OC3 blade question

Subgates · February 20, 2016, 02:59:30 AM

Kirk-NJ

Yep that's the CL one. Did you make him an offer? I'm going to get visitation rights tomorrow. So I'll look for the tilt piece. Hope, hope, hope it's there. I'm also going to try to vacuum out the "The Chocked Full of Nuts" bell housing. Then roll it over. It turns free with a screw driver at the hydraulic pump coupling. The moisture separator shut off it really tight, maybe rusted shut. Let's hope not.

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"The Chocked Full Of Nuts" OC3

Bill Kycia · February 20, 2016, 03:19:39 AM

That oc3 was on CL in Guilford CT ? Its about 30 mins from me.Thought about it,but got enough cletracs for now.Good Luck! Bill in CT 1928 W 1930 k-20 1937 E-38

Kirk-NJ · February 20, 2016, 09:40:47 AM

No I didn't make him an offer. Didn't want to travel to get it when I found one closer that was running for about the same as his asking price. Good luck with your new crawler.

Subgates · February 20, 2016, 11:35:44 PM

I looked today for the angling piece, no joy

Yes it's the CL OC3 from Guilford CT. And it's all MINE !! (mad scientist) LOL

The grandson (seller) said he'd look for the angling piece. I showed him the Pic y'all provided. Looks like I'll be fabricating one soon.

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The "Chocked Full of Nuts" OC3

oliverchris · February 21, 2016, 09:31:05 PM

Chock full of nuts — been there done that

Trying to get them out through the starter hole with a pair of pliers is a Zen thing

Good luck!

Subgates · February 22, 2016, 03:00:46 AM

Regarding nuts (I'm off topic again)

oliverchris · February 23, 2016, 06:12:27 AM

Initially I thought the engine was stuck, then I noticed the flywheel kinda sprung a bit. A cylinder and the bell housing was, as you say "chock full of nuts"

Demaris · July 31, 2016, 05:27:33 PM

I've got an Anderson blade with manual angle and hydraulic tilt I added. There is also a large round metal cross-bar on top mid-way back and mid-way up that looks as though it hooked to some sort of loader add-on. Never really knew for sure. Kind of up where the dashboard would be if it had one.

I added the aux. trans years ago - but until this month - never really used it hard and steady. I've got 60 acres of woods in the Michigan UP and just trucked my HG there (and it will stay there for good, most likely). Got over 1 1/2 miles of road to build. I just spent over a week of using that HG all day, every day, pushing out roots, stumps, dirt, etc. I cannot not imagine not having the aux. I found that some things required me to be in 1st gear/ 1st gear (as low at it goes). Most work with the main trans in 1st and aux. trans in 2nd. Has enough traction to move things when geared that low. A few times I tried it as it would be with no aux and it was pretty useless. WAY too fast and I'd have to slip the clutch and lug the engine to do anything. Great little machine and perfect for this sort of work. Only trouble so far is I use near a gallon of coolant a day and when it's 90 F outside - the engine runs at 230F when working hard. I just found out the radiator is almost totally plugged with grease and dirt. It also does not help that most of the front area of the radiator is blocked by a vertical hydraulic tank.

Will_Faulkner · October 28, 2016, 09:52:43 PM

Here is a picture of my hydraulic tilt setup on an OC-3:

Gazer61 · December 17, 2016, 04:15:11 AM

I also have a 51 OC-3 with the same Anderson blade. The towers that were mentioned earlier are for a loader. I still have the loader, it has a manual trip lever. I will post some pics when I can. I believe that the tilt piece that was pictured is the factory one, the one that I have looks just like it.

Subgates · May 14, 2017, 11:38:42 AM

Another thought has crept into my head. Since the Anderson blade pictured the most in this thread is basically a quick disconnect blade and that mower looks like it was just pinned on the front of a similar set up. We're there any other implements that could be swapped/pinned on and off of the OC's?