Cletrac

[oldcoal]

HELP PLEASE                                                            I have this thing and don't know what it is other them a big toy it has E  15  T on the side of the engine on top of the flat head engine it has 2   W    7-19-43   it is 49" from outside of track to track and 81"long from end of track to end of track with 8" pads  it has a WARE LOADER Model  HGT with a dozer blade that I believe should be a bucket but doesn't have anything to make a bucket work but has brackets like it should have What in the  world is it Please help  by the way it does try to run but on only #1 cylinder

[oldcoal]

I think I have a HG but been told by Zimmerman that some one has put a continital engine in it where can I find parts for this engine its a flat head 4 cylinder with a battery ingnition distrubuter is between #2 and 3 I need a srarter badly

[thecatskinner]

It would be a big help if you can identify the engine.
A lot of fork lifts used Continental engines and you maybe able to find some leads there also it is quiet possible NAPA would have what you need.
Is there an ID on the starter?
What is wrong with the starter--  maybe it can be rebuilt.

[oldcoal]

I don't know much about the engine it has on the side E 15 T   on the head it has a 2 over a W over 7-19-43 and as far as the starter some one reworked an outboard starter motor and put it on it  I get that fixed  but I would still like to put the right starter there since I don't trust it and since I'm fixing it up to resale I'd like to make it right if I can

[thecatskinner]

I saw your post over at YT---I'm starting (no pun intended ) to understand your problem.

Sorry I can't help but maybe someone will be able to ID it from the information.

[thecatskinner]

Is there any way you can post a picture of this thing?
It sounds like and HG but pictures would really help.

[John Schwiebert]

I like challenges like this. Continental made many series of four cylinders. When you say the distributor is between Number 2 & 3 cylinder, does that mean it is on top of the head? This would start to indicate a F model Continental. However mi\ost casting numbers would start F 400 and then another letter followed by numbers. Many of them have the model and the serial number stamped in the left front corner of the block.
Next dumb question, are you sure you have a Cletrac and not a Terratrack which did use a Continental and also has a Clark final drive. If your crawler is a World War 2 vintage machine this is posssiable.
Let me know as I am home this week. John

[oldcoal]

at this time I'm not able to post a picture I wish I could I know it would help  the hood is rounded and the radiator grill is a screen like thing the fuel tank sits just in front of you when you are in the seat  it has a 3 speed tranmission and 3 roller to support the tracksand the rear sprockt is just a little bigger then the front idler hope this help you be able to figure this out for me  thanks for any and all the help you can be

[oldcoal]

yes the distubor is on top almost stright between #2 and three as far as any other numbers on the front right corner of the head there is a M-1 with a J under it and on the water pump is 1400K  ?07  it has a ware loader  Model # HGT on it if that helps any  I home most of the time since I'm retired and just have things like this to keep me out of trouble   lol thanks for as much help as you can give me

[oldcoal]

by the way my machine does look like the HGs that are pictured here other then the screen type grill and the seat my little thing has a very nice paded seat with arm rests but I think it came with the roll cage that looks home made

[Blake Malkamaki]

Try to find some more ID tags on the tractor itself. There's got to be some someplace. Any printing on the background of the gauges? Any other clues?

[thecatskinner]

Have you looked at the pictures on Cletrac.org?

[oldcoal]

well heres all I've found on this thing E  15  T on the side of the engine on the head 2   W  7-19-43    it has a ware loader on it  Model #  HGT  also on the head in the front right conner is M-1  J   and on the water pump it has 1400K   ?07

[Blake Malkamaki]

Get some detailed pictures to us. Send them snail mail to me if you wish.

Look for some ID that is not on the engine, transmission, or rearend.

[oldcoal]

would a couple on #  off the rear drive houseing help