Oliver's are sweet

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There's one out by us, at an apple farm. It is just sitting out there unkempt. It is an older one for sure, and is on stilts. It is about the size of my Farmall A, but is on stilts with an add on chain drive to get from the rear differential down to the wheels.

I want it, but do not need another project right now /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
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Olivers were some of the most durable tractors ever made. My main tractor is an Oliver 1550, with a factory installed loader. I use it almost everyday, all year long. It was built in 1967, and I've had it for over three years of hard use. The only things I've had to do to it since I've had it was replace the battery and voltage regulator, which I could easily do myself. I don't think that I could be happier than I am with this tractor.
 
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I almost bought an Oliver that was not an Oliver a few years ago.
A 500 oliver. Turns out it was a rebadged David Brown and parts were a nightmare to get for it, and it needed several. so I passed on the deal.

Ben
 
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What was the reason for the demise of the Oliver? Around these parts...you'd be hard-pressed to find one.

Was it competition, poor marketing, good-tractor-turned-bad in terms of cutting manufacturing costs?

Just curious...I never heard anything bad about them; the company just disappeared off the face of the earth.
 
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Chuck,
I am not sure what happened to oliver. All the old timers areound here say they were good tractors. Just got bought out to kill competition I suppose.

Ben
 

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