1959 Oliver X-12 Experimental dozer

This is a short video clip of the Oliver X-12 Experimental dozer taken at the Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association show on September 5, 2009. The tractor uses a direct-injection 6 cylinder Hercules engine with a power shift transmission. It can counter-rotate like an Oliver OC-9.

Way ahead of their time, and ahead of every other manufacturer, only a few of these tractors were ever made - some dozers and some loaders - and they were never put into production as Oliver closed the Cleveland plant soon after they were made.

If produced, this model would most likely have been called the OC-14.

This tractor is owned by Landis Zimmerman of Ephrata, PA. Operated by Ray Zimmerman.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• oliver
• cletrac
• x12
• dozer
• loader
• tractor
• experimental

[OilHist]

You're welcome!

[HouseOfNOE]

@YaoiMastah The Oliver Company had Hart Parr First and Then Heart-Parr-Oliver,Oliver,Minne­apolis Moline,Cockshutt,Cletrac White and Agco tractor names

All have their own look and use.

They made combines in the line up also

[HouseOfNOE]

@YaoiMastah Oliver was also the First To coin {Row Crop Tractors} And {Fleet Tractor}

Fleet Tractor means there is a line of four or more tractors that look the same threw the Fleet

You could get these tractors in many kinds of fuels also...

they did not sell as many as other tractor company's due to they always had a higher price then the Others all due You got all the bells and whistles included with a Oliver Tractor

Also Oliver was one of many Names of tractor names they made

[HouseOfNOE]

@YaoiMastah oh I'm sorry about may crass reply's..I get sick of The UK BULL SHIT comments and they like to think they invented things first....there shit don't stink YOU KNOW~!

But the history of The Olvers Can Clam this for the company

First to Coin The word Tractor,First To have Tractor assembly production(like Ford)

and many first in a lot of tractor and implement production

OLEVER WAS THE COMPANY THE OTHER TRACTOR COMPANYS WATCHED EVERY YEAR FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS.

[YaoiMastah]

@HouseOfNOE chillax bro..

I'm a continental european, not one of them inbred island teaslobbers ;)

[HouseOfNOE]

@YaoiMastah Wiat ..you people in the UK don't have many that many tractor company's YET???

[HouseOfNOE]

@YaoiMastah oh look into Unloading 1938 6 cylinder hercules diesel Cletrac crawler

that also uses a direct-injection YOU DITz~!

[HouseOfNOE]

@YaoiMastah what part of this DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND??

The tractor uses a direct-injection 6 cylinder Hercules engine 

[HouseOfNOE]

@YaoiMastah that tractor was built in the 60's 

[56pw]

That is a VERY nice piece! Thanks for showing it to us...