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Caption: An Oliver OC-18 working on a highway embankment job in the state of Georgia, USA, 1956. It is equipped with a Heil angledozer blade and rear cable control unit, the cable being routed from the rear of the tractor through the large tube on the right-hand side. This is a later build OC-18 with the double carrier roller setup. (Photo: Authors collection).⁣
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Caption: Two 350B PayHaulers handling some particularly nasty rock in the USA, These are quite early 350B’s as they have rear mudguards similar to those fitted to the 350A.⁣
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Sneak preview of our August classic machine profil Sneak preview of our August classic machine profile- of the Oliver Cletrac OC-18 tractor.⁣
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Caption: A preserved Oliver OC-18 at a vintage tractor show in the USA. This example has a Heil hydraulic straight blade, the hydraulic power coming from a vane-type pump driven off the front of the engine crankshaft. This is a very late production tractor as it has a plain perforated radiator guard, Oliver dispensing with the chevron type in 1957. (Photo: Authors collection)⁣
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Sneak preview of our August classic machine profil Sneak preview of our August classic machine profile- of the Oliver Cletrac OC-18 tractor.⁣
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Caption: Granddaddy of the OC-18 was the Cletrac model FDE, a beautifully restored example of which is shown here. It was previously owned by a logging company. Points of note are the twin air cleaners, Carco winch and Isaacson cable controlled straight blade. The model FDE was powered by a Hercules diesel engine. (Photo: Internet)⁣
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Caption: Photographed on a used equipment dealer’s lot in the USA is this Oliver OC-18 equipped with a Heil blade and cable control. It is an earlier machine, with the single carrier roller, and its previous owner has had the machine fitted with a basic ROPS to meet safety standards which came into force in 1975. (Photo: Internet)⁣
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