1959 Oliver X-12 Experimental dozer

This is a short video clip of the Oliver X-12 Experimental dozer taken at the Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association show on September 5, 2009. The tractor uses a direct-injection 6 cylinder Hercules engine with a power shift transmission. It can counter-rotate like an Oliver OC-9.
Way ahead of their time, and ahead of every other manufacturer, only a few of these tractors were ever made - some dozers and some loaders - and they were never put into production as Oliver closed the Cleveland plant soon after they were made.
If produced, this model would most likely have been called the OC-14.
This tractor is owned by Landis Zimmerman of Ephrata, PA. Operated by Ray Zimmerman.

[@brettmclauglin8574]

Very light weight rear drive sprockets

[@douro20]

Pretty quiet for direct injection. But then so were the old 6-cylinder Ford diesel truck engines.

[@YaoiMastah]

Wait... you Americans don't have direct-injection yet?

[@56pw]

That is a VERY nice piece! Thanks for showing it to us...

[@OilHist]

You're welcome!