What is it ? OC-96

Tlbuser · April 01, 2012, 02:06:30 PM

This is sitting at a friends grandparents place. Was supposed to have a full engine rebuild, then got parked.

Blake Malkamaki · April 01, 2012, 03:04:47 PM

OC-96

Can you buy it? We used to have one, and someday I want to get another one.

Tlbuser · April 01, 2012, 10:45:49 PM

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.

Bob · April 02, 2012, 01:46:43 AM

If you decide against it, where in the country is it?

Tlbuser · April 02, 2012, 06:33:42 AM

Marbury, Md.

Bob · April 03, 2012, 12:27:28 PM

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

Bob · April 03, 2012, 12:28:39 PM

* or haul it to Blake's house

Doug424 · April 03, 2012, 07:42:51 PM

Hey,, I'm even closer,,, but I guess since I already have one maybe I shouldn't even think about it.

Tlbuser · April 03, 2012, 11:39:25 PM

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.

Doug424 · April 04, 2012, 12:43:17 AM

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.

Bob · April 04, 2012, 01:53:13 AM

You are right on the engines as well as the rest of the machine. Tlbuser, thats correct, it is deffinately an OC96.

Bob

Blake Malkamaki · April 04, 2012, 02:28:08 AM

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

Doug424 · April 04, 2012, 02:25:50 PM

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.