Old Oliver

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ToadHill

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Catt county New York
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Kioti DK35, Ford 8N, Oliver Cletrac
My neighbor has an old Oliver HG cletrac with a dozer blade & Front end loader for sale, he has many extra parts ( engine,tracks,radiator,rearend,drive & idler wheels) It runs but needs a head gasket. He's asking $3200 for it, is this a reasonable price?
 
   / Old Oliver #2  
hit ytmag.com and ask in their section.

I'm sure it is one of those cases where 'availability' determines price.. etc.

Soundguy
 
   / Old Oliver #3  
Welcome to the forum.

How bad do you want it? That, to me, determines the price. Will you do the head gasket change yourself? Or have a mechanic do it, and then consider what your decision will be if the mechanic finds a crack in the head? or the block? That happened to me, and I ended up sinking about $3700 into a replacement short block and head, so decided a complete overhaul was in order. I didn't get that back when I sold it (referring to my 2 cyl 420 Utility Deere). Sunk about half that amount into a 2 cyl 420 Utility Deere crawler when I thought it just needed the clutch and brakes worked on. Found bigger problems, mostly a result of a previous overhaul where the gears were welded back on to the shafts, rather than use the correct snap rings. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif So you never know what lies beneath the paint. But I enjoyed having them, and sometimes wish I hadn't sold them, but built a building to store them instead.
 
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Thanks for the info. I'll be doing the head gasket myself. The spare parts include a head and a block so if I find anything unusual, I have the parts to fix it.
 

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