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Hooked up a temporary tank off a single-cylinder engine and ran the tug some today:
https://youtube.com/shorts/MoI03emMelw
I drove it around the lot at the building enough to warm it up, then drained the oil. Totally black of course. It did have an oil filter in it, a FRAM CH236APL, but it was...
So, it's been a minute, but I finally got some work done on the Clarktor end of this winter. I pulled the bad "passenger side" steer tire and found a busted off bolt:
I'd pulled the carb after the above "it lives!" video, and when I opened it, I found this wonderful mess:
I cleaned...
There's a guy on the Facebook group who works/worked for Clark and has access to all of the original build sheets, engineering drawings, etc. He used to be on the Yahoo group, before Yahoo shut all of that down.
Turns out my facebook login from college still works! I'm on the Clarktor group now and have posted my data plates, as they are. Figured I'd post them here too:
Number on the left is 84629 with a triangular symbol after it. On the right appears to be T-925.
I have heard that everyone moved to Facebook from the old Yahoo Groups page. I'm not on Facebook though. Might see if my wife minds me using her account.
I got the engine to fire off earlier this year, previous owner said he hadn't run it in at least 10 years. Needed the usual points cleanup, the starter solenoid was stuck and wouldn't contact (and then stuck in contact!), Bendix gear needed oil as it wouldn't pop out, etc. Here's a short video...
A few years ago I bought a Clark "Clarktor-6" industrial tractor (pictures attached). The guy I bought it from got it surplussed from one of the local VA (Veteran's Association, but also in Virginia) facilities, where it was used as part of the grounds maintenance equipment. He'd said, but I...