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#91
All Models Except HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / EN 4B 76
Last post by Diggerdozer - November 06, 2018, 12:18:11 AMHi can someone help , I have found an EN with serial number 4B76 yet checking serial number it could or should be 1B
what is the 4 all about thankyou
what is the 4 all about thankyou
#92
HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / Re: HG track support bushing q...
Last post by Robert Barbour - November 05, 2018, 03:30:01 AMThe sleeve is a press fit onto the sub shaft. They usually wear through on the bottom and split. The support bracket will wear out of round as you say. They can be repaired by boring them out until round again then adding a sleeve to fit.
#93
New members introduce yourselves here / Another new member with a new ...
Last post by Roach - November 05, 2018, 02:53:38 AMHi all, just wanted to check in and let you all know that I have just purchased a 1945 HG and am starting the process of restoring it. Been getting some parts from Zimmerman and they are such good to work with. Brand new to this site but hope that I can get some good info and possibly help with some. Been restoring old tractors for 30 years and just got my first Cletrac..
#94
HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / HG track support bushing quest...
Last post by Jim Leap - November 02, 2018, 12:25:19 AMHello everyone,
I am doing a little work on my HG 68 that I rebuilt about 10 years ago. I removed the inner track support brackets to check the bushings because the button fittings had plugged up on both sides on the inside. Surprisingly the bushings are in good shape. The bushings fit rather loosely on the housing stub and in the support bracket. Seems to me like they should be a press fit into the bracket. I am weighing options about how to modify them but wanted to get some expert advice before I proceed. There is an oil groove inside the bracket and a hole in the bushing but if the bushing is loose enough to spin then there is no way for oil to get the the surface between the housing stub and bushing. The bushing can't be a press fit onto the stub since there would be no way to remove it. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The wear on the bracket is on the bottom end which bears the weight so using an oversize bushing is not an option. Not sure if I could find two track support brackets that don't have any wear. I suppose my main question is this: is the bushing supposed to be press fit into the support bracket?
Thanks!
I am doing a little work on my HG 68 that I rebuilt about 10 years ago. I removed the inner track support brackets to check the bushings because the button fittings had plugged up on both sides on the inside. Surprisingly the bushings are in good shape. The bushings fit rather loosely on the housing stub and in the support bracket. Seems to me like they should be a press fit into the bracket. I am weighing options about how to modify them but wanted to get some expert advice before I proceed. There is an oil groove inside the bracket and a hole in the bushing but if the bushing is loose enough to spin then there is no way for oil to get the the surface between the housing stub and bushing. The bushing can't be a press fit onto the stub since there would be no way to remove it. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The wear on the bracket is on the bottom end which bears the weight so using an oversize bushing is not an option. Not sure if I could find two track support brackets that don't have any wear. I suppose my main question is this: is the bushing supposed to be press fit into the support bracket?
Thanks!
#95
Subjects Related To All Models / What is everyone planning for ...
Last post by countryguy828 - October 16, 2018, 01:31:40 AMThings have been slow I thought maybe this would kickstart some discussion.
I am hoping to finish up my HG-42 and then finally after 10 years get to start work on my E-62.
Dave
I am hoping to finish up my HG-42 and then finally after 10 years get to start work on my E-62.
Dave
#96
Military Cletracs / Re: Cletrac MG1 USMC
Last post by 3J1Bill - October 08, 2018, 10:42:42 PM #97
HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / Re: HG42 IXK3 timing cover que...
Last post by countryguy828 - September 23, 2018, 02:04:20 AMThis particular machine is pre-Oliver. The casting date codes would indicate it is a 1941. It does have the aluminum tag on the block, but like usual the serial tag is missing. I would lean towards this being the original block but no proof other than it has '41 in the casting codes.
Dave
Dave
#98
HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / Re: HG42 IXK3 timing cover que...
Last post by Subgates - September 19, 2018, 03:00:36 PMCountryGuy
Have you had it all of its existence?
I have a fairly close picture of my engine (from the Right side) and mine doesn't have that fitting. Remember this. When owners had to replace an OC-3/4 engine the donor engine could have originally been installed in many many kinds of machines, yours may have come from a boat, temp power unit, generator, pump, forklift, a tractor, or a water pump. That pipe may have been required in that machine and not on your Oliver.
Does your engine have its serial number badge? If not it's likely it was swapped out at some point.
Michael
Have you had it all of its existence?
I have a fairly close picture of my engine (from the Right side) and mine doesn't have that fitting. Remember this. When owners had to replace an OC-3/4 engine the donor engine could have originally been installed in many many kinds of machines, yours may have come from a boat, temp power unit, generator, pump, forklift, a tractor, or a water pump. That pipe may have been required in that machine and not on your Oliver.
Does your engine have its serial number badge? If not it's likely it was swapped out at some point.
Michael
#99
HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / Re: How can I mount a backhoe ...
Last post by Subgates - September 19, 2018, 02:44:11 PMI reading
Somewhere on this site there's a picture of an OC-? (3 or 4) with a front loader and a backhoe. I remember it being in the discussion about reinstalling the bell housings and putting things in backwards. So there are some OC's out there with backhoes.
Somewhere on this site there's a picture of an OC-? (3 or 4) with a front loader and a backhoe. I remember it being in the discussion about reinstalling the bell housings and putting things in backwards. So there are some OC's out there with backhoes.
#100
All Models Except HG, OC-3, OC-4 & General / OC-6 diesel pump
Last post by Michael30.06 - September 07, 2018, 10:26:14 PMI removed the fuel lines between the injection pump and the injectors, to pull the injectors and oil the bores. As the operators manual says.
I though that would be my chance to put the injectors onto a poptester and see how they perform, but I dont have the right thread connection on my pop tester, so just oiled the bores and reassembled.
Now I am having a lot of trouble bleeding the pump.
Any tips you can suggest, I have already replaced the diesel lift pump with an electrical one, and I do have diesel flowing in the leak off or return line.
I though that would be my chance to put the injectors onto a poptester and see how they perform, but I dont have the right thread connection on my pop tester, so just oiled the bores and reassembled.
Now I am having a lot of trouble bleeding the pump.
Any tips you can suggest, I have already replaced the diesel lift pump with an electrical one, and I do have diesel flowing in the leak off or return line.