.
thanks in advance,
Don
#29
All Models Except HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / "hunting tooth" sprocket / cha...
Last post by sparky mark - March 23, 2020, 05:54:03 PM Just wondering if this was a patented invention or not.
"With a double-cut sprocket, the tooth pitch is half that of the chain. Therefore, the number of effective teeth is half the number of actual teeth. If the sprocket has an odd number of teeth, the number of effective teeth is fractional, and each tooth engages the chain only on every other revolution. This cuts tooth wear almost in half, nearly doubling sprocket life. The same is not inherently true for sprockets with even numbers of teeth."
My model "E" CLETRAC had an odd number of teeth on the sprocket. I believe that the CAT model "60" also had an odd number of teeth on the sprocket.
Seems like a very clever idea.
Did all CLETRAC models do this? Did most manufacturer of tracked tractors do this?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
"With a double-cut sprocket, the tooth pitch is half that of the chain. Therefore, the number of effective teeth is half the number of actual teeth. If the sprocket has an odd number of teeth, the number of effective teeth is fractional, and each tooth engages the chain only on every other revolution. This cuts tooth wear almost in half, nearly doubling sprocket life. The same is not inherently true for sprockets with even numbers of teeth."
My model "E" CLETRAC had an odd number of teeth on the sprocket. I believe that the CAT model "60" also had an odd number of teeth on the sprocket.
Seems like a very clever idea.
Did all CLETRAC models do this? Did most manufacturer of tracked tractors do this?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
#30
HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / Re: wake up?
Last post by Subgates - March 15, 2020, 05:12:45 PMNot being on fb at all I'm loving that.
Thanks Blake
Thanks Blake