Oliver's are sweet

[MIKE R]

Olivers a heavy built tractors. In there day they were up at par with Case, International, John Deere, Minneapolis Moline. I do like the dark green, yellow and red paint job on them.

 

[flusher]

I'm pretty much an IH guy, but would love to have an Oliver Super 44..!!

Hope you have your checkbook with you. A Super 44 rust pile just sold on eBay for over $7K. Had over 70 bids. I must be a really rare collectable.

My 1945 Oliver 60 Row Crop cost me $2250 a year ago--running, in parade condition. Needed new brake linings but so far that's all I've put into it.

 

[harsinfamfarms]

Hope you have your checkbook with you. A Super 44 rust pile just sold on eBay for over $7K. Had over 70 bids. I must be a really rare collectable.

My 1945 Oliver 60 Row Crop cost me $2250 a year ago--running, in parade condition. Needed new brake linings but so far that's all I've put into it.

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Yeah, the super 44 and 440 are very sought after. That combined with not too many of them made, makes for a pretty expensive collectible tractor! The Super 44 was only built from 1957 to 1958, and only in the Battle Creek, Michigan plant, and only 775 of them were built before Oliver changed to the 3 digit series.
The 440's were even rarer, as only 700 of them were produced, but I don't know for sure where they were built. I do know a guy that has a Super 44, and I saw his grandson driving it in a parade once. It was incredibly special that he got to drive one of, if not the rarest tractors in his grandpa's collection.

 

[DJ54]

I missed an auction week before last, that was one of those, once in a lifetime Estate sales, in our area. The auction listing had 34 tractors. Mostly Oliver's ranging from a Super 55, and 550, up to an 1855, and a 900 series Minnie. 2, F-12 Farmalls,and a couple N series Fords, & 2, 6000 Ford Commanders. According to a buddy of mine, there were more, but back in barns, (there were 5 barns full..!!), and some had timbers setting on the decks, propping up said buildings. They knew the guy, and thought he had a Super 44 stashed there somewhere.

Also about 35 cars and trucks from the early 60's up through later 70's.

Had a terrible sinus infection, and couldn't stand to be out in the cold for more then a few minutes. Sale day was 27 degrees, and snow, with 15-20 mph winds, so I didn't go.

Haven't talked to anyone who went, to see what items brought.

 

[tjandrews]

I don't have an Oliver tractor, but I have a two-bottom and three-bottom Plowmaster still in operation (with a couple for parts), a 62T baler, and a 125(? Not sure off the top of my head) haybine. All do a fine job.

Around here, Oliver plows have a reputation of being the easiest-pulling plows around.