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Chris Van 03-05-2013 19:01:34 72.38.48.4 Report to Moderator	For those of you on Facebook or able to view Facebook, I am just building an Oliver crawler appreciation site. There's some interesting pics on there, and even a few wheeled 550s & a 1255, with more to come. Check it out: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Olivercrawlerscom/115094158663103 I'd appreciate it if you could 'like' me, as it helps me to add more to the site. Oliver Crawlers on Facebook [Reply]   [No Email]
dej(Jed) 03-06-2013 09:06:47 141.189.251.1 Report to Moderator	Re: Oliver Crawlers on Facebook in reply to Chris Van, 03-05-2013 19:01:34   Worst piece of equipment I ever owned. Engineering should have been shot for that one. [Reply]  [No Email]
Chris Van 03-06-2013 09:16:02 72.38.48.4 Report to Moderator	Re: Oliver Crawlers on Facebook in reply to dej(Jed), 03-06-2013 09:06:47   Aside of it being back-heavy, I've done a ton of great work with it! Including digging out alongside cracked foundations in heavy clay. A nice feature in its day, was the way the trencher is offset so you can dig parallel to existing walls. I just load up the bucket with blocks to move it around. But each is allowed an opinion I guess. [Reply]  [No Email]
Chris Van 03-05-2013 19:03:35 72.38.48.4 Report to Moderator	Re: Oliver Crawlers on Facebook in reply to Chris Van, 03-05-2013 19:01:34   Loading an OC3 with Ware 3WI loader and Jet Trencher. Hydraulics on the backhoe were a bit baggy and it kept dropping down! I was doing this while trying to keep the spring-loaded choke wire pulled as the carb was dirty and engine was stalling under load due to fuel starvation. Note to self: load backwards in future :) The other tractor is a 4x4 Oliver 1255. [Reply]  [No Email]