rrlund....thot you would like this one

Kerry50 · Dec 8, 2013

Ran across this on the St Louis c/l tonight. Is it as rare as the owner claims?
oliver hg high crop

rick n ohio · Dec 8, 2013

now that is a beautifull piece of equipment.
RICK

RayP(MI) · Dec 8, 2013

That"s kind of neat - but having trouble figuring what it would be used for. Tall row crops, but what?

Paul from MI · Dec 8, 2013

I saw the other green tractor, model 40, similarly equipped at Expo 2001. It was used to cultivate nursery stock, and not factory original.

gwstang · Dec 8, 2013

Too rich for my blood...but that would be so cool to have. I'd have to figure out some way to get that into my man cave.

mechanicfred · Dec 8, 2013

how come the tracks are on opposite the way i was taught? Grouser over the front idler first.

ShadetreeRet · Dec 8, 2013

They say you learn something new each day, and this is my lesson for today! Obviously a limited production version, as I have never even heard of them. But there must have been a niche for a high clearance crawler somewhere. That thing couldn't have looked any better fresh from he factory. Thanks for the post.

farmall 400 · Dec 8, 2013

I have seen crawlers like that at Starks Nursery in Louisianna MO they have trees and shrubs planted in rows and use high crawlers to dig them for shipment. looks like the stuff they were harvesting was about 6 ft tall. yes i think the tracks are on backwards, i bought a D7 once in early 80 s came with tracks backwards hard to change when all i had was a sledge hammer and cutting torch.

jm. · Dec 8, 2013

To me you are right, I was always taught grouser: "BACK ON THE BOTTOM"

Larry NEIL · Dec 8, 2013

Sprocket comes straight out of the re3ar axil. no need for additional drive train, same as "new" Cat design .
And, yep, they are pretty rare and pricy. That one is probably around 1950 or older.

John M · Dec 9, 2013

Theres one at our local show that seems to be the mascot for the show now.

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flambeauone · Dec 9, 2013

I bought a loader from some people in Rural Retreat Va. that had one unrestored. It had wooden blocks bolted to the tracks. I cant recall their names but I think they lurk around (like myself. lol) on this site because I found the loader in the photo ads here.

rrlund · Dec 9, 2013

Bet you'll never see another one of those come up on CL.

Stan - Florida · Dec 9, 2013

I put a picture in Tractor Photos of a JD 420 Hi-Crop (my term) Crawler. Interesting little tractor and (at that time) used regularly to dig up trees for transplanting.

I've been told that the conversion was probably done by a company northwest of Portland, Oregon.

Stan

Dodgeit · Dec 9, 2013

(quoted from post at 06:47:23 12/09/13) Theres one at our local show that seems to be the mascot for the show now.

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John there is another just like it in Hendersonville

John M · Dec 9, 2013

Could be the same one. Ive seen it a several shows before, but not lately, just this one.

rrlund....thot you would like this one

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