My Clark Michigan 75B

mickemalm · Mar 11, 2011

I think it's time I introduce myself and my Michigan loader.
My name is Mikael and I live in the northern parts of Sweden.
I run as small business with my two excavators. One Åkerman 230 and one PelJob EB350 (Volvo EC35).
Not to long ago I baught a cheap loader to assist me and my other machines.
The loader is a 1981 Clark Michigan 75B and I really love the brute force of the old warrior. It's a simple kind of joy operating it.
I'm normally used to operate Volvo and Ljungby loaders but they are too expensive to suit my needs.

Finding parts in Sweden can be a bit tricky and prices wary. Therefore I'm now looking to find what I need from the US instead.

I'll start this thread with some pictures of my loader.

oldseabee · Mar 11, 2011

Good looking old loader. What parts are you looking for? There are a number of sources for Clark parts here, rebuilt, used and new. Do you have a parts manual yet?

mickemalm · Mar 11, 2011

Right now I need filters. Air, engine oil, trans, hydraulic etc.
I also need the bushings for the lift tubes. (where mounted onto chassi)
Need a wiper motor. A used would do fine.

Next winter I plan to rebuild the engine. I've found Minnpar to be a good place to buy parts (?) but it's hard to find parts and prices without s/n and I don't really want to take it apart and order the stuff afterwards since the rebuild would take to long to do then.

I haven't found any of the manuals. I've been looking around the net but found nothing.
I earlier was told to check with tractorparts.com. Have done that but got no answer from them.

About filters... I went in to town yesterday to buy engine oil filter. It was $105 tax excluded. That sounds somewhat expensive to me. My guess is that its cheaper to buy everything directly from the US?

oldseabee · Mar 13, 2011

You need to find the serial number, it is stamped in the frames, both front and rear, Cummins starts with 428A-and on or 443A- and on, GM starts with 435A- and on or 447A- and on. a number of part changes are serial number specific. Most of the filters can be found under Donaldson brand, go to Donaldson filter cross reference, using Google, then go into applications, then put in Clark, then 75B, should bring up Clark numbers and Donaldson cross.

mickemalm · Mar 13, 2011

Ok, lets see if I did this correct...
Since my machine is 443E 222, I looked up the filters for s/n 443 at donaldson. There I got the OEM numbers and used them for a partial number search att MINNPAR.
Is that the correct way to do it?

oldseabee · Mar 13, 2011

Donaldson won't list by serial number, The 75B filters, Hyd, Trans, and air will not have changed, just put in Clark and then the model 75B to bring up the filter numbers, you will get both Clark numbers and donaldson numbers. Donaldson has European out lets and you may be able to get the filters from them cheaper when you consider shipping cost.
Link to Donaldson: https://dynamic.donaldson.com/webc/WebStore/search/application/search.html
That is USA group. There might be a different region (European) that you can buy on line from or get a local distributor in your area.
You can also use the Clark P/N to search Minnpar and compare prices.

mourafetis · Jul 13, 2011

Hello there!!!
Just to introduce myself, my company is (among other things) exclusice DANA-Clark Service centre in Greece. This is a family business and my father had started it by being an expert in Michigan loaders. We have dismantled a lot of Michigan machines and we are really in love with them. We can help with any need you may have, either technical or parts. Feel free to contact me any time!!!

Kiwi Tussock · Jul 13, 2011

GREAT old beasts! I had one which I recently decided to sell as it was deteriorating with not having shed for it. Reliable as clockwork and never failed to make me feel good when giving it a task and it did it with grunt to spare. Simple machines to work on and no computer made it "user friendly". The photo of the ol' girl is the rough looking one
They are a favourite in the Philippines also. (2nd photo) I saw this one over there. It was like new. Even the original seat! Most I saw (which was 5 in number, over a 6 week period) were pretty knackered but functional. Only this one in the photo had brakes, where as in my experience, that like the 5 Hough machines we have also had, brakes were always be a major failing with both of the 75B and the Houghs. Thankfully, even though they are generally looked at as being past their use by date, finding parts, again thankfully, haven't (to date)been too much of a headache.
Best wishes for the job of giving the ol' girl CPR to live & work another 30 odd years.
Cheers

Roy · Jul 15, 2011

for Transmission parts, axles parts and converter parts check out www.bpt.on.ca

TheClaw · Jul 15, 2011

I love the look of that loader with the winter backdrop. Hopefully you can keep finding the parts you need to keep it running. They really are great machines, which makes them always hard to part with. The plus side is they are reliable.

elirock83 · Jul 28, 2011

75b was my favorite as a kid.

You really have most of the bases covered. Minnpar is now the official parts dealer for michigan wheel loader in the US, Volvo solds the rights around 2009. Volvo bought michigan out in 1986, they made michigans intill '92 over here. Parts are still hard to find for alot of stuff because volvo made their own machines, and didn't really care about supporting the michigan machines. So some parts maybe near impossible to find. We sold our last michigan 6-7years ago because parts where so hard to find.
Like the above post, donaldson, wix, or who ever your choice filter producer is probably has the filter you need. cummins made tens of thousands of that motor and they are all over the world.
It looks like you have a triple nickle, 555 cubic inch v-8 cummins, i know states side they are all most impossible to find parts for. i don't know how popular cummins is in sweden, but over here they are very popular. We repowered our machine with a "b" series, 5.9 liter cummins straight six, doesn't have the torque but are extremely popular.

RogerRamdath · Aug 30, 2011

Hi guys, I own a similar machine the Clark Michigan 75B, however I think mine carries a GM671 engine. Can anyone tell me where I can get piston rings, connector rod bearings and main bearings for this engine type.

oldseabee · Aug 30, 2011

Detroit Diesel dealer for parts or just google Detroit Diesel parts and a lot of suppliers will come up, some will be official dealers and some will be after market parts dealers. don't know if you can just get rings or if you have to get liner kits. You should get your crankshaft checked to see if it needs to be ground or just polished, before you order bearings to make sure that you get the right size, the crank could have already been ground in a machine that old.

stinkycat · Aug 30, 2011

You can find 6-71 parts at almost all Marine engine repair shops.Find out which model engine you have 2 valve or 4 valve

stevev · Oct 7, 2011

www.minnpar.com official parts source for the 75B. Many parts books posted on the web site.

renaud · Oct 20, 2011

Hi Micke,
Nice old boy you got there!!
If it is a 1981 model, it is most likely a "C" series.
If i am right , the cab on the B series of the michigan loaders was a bit different.
Thanks for posting pics of it.
Max.

kumijia · Feb 1, 2012

How do you find the year on these machines? We have a 45c clark coming up for auction, and i wanted to know the year of it. The serial number is 473a144cb

wildhorse trnr · Feb 3, 2012

Love the old michigans!!!!

stevev · Apr 3, 2012

Parts available at MinnPar www.minnpar.com

oldseabee · Aug 12, 2012

How is the old 75B working out?

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