Unloading 1938 6 cylinder hercules diesel Cletrac crawler

[KMFDM781]

This kind of vintage diesel heavy machinery is awesome.

[mikes47jeep]

the blade looks like its made from a piece of boiler plate

[gmellis]

I'm impressed, 1938 model with hydraulic lift cylinders.

[980berringa]

@gmellis Hi there. The home made blade and low pressure hydraulic sytem (very slow moving) where retro fitted at some time after arriving here in Australia. Have used to to some levelling.

[NWCS]

ether use probly took the rings out.. worst thing you can do is use any starting fluid

[MrMarman6]

Need an engine overhaul. Missing some cylinders. Otherwise a great looking machine.

[bigboi1245]

man i love that old tractor its freain awesome wat type of buldozers do u have how many and what is the oldest out of the bunch

[980berringa]

@bigboi1245 Hi there. Thanks for your comments. I have 3 Cletrac crawlers. 2 of them have dozer blades. The oldest is the 1938.

[LinnTractorNut]

DRXB Hercules 6 cyl.? so a DD6 Cletrac?

[980berringa]

@LinnTractorNut Hi there. It has a DJXB engine. I have 2 DDH models with the DRXB engines. I think its a BD, but i could be wrong. I havnt found a lot of info when i search chassis and engine numbers around 1938. Thanks, Neil.

[GotabemeD]

@980berringa Perhaps I can help? If your DJXB is orignial to the chassis, then you most certainly do have a BD four speed, made between 1936-1939. Chassis serial #'s would be 1D00 to 4D236. Engine serial #'s 800509 to 803207. From the original Cletrac "Tractor model, serial number, instruction book and parts book identification sheet" that I have (Printed February1945), you can ONLY have a BD. That engine model was ONLY used for that production run. Your DRXB's only came in DD 4 & 6 Speeds.

[980berringa]

@GotabemeD Thank you for your comment and information. You have confirmed what i beleived to be correct about my BD. My DDH's are both 6 speeds from 1948 and 1949.

[rwhendrix]

Love these old dozers.

[douro20]

This thing must have a compression problem...