New here,need help with id this crawler

[John D]

John,

We need to come up with a little FAQ forum about identifying Cletrac tractors, since such a large number of posts are just asking about IDing someone's tractor.

Maybe a sticky post for HG - General - OC-3 forum and one for the rest of the models forum?

Blake

I thought the photos from this auction //http://www.proxibid.com/asp/catalog.asp?aid=12145
would be worth keeping for reference, so I copied them to Photobucket.

There are 108 photos in all - each of the photo names includes year and model, so this should go a ways toward helping people identify their tractor.

//http://photobucket.com/CletracOrg

Password is Cleveland_Tractor

Things to focus on when trying to identify a tractor:
1. Engine type (gas, diesel, mfgr) & number of cylinders
2. Grille, hood & gas tank shape (i.e. styled vs unstyled)
3. Configuration of guides, idlers, rollers, sprockets and tracks
4. Steering mechanism(levers vs wheel)

[Eric N]

Well good news and huge bad news.  Finally got time off today with work being crazy(back and forth betweenday shift and night shift) and weather not helping any.  Got the points put in last week and tried to start only to find out the starter needed a rebuild.  Got it back today and installed and it started with a quick shot of ether.  It spit 2 pine cone out the exhaust and smoked bad.  Started checking things over blade goes up and down, put it in gear and it moved.  Drove it around the yard about 50 ft and the engine started to rattle.  Tryed to shut it down(magneto kill wire must not be working) but not fast enough,  Now I have a small hole in the side of the block.  So now I look for a 4 cylinder gas IBX Hercules.
Eric

[440roadrunner]

My sympathies    I'd been watching this, hoping for a good outcome.    


I guess my Dad had all the luck.  Years and YEARS ago we bought a junk Case--"had"  to take it along with some other stuff--he'd bought  a plow and side delivery--and we decided to see what we could do with the Case.

Broke it loose--it was stuck,  carb and mag missing.   Once loose, it turned over freely,  no evidence of rust in cylinders  through plug holes.  

The exhaust had bee exposed 'up'  for years with only a tiny drain hole at the bottom to prevent a flood into the cylinders.   I'll never know how........

Found a mag

Put starter, alternator, electrics on the thing

Found a NEW  updraft off an old Chevy car,  NOS  never used

Damn thing ran just like new.     Painted it up nice.    Problem was  (forgot model)   thing had no ground clearance and no steering brakes.   Dad sold it a few years later.

[Eric N]

Well roadrunner I have been keeping track of your post and after calling around a little today I might be going your way with a motor that is not stock.  Really hate to but it could a long time before I get the money for the correct motor.  Thought about a 3 cylinder out of a newer oc4 if they are any cheaper.  Nice score on the lift, just another thing I also have been in need of.
Eric