New member and new toy, Model 15?

[keithw]

Hello all,    

   I was down in L.A. about a year ago and saw a Cletrac at a metal salvage yard. Tracked down the owner and asked if it was for sale. We couldn't agree on a price and I pretty much forgot about it. Got a call the other day and he had decided to accept my price. I'll be going down in a couple of weeks to pick it up . Looks to be a major project to get it back in shape. Not sure what model it is, but, based on size measurments and weight it about has to be a Model 15. I understand they were made between 1931 and 1933. How common are these and are parts going to be too hard to locate?

keithw

[keithw]

Picked up the tractor on Friday. Turns out it's not a model 15, it's a 20.


It's in pretty sad shape but looks to be mostly there. Missing the carb and magneto. Going to be a long term project.

keithw

[John D]

Keith,
Congratulations on rescuing this machine!  Definitely worth restoring!
Contact Landis Zimmerman for parts availability - and check out his Model 25.

http://www.olivercletrac.com/


Best of luck with it.

[keithw]

They loaded it on the trailer with a fork lift. I just finished unloading it by hand winching it off the trailer. Worn out tracks and rollers sure do have a lot of rolling resistance. It's staying right where it is for a while.

keithw

[keithw]

Hello all,

Tinkering a bit with the new 20C. Could someone tell me where to look to find serial and model numbers on the engine and tractor? The mag and carb are missing so a good id on the engine would be helpfull.

keithw

[John D]

Hello all,

Tinkering a bit with the new 20C. Could someone tell me where to look to find serial and model numbers on the engine and tractor? The mag and carb are missing so a good id on the engine would be helpfull.

keithw

Check behind that grey tank (hydraulic?) on the right fender.  I believe the serial number plate is on the firewall bracket on the unstyled tractors.

[keithw]

I found a tag there but it is the patient numbers tag. No serial number. Is it stamped on a plate or into the steel panel? If it is on the panel I need to strip a few layers of paint.

keithw

[John D]

I found a tag there but it is the patient numbers tag. No serial number. Is it stamped on a plate or into the steel panel? If it is on the panel I need to strip a few layers of paint.

keithw

Keith,
Looks like you found the right place to look.  At the top of that plate is the model and serial number, and below is a list of all the patents.  Strip carefully!
Here's approximately what it should look like (this one's from an E-38 )

[keithw]

Thanks for the info. The tag is there but it does not have the serial number on it. Someone mentioned that it might be on the fuel tank. Anyone know where? It is a 20C made from 1933 to 1936. Did a little exploring with the pressure washer. The engine serial number is 227737. The 20C engine numbers are supposed to be from 223630 and up so that number sounds reasonable. The other side had the following cast into it, C42, 22200 D, and CWC. It is a gas four cylinder flat head. So, when I go to get parts what engine do I tell them I have?

Thanks,
keithw

[Blake Malkamaki]

The plate was probably on the right hand side of the fuel tank. It should be very obvious, so if you don't have it, someone must have taken it off (or it fell off).

The engine is a Hercules OOC - same as a 15, an A, and an E.

Blake

[keithw]

Thanks for the good information. Looking on the right side of the tank I found the remains of the four rivits that held the tag on. Oh well, so much for the tag. The differance between the first engine number and my engine number is more than the total number of 20C tractors made. I would assume that this engine was used in other things so the numbers were not sequensial. Went down to Vista Ca. this weekend to the farm show. They had a couple of 20C tractors that I took a look at. Didn't think to check numbers to compare with mine.

keithw