oliver crawler

[mcgee racing #84]

hey guys
my uncel is renting a house and in the back bush is a old oliver craller and i was talking to the guy who owns the house and he said its mine if i want it. he said it has a rebuilt motor and he drove it in the back bush trying to get some logs out and just left it there for some reson but do u guys think i sulde go and pick it up and try to get it going or let it have a nice life in the bush

i will try to get pics of it the next time at my uncels sledding or working or sumthing

thanks kyle.m
sorry for the spelling :thanku:

[Ken N Tx]

:Welcome1: Kyle..

Free is always good, and getting it running is better!! :fing32:

Jump on it and let us know what you find..

Many of us here are helpful and we will get it running for you!! :trink39:

[Wingnut]

Go get it, crawler in the great white north is very useful!!!!

[mcgee racing #84]

ya i just have to find a spot to put it the back lot is full and there is my moms 1952 fargo pickup in the drive way and my dad and sisters farmall a wich they will never get running (lol) but i will find space and some excuse to tell my mom why i need it :trink40:

ps: wingnut i just finished raeding your post on the f12 great story great tractor :fing32: great job :congrats: :congrats:

[Ingersoll444]

You HAVE to get it. Its calling you. :D :D

[Wingnut]

I can hear the echo in Texas

[bear]

theres always room for one more if it were me i'd grab it. what size of crawler is it?

[Wingnut]

theres always room for one more if it were me i'd grab it. what size of crawler is it?


Does size really matter when its free?

[bear]

Does size really matter when its free?


not at all
i was just curious

[slipshod]

Free and it's not home yet?

[Wingnut]

i was just curious


To see if it would fit on your trailer :sidelaugh

[mcgee racing #84]

im not sure what size it is its not very big but still its a crawler but i dont know what time of year it would be good to try to get it out cause right noe the ground is hard and it is sunk down same with erly sping but in the fall and late spring its too wet and it would be alot of mud :trink40: so what do u guys think?

cheers :trink39:

[bear]

To see if it would fit on your trailer :sidelaugh
stranger things have happened

[bear]

i dont know what time of year it would be good to try to get it out cause right noe the ground is hard and it is sunk down same with erly sping but in the fall and late spring its too wet and it would be alot of mud :trink40: so what do u guys think?

cheers :trink39:
check out cat 60 in the caterpillar forum to see how to get cat thats sunk in the ground

[lt230s]

im not sure what size it is its not very big but still its a crawler Never know, it may be just like Wingnuts!!!! Then you both can get them running together.:fing32:

[dumaspup]

im not sure what size it is its not very big but still its a crawler but i dont know what time of year it would be good to try to get it out cause right noe the ground is hard and it is sunk down same with erly sping but in the fall and late spring its too wet and it would be alot of mud :trink40: so what do u guys think?

cheers :trink39:
What I think is I am jealous no one ever gives me a old dead thing in the woods :hide: :hide:
I would go when the ground is hard.

[Wingnut]

Does it look like this crawler:
http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=29722

[mcgee racing #84]

wing nut i likes a lot like that from what i remeber
it has a plow on the front so i dont know would that be a factor oliver thing or is it home made?

i will see if my dad want to drive me up to it and i will take some pics of it hope fully :trink39:

[Wingnut]

So anything happen yet?

[06toro]

If it is free take more then you need, If ground is froze it will not be easy to get out. the tracks froze down once on our d7 and it was heck to get it to move the engine would not pull it loose. good luck
wingnut, i think i saw a crawler this weekend , in wisconsin, the guy had it on trailer. Looked just like yours, going to check it out in two months. are they rare or common?

[LilysDad]

What does it have in front? Dozer blade?

[silver hair deere]

hello

i just checked my garage , i have just enough room for it .

silver hair deere

[Drawbar]

The way I see it, you have two options. You can get the engine running out in the woods and then drive it home, or you can get something to retrieve it and pull it home.

The problem is, if the machine is frozen into the ground, getting it freed up will be the challenge. I have heard of dozers twisting driveshafts trying to break the tracks loose. When we cut wood in the winter, we use to park our machine on a brushpile to keep the machine from freezing to the ground. Of course once it is free, a skidder or tractor should be able to pull it quite easily since they will have good traction, and it won't be sinking into the ground.

Now of course if you wait until spring, you won't have the frozen ground issue, but you will have to get the engine running while out in the woods. That won't be easy and I have no idea if it is even accessable via pickup or whatnot. If its a half mile hike in, and you forgot that half inch wrench...well that is not a very viable option. But if you can get the engine running then as small as that crawler is, and being on tracks, it should be able to drive itself home even if the ground is soft.

For what it is worth, my father would love to have that machine. He has always wanted to get a small dozer and rebuild it. No matter how you get the thing home, I hope you do something with it and good luck.

[bontai Joe]

Free???? By golly go get it when you can!!!! And please keep us up to date.

[Wingnut]

mcgree has not been on since 2/11

I wondering if he got it or not