tractor Posted August 10, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 10, 2020 Picked one up last month and seeing if anyone else has one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted August 10, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 10, 2020 https://amcmuseum.org/at-the-museum/exhibits/clark-airborne-ca-1-tractor/ this one was donated, IIRC, by a gentleman from NJ, to the AMC museum...Only one I have seen locally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted August 10, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 10, 2020 Must be fun to drive👍🏻.....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted August 11, 2020 Here's mine. Actually bought two more a parts and a mostly complete one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted August 16, 2020 Just bought another pair of them the other day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted August 30, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 30, 2020 Interesting vehicle. Great if anyone own one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted August 30, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 30, 2020 I remember someone had this one for sale at the Heartland Militaria Sale in June of 2018 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. I though it was pretty cool, so I took a picture of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted August 31, 2020 Aznation it's funny you had a picture of that one. I actually bought it from a guy who bought in Oklahoma earlier this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted August 31, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, tractor said: Aznation it's funny you had a picture of that one. I actually bought it from a guy who bought in Oklahoma earlier this year How funny indeed. That's pretty neat that you ended up being the owner. If I'm remembering correctly I don't think the price the original guy was selling it for was all that unreasonable at least in my opinion. I mean I don't know how much those go for but I thought at the time that price wasn't too bad. Congrats on being the owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim MacDonald Posted September 4, 2020 Share #10 Posted September 4, 2020 By the looks of the before and after photo, it looks like you've been putting her to work. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted September 5, 2020 Way I bought it a few weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted October 10, 2020 My pair of Clark's will be here in a few days they got loaded up this morning and are heading across the country right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted October 14, 2020 They arrived today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted October 15, 2020 Share #14 Posted October 15, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 10:54 PM, tractor said: They arrived today Glad to see both made it there safely. What's your plans with them now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted October 15, 2020 Ones semi presentable and complete. Can use some paint, other will be sold off it's semi complete and restorable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csxrailfan Posted November 3, 2020 Share #16 Posted November 3, 2020 I was reading through this topic last week and then saw this guy at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. I immediately knew what it was and thought that you guys might like a few pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted November 3, 2020 CSx that does look like a nice dozer. The grill looks a little funny with the holes vs the mesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim MacDonald Posted November 8, 2020 Share #18 Posted November 8, 2020 Hi Tractor, Are you finding that the parts for restoration are hard to find or are they still out there? Where these tailor made for the military or a mod of civilian models like some of the Ford tractors that were used on aircraft carriers as tow tugs? Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa1918 Posted November 9, 2020 Share #19 Posted November 9, 2020 I will admit to knowing next to nothing about these vehicles (although having one in the garage would be cool as hell). But as far as the differences in grills, It looks like the mesh grill may have been a theater made replacement to allow more air onto the radiator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share #20 Posted November 9, 2020 Some parts are out there and some aren't as they were used on other vehicles like the voltage regulator is the same as Indian motorcycles. Most Clark dozer specific parts aren't out there and most people have bought multiples to get a part. Recently some parts have been getting reproduced which is nice. That being said I have seen pictures of them in the wild with a lot of the parts on them it's just convincing the owner to get rid of them like anything else. Someone in Nevada found one beside a barn and looks 100% complete just torn apart as the guy started to work on the engine when it stopped running and gave up and so it sits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted December 3, 2020 Share #21 Posted December 3, 2020 Great, seems to be a nice vehicle. The first step to the tracked virus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JROSBO Posted December 9, 2022 Share #22 Posted December 9, 2022 On 8/30/2020 at 11:34 PM, tractor said: Aznation it's funny you had a picture of that one. I actually bought it from a guy who bought in Oklahoma earlier this year Do you still have this dozer or know where it is and how to contact them? I have a dozer with that exact same blade, and I believe it to be a rare edition. I believe these where actually built for the Mountain division. I have evidence pointing in that direction but lack definitive proof. I'm looking to prove my assumptions if anyone can help. I looked at USTRAC and others to see about their blades and theirs is not even close, easy identifiable differences are, the push arms are bolted on the outside of the blade, these are welded. There are extra adjustment points by the bottom of the cylinder where the others have none. And the upper cylinder mount arms have squares cut in them not the triangles like clark. They also have wear plates welded at the bottom of the mounts where clark doesn't. All of my serial number tags have been removed except the engine one. Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share #23 Posted December 9, 2022 It's in Reno Nevada now. There was no data plates on it. He is on Clark dozer Facebook group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JROSBO Posted December 9, 2022 Share #24 Posted December 9, 2022 Ok thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyking Posted December 9, 2022 Share #25 Posted December 9, 2022 Nice dozers, I had not seen one before. I would guess it is the same Clark as the forklifts of that era? I am an equipment operator by trade, those are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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