What did I get myself into?

Dave Westlund · Mar 19, 2017

Hi all,

I normally do not visit the Oliver site

I just brought home an Oliver well used OL4-3d diesel bulldozer. Is this the correct forum to use to ask for help? It's hard starting, smokes a lot. It's runs cold.

I'd appreciate any comments from the Oliver crawler owners. I have zero experience with this and feel lost and intimidated.

Dave

Dr. Walt · Mar 20, 2017

Sorry, NO Oliver experience, but you'll find a lot of good information at TractorData.com - http://www.tractordata.com/farm-
tractors/001/8/1/1816-oliver-oc-4.html

Hope this helps.

Doc :>)
Oliver OC4 3D

Dave Westlund · Mar 20, 2017

Dr Walt,

I had been to tractordata but that's about all I've found so far but I just started search for info.

Thanks for the reply Doc...

J. Schwiebert · Mar 20, 2017

The first thing we need is a serial number. There are 2 series of those tractors, the early ones which were built in the Cleveland Ohio factory. That plant was closed and later production called the series B tractor were built in Charles City Iowa the same as the Oliver wheel tractors. Engines are all 3 cylinder Hercules Diesels but there are differences between the tractors built in the 2 factories. Post a picture your e-mail and we will try to help you.

rrlund · Mar 20, 2017

If you don't get the help you need here,you can try the crawler forum. I don't go there myself,but I assume there are folks there who can help.
Crawler forum

Dave Westlund · Mar 20, 2017

J. Schwiebert Sir,

Thanks you very much for your reply.

The serial number is 1WD-128-3D. I think it is a Hercules engine. I will take photo's later today and post them.

Dave

Dave Westlund · Mar 20, 2017

Here are the photos of the crawler

gary66 · Mar 24, 2017

wow! So why did you buy it?

You bought something some people were very proud of. They really tried to put out products people needed.

MikeS55d · Mar 25, 2017

The OC4 was made from 1957 thru 1965. That is a series 1, built in 1958 which is the first year for the 3 cyl. engine. The 1957 and early 1958 continued to used the 4 cyl. engine from the OC3.
You have the 3 bottom roller track frame which not many OC4s have. One could order either 3 or 4 rollers.

The goto forum for Oliver Crawlers is Cletrac.org.
http://cletrac.org/forum2010/

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