[quote:11hnrwfa]I agree with you that it is a made up story, I did not do the math also I would like to have the engine number. Yellow cubs are very late and I am not sure but them migh all have the newer C-60 engine. When I was at dana I overhauled some of them cubs as there were a good number of them around Toledo. Also about the same time I think Cletrac was on strike so they would not have been working either. If you are on strike and you wanted to do that I would think you would sent it to some little outfit that was not union, Now do you have that picture book that has the Oliver and Cletrac crawlers in it» Also I have seen a picture of a B model Cletrac that was converted to a 4 wheel drive tractor By Cletrac/Oliver. Also when I was in England to see the new granddaughter I seen a B Cletrac with a 354 Perkins. iti s a nice unit. How you been? John [/quote:11hnrwfa]
John,

I have be doing fine. I have started planning for our local Ruritan tractor show and washer toss in June. I was amused with the picture of the Cub. I grew up in Middle TN which was burley tobacco country. There were several Farmall A's Super A's, 100's 140's Cubs few AC B's and 3 or 4 Super 44's and 2 or 3 440's. The Cubs were good at tobacco cultivating but weren't especially good for general farm work. As you know the pto turned counter clockwise.
Oliver must have experimented a lot during the 50's with the Cletrac division. I have a picture of a 801 Ford with the OC4 undercarriage. I believe that if the Oliver and Cletrac engineers had gotten along and White had supported the industrial division the Oliver crawlers and wheel tractors would have out paced Case.
Enjoy your posts please keep it up.
Frank