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HG42...A good machine?

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Bruce

07-27-1999 13:27:47

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I am looking at an HG42 and seriously considering purchasing the machine. I am new to tractors, very new to crawlers. I have a few questions:

1. Is the HG42 a cletrac or oliver? Is it right at the time of buy out? 2. How do the OC-3 and HG42 differ? Are parts the same?
3. Are parts for the HG42 findable? I have looked through the pages of posting and see largely OC-3 messages. 4. Can these little machines do good work? I have been impressed with my 1/2 hour of testing the machine.
5. Are the steering clutches actual clutches or are they breaks? How responsive should they be...Should the HG42 turn in its own size?

Machine has 4 cylinder Hercules gas engine. All runs/operates. Only leak is loader cylinders. Track looks tight and sprockets not to badly worn (I think). What else should I look for?

Are operator/parts/maintence manuals avaialble?
Comments are greatly appreciated.

Thanks much,
Bruce Pirger

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Glenn

10-19-2000 10:52:29

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Re: HG42...A good machine? in reply to Bruce , 07-27-1999 13:27:47

I guess by now you have already made your decision on the hg-42. Just in case you haven't, the hg that I have is a SWEET little machine. Parts can be found at zimmermans.(717-738-2573) and they specialize in oliver-cletrac. H.P. I guess is around 20 or 25. These are relatively low compression engines so it should be fairly easy to turn over. I am restoring mine. Call that number cause they can set you up at a reasonably low price...by the way...mine will do serious work, what trees it can't push over, with a cable, it is a real mean hombre...

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bob

08-22-1999 11:12:07

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Re: HG42...A good machine? in reply to Bruce , 07-27-1999 13:27:47

I am looking at a machine that must be an hg42 track laying oliver. I would like some info on this machine. will it do real work? will a loader hurt suspension. what hp is engine? compression seems low as crank turns it easily.
Is trans and clutch tough in this model?

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Dave Grubb

07-28-1999 09:00:24

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Re: HG42...A good machine? in reply to Bruce , 07-27-1999 13:27:47

Bruce, I am NOT a Cletrac expert, but I do like the little guys because that is what I first learned to drive at the age of 4 or 5 (my Daddy was impatient). I am in fact looking for an HG-68.
I can tell you that as far as I know the HG, became the OC when Oliver bought Cletrac in I think 1946. As far as I can remember the changes were only cosmetic, mostly the front grill.
The steering is rather unusal in that it is what Cletrac called differential steering. The steering handle tightens a band on a drum running with planetary gears. The entire system actually runs in oil. The result is that depending on the amount of breaking applied to the drum more power is transfered to the other track. The tractor actually maintains power on both tracks. We used the HG on the PA hills and one advantage was that when turning while going down hill the tractor remained under control. Clutch and break turning such as Cat uses can get real exciting since the cluthed track wants to run away and the tractor turns the wrong direction!
As I recall the tractor can turn in it's own length but don't quote me on that. Regarding the use, frankly I was really happy when I graduated to wheel tractors---the little guys can be pretty rough riding on uneven ground! But hey, how much can you realy do with that much HP?
Lastly the number 48 indicates the gauge.

Good luck, it is a neat little tractor.

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