The History Of The Oliver OC-6: Oliver's Replacement For The Cletrac Model E!
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Years in Production / 1953–1960
Oliver
OC-6
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Oliver OC-6.
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45hp
Source index power
Tracks
Drive
1953–1960
Production years
Oliver
Manufacturer
OC-6 / 01
At a glance
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Built in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
The diesel variant of the Oliver OC-6 was known as the OC-6D. The OC-6 was based on the Oliver 77 tractor.
- Manufacturer
- Oliver
Mechanical
Mechanical contracting band brakes
Open operator station.
- Drive
- crawler
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent optional
OC-6 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail (Option 1)
Oliver-Waukesha
gasoline
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical I-head
- Displacement
- 193.9 ci3.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.3125x3.75 inches84 x 95 mm
- Power
- 45 hp33.6 kW
- Air Cleaner
- Vortox oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 6.75:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1600
- Firing Order
- 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Oil Capacity
- 5 qts4.7 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 17 qts16.1 L
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
Engine Detail (Option 2)
Oliver-Waukehsa
diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical I-head
- Displacement
- 193.9 ci3.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.3125x3.75 inches84 x 95 mm
- Power
- 43 hp32.1 kW
- Air Cleaner
- Vortox oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 15.75:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1600
- Firing Order
- 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Oil Capacity
- 5 qts4.7 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
Engine Detail (Option 3)
Oliver-Waukesha
gasoline
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
Larger bore engine replaced the original gas engine
- Displacement
- 216.5 ci3.5 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.50x3.75 inches89 x 95 mm
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Oliver-Waukesha 3.2L 6-cyl gasoline
Oliver-Waukehsa 3.2L 6-cyl diesel
Oliver-Waukesha 3.5L 6-cyl gasoline
- Fuel Tank
- 16.5 gal62.5 L
OC-6 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 6 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
OC-6 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 121.5 in308 cm
- Width
- 82.25 in208 cm
- Height
- 56.5 in143 cm
- Wheelbase
- 54.2 in137 cm
- Ground clearance
- 20 in50 cm
Tires And Tracks
8-inch tracks
- Wheelbase
- 54.2 inches137 cm
- Weight
- 5565 to 5855 pounds
Tires And Tracks
- Option
- 10-inch tracks
- Option
- 12-inch tracks
- Width
- 8 inches20 cm
See it in action
Videos
Watch Oliver OC-6 videos from their original YouTube creators.
OC-6 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 516
Gasoline 6-speed crawlerApril 15 - 28, 1954
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 516
- Max Power
- 31.92 hp23.8 kW
- Max Pull
- 6215 lbs2819 kg
Nebraska Tractor Test 517
Diesel 6-speed crawlerApril 17 - May 7, 1954
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 517
- Max Power
- 33.46 hp25.0 kW
- Max Pull
- 6779 lbs3074 kg