<div dir="ltr"><div>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.</div><div>Mark<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 1:50 PM James Peck <<a href="mailto:jamesgpeck@hotmail.com">jamesgpeck@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Has Oliver Heritage published any articles discussing the crawler loader manufacturing location?<br>
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<a href="https://oliverheritage.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://oliverheritage.com/</a><br>
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This says that the OC4 was likely the model spencer saw. Still does not say where the loader was made.<br>
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[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.<br>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Farm_Equipment_Company#Crawlers" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Farm_Equipment_Company#Crawlers</a><br>
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This link implies that no more crawler loaders were built after the Cletrac location was closed after purchase by White Motors.<br>
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<a href="https://historymuseumsb.org/the-oliver-corporation/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://historymuseumsb.org/the-oliver-corporation/</a><br>
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This museum is in Charles City, Iowa. Is Tyler on the staff?<br>
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<a href="https://floydcountymuseum.org/tour/TractorRoom.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://floydcountymuseum.org/tour/TractorRoom.html</a><br>
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Hart-Parr, an Oliver predecessor is credited with first using the term tractor.<br>
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White Motors closed up Cletrac in 1961. Did they produce any crawlers later than that?<br>
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<a href="https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cletrac-inc" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cletrac-inc</a><br>
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The other question is whether the loaders were produced at a location other than where the crawler was manufactured.<br>
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[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.<br>
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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.<br>
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BTW: Every single tractor at the sale started and ran well. There was not a non-runner or stuck tractor in the bunch. <br>
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[Tyler Juranek] Hi Spencer, Were there any Olivers at the sale? <br>
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