[AT] Oliver crawler Loaders

[Mark Greer]

There was a guy near Akron OH who collected Oliver & Cletrac crawlers and
sold a lot of parts for them. I was sort of interested in owning an OC3 or
4 for a while and saw a number of them with Ware brand loaders on them IIRC.
Mark

On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 1:50 PM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Has Oliver Heritage published any articles discussing the crawler loader
> manufacturing location?
>
> https://oliverheritage.com/
>
> This says that the OC4 was likely the model spencer saw. Still does not
> say where the loader was made.
>
> [Wikipedia] In 1962 at the new Charles City, Iowa crawler production line,
> the last incarnation of the OC-4 was produced. It was a sturdier industrial
> model named the Series B. They were powered with the same 3 cylinder
> Hercules GO-130 and DD-130 engines of the mid-series models. The OC-4
> product line was discontinued in 1965.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Farm_Equipment_Company#Crawlers
>
> This link implies that no more crawler loaders were built after the
> Cletrac location was closed after purchase by White Motors.
>
> https://historymuseumsb.org/the-oliver-corporation/
>
> This museum is in Charles City, Iowa. Is Tyler on the staff?
>
> https://floydcountymuseum.org/tour/TractorRoom.html
>
> Hart-Parr, an Oliver predecessor is credited with first using the term
> tractor.
>
> White Motors closed up Cletrac in 1961.  Did they produce any crawlers
> later than that?
>
> https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cletrac-inc
>
> The other question is whether the loaders were produced at a location
> other than where the crawler was manufactured.
>
> [Spencer Yost] Just one Tyler, a crawler with a loader. OC-6 I guess?
>  Original paint was yellow and not green so I guess an industrial version?
> The loader seemed to match the crawler perfectly - not sure if Oliver sold
> loaders  with their crawlers but judging by the near perfection of design
> and fit I would say it was Oliver made and came with the crawler.
>
> This was one of the ones with its work clothes on but was in good
> condition.  The undercarriage seemed tight and overall hours did not appear
> high.    It went in the $3000s I believe.
>
> BTW:  Every single tractor at the sale started and ran well. There was not
> a non-runner or stuck tractor in the bunch.
>
> [Tyler Juranek] Hi Spencer, Were there any Olivers at the sale?
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