Jun 21, 2008 - 10:00
Auctioneer's Note:
Sparky Duroe has pursued Cletracs relentlessly and has put together one of the most complete lines of Cletrac crawlers on the planet! All but just a few models are represented here with numerous variations and specialty crawlers. A beautiful collection you won't want to miss!
Listing:
One of the Most Complete
Cletrac Crawler Collections
In The World!!!
1916 Cletrac Model R, newly rebuilt engine, being restored for this auction – one of approximately five known, three of which are in the United States, this will be the first one restored.
1917 Cletrac Model H, sn. 8881, Weidley motor green with red undercarriage, very sharp! Restored with correct external water air breather, rare
1919 Cletrac Model W, sn. 14061, Weidley motor, very early `W` with external water air breather
Early 20’s Cletrac Model W Orchard, sn. 19390, Cletrac motor, one of just a few known, fresh restoration
Three Cletrac Model F’s! All restored and ready to show, excellent small crawlers, hard to find and easy to haul!
Cletrac Model 20K, restored, gray, 70th one built
1927 Cletrac Model 30A, restored, largest model with steering wheel, under 10 known of this model! Equipped with the Wisconsin model H motor and oil pump rollers. Green with red undercarriage
1929 Cletrac Model 30B, sn. 1875, gray with red undercarriage, equipped with the Wisconsin model GT motor. This was a road department machine in Ontario, Canada that pulled a road grader. Excellent runner, restored in 2007. One of maybe 2 or 3 known?
1935 Cletrac Model 55, restored, a former U.S. Forces Service Machine and restored to original Forest Service Green. Possibly part of a large special order paint color, no brown paint was found. Brass plate shows that the engine was rebuilt by government shop, originally had the Forest Decals when purchased
1931 Cletrac Model 15, sn. 15-127, authentic brown on brown paint scheme, complete side curtains and has correct tool lid.
1936 Cletrac Model 20-C, correct brown on brown paint scheme with a dark brown diamond on the hood, complete with side curtains, extra sharp!
1934 Cletrac Model 25, correct brown on brown paint scheme, complete with side curtains, very nice!
1935 Cletrac Model 30-G, sn. 1C24, correct brown on brown paint scheme, very rare, 90 or less ever built! Many have never seen any other 30G’s.
1935 Cletrac Model 35- correct brown on brown paint scheme, great original machine came from Colorado
1930’s Cletrac Model 40-30, sn. 1091, very, very scarce, only 162 ever built, many have never seen another! Correct brown on brown paint scheme, this machine was used very little, originally sold with no starter
1932 Cletrac Model 80, Correct brown on brown paint scheme, only around 40 built, only the very early ones were equipped with the Wisconsin DT-4 motor like this one! Beautiful and imposing crawler with two large carburetors. Rare in its own right, even rarer with the Wisconsin motor!
1934 Cletrac Model EN-(E31 Narrow Gauge), sn. 4B92, very early unstyled brown on brown paint scheme with complete curtains & fenders. The very first EN’s were painted brown then the color was changed to orange. This tractor was featured on the Ageless Iron Calendar!
1935 Cletrac Model E-38 unstyled Orchard crawler with complete curtains and fenders, only 294 ever built and very few would have been orchards!
1936 Cletrac Model E-38 styled Orchard with complete curtains and fenders. This crawler was featured on the Ageless Iron Calendar – March 2005!
1938 EXCEPTIONALLY RARE Cletrac Model ED2-38, with Buda Diesel engine, only 26 ever built, complete side curtains, has belt pulley, you may never have another opportunity to buy one!
Cletrac Model EHG-68, high clearance, gas, complete with side curtains, only about 425 ever built. This crawler was a farming crawler and one of the few E’s seen with a starter.
Rare Cletrac Model MG1-Military Troop Carrier built by John Deere and Cletrac. This machine is complete with all 34 items located on the fenders. One of the only truly complete machines!
VERY RARE SET OF OLIVER HIGH CLEARANCE CRAWLERS!!!
Oliver Model OC-3 Hi Clearance crawler, complete frame up restoration in 2006, awesome piece!
Oliver Model OC-3 Hi Clearance crawler, with front axle brace, complete frame up restoration in 2006, awesome piece!
Oliver Model OC-4 Hi Clearance crawler, only two known, complete frame up restoration in 2006
Oliver Model OC-6 Diesel Hi Clearance crawler, originally from Sebring, Florida, full restoration, very impressive! Ageless Iron Calendar December 2006.
OLIVER CRAWLERS
1941 Oliver Model AG Styled - WWII Marine Corps Machine with proper brass military serial number plate. Painted Marine Corps Green. This Crawler has the updated AG6 Engine. Serial #2X2132
Oliver Model BD Loader Crawler, a machine to take out and work with! Not restored full loader.
Oliver Model BG-restored orange with full side curtains, machine is from Southwest Wisconsin
1939 Oliver Model DG, sn. 2E-214, with Trail Blazer Dozer, owned by a farmer near Omaha. This machine has seen very little use. With side curtains
1945 Oliver Model FDE, sn. 10Y396, orange with 13’ Trailblazer dozer blade, all rebuilt in 2007. Runs great, was a farm machine with a PTO.
Oliver Model HG-31, awesome restoration with clearcoat, a beautiful vineyard crawler on 6` tracks, featured on the Ageless Iron Calendar on December 2007.
1942 Cletrac Model HG-68, orange with a QD895 push cultivator (sells separately), featured on the Ageless Iron Calendar
Oliver Model OC-4, 32” gauge with rare old style grill, 4 cylinder engine, first year of production. Sold originally by Becthold Tractor in California with original dealer sticker on it. Originally used in a vineyard with front fender caps. Tractor has been on display for two years at the Oliver Museum in Charles City, IA.
Super rare Oliver Model OC-4 Alpha Trac, sn. 800-613-121, with rubber wheels and bogey track system, used for skidder legs on snow
Oliver Model OC-46-PL, Series B, with bucket and scaraficer, repainted and used on the Duroe farm!
Oliver Model OC-6 32” Narrow Gauge, sold new by Bechthold Tractor (one owner machine). This crawler had never been on a trailer since sold new - the farmer lived 1/2 mile from the dealership and he drove it there for service!
Oliver Model OC-96, unrestored, runs great. Used constantly on the Duroe farm, was an Ohio Department of Transportation machine
Oliver Model OC-12, sn. 1JX552, restored in 2007 with full hydraulic blade, motor rebuilt from bare block, was the actual crawler used for the OC-12 Ertl toy!
Oliver Model OC-15, sn. 1VL644, restored in 2008 with blade, possibly the last one made!
Oliver Model OC-18, like new 1340 hour machine, shows almost no wear on the tracks! One of Sparky’s first machines, sn. 4500811, with Heil Cable Dozer. Purchased from 2 bachelor brothers who put 2 hrs on the machine in 25 years, but started it every year and drove it around! A real find!
WWII Clark Airborne Dozer, Serial #9113360, restored in 2005. This is the small dozer dropped into the jungles of Burma to build airstrips in WWII. Wt. 4500 lbs. Has all of the specification tags
Oliver Model OC-6, 68” gauge, Muck crawler with fresh engine, unrestored
Cletrac Model K-20, engine loose, probable runner with a new mag, unrestored
Wheel Tractors
1940 Cletrac Model GG wheel tractor
Cockshutt 60 Standard, sn. 411594, restored, extra sharp!!!
Very early Oliver Hart Parr 28-44, Model `A`, Serial #500006 – the 5th machine built! Manufactured August 2, 1930, the second day Oliver Farm Equipment was in business and first shipped to a dealer in Clarion, Iowa.
1930 Oliver Hart Parr Row Crop 18-27, single wheel on full steel
Oliver Hart Parr 18-28, early restoration
Oliver-Hart Parr 70, restored on rubber
Oliver Super 55, restored
Oliver 440, restored in 2007
Oliver 1365 Loader tractor
Oliver 660, sn. 83-466-606, unrestored, runs great, purchased at a neighbor’s sale, used as a chore tractor!
Lawn Tractors
White 107 Lawn Mower, blue and white color. Manufactured one year before before the green Oliver. Very similar to the Oliver 75.
Oliver 75 Lawn Mower, sn. 1743, excellent restoration
Oliver 105 Lawn Mower, excellent restoration
Oliver 125 Lawn Mower, sn. 1631, excellent restoration
Oliver 145 Lawn Mower, sn. 106, excellent restoration by Duane Starr
Please join Sparky, Sue, and the entire Duroe family on Friday evening for a meal of roasted pork loin sandwiches served by the Buchanan County Pork Producers and the Jesup Lions Club, from 6 p.m. - ? Fun, Fellowship & Crawler Talk!
All Crawlers will be ready for inspection and running on Friday evening.
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