OC-96

Started by farmerjoe, August 27, 2003, 10:59:35 AM

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farmerjoe

I am looking at an OC-96 & am wondering the specs for one & also the good/bad points.

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Chad

Blake Malkamaki

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I grew up on one when I was probably 7 or 8 years old. Takes no physical effort to run one. Counter-rotating tracks. Foot or lever steering. A very nice machine that was ahead of it's time. Power sift, torque converter. There was an OC-12 in the works just like it, but it never went into production.

These were the same size as an A Cletrac, but had a direct injected 4 cylinder diesel. I think the crankshaft was a weak point as ours broke.

I would like to get another one someday.

Blake
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