Oliver's are sweet

[Runner]

...and this one too...

Love the sheet metal on these.

 

[Bison]

Nearly all my hay cutting and baling was done on an old Oliver. I believe it was a model 1855, 6 cylinder diesel, and the owner thought it was made about 1972. He bought it about 1996 with the hour meter showing a little over 5k hours. It was a fine old tractor.

You mean like these two 1855's
I still cut hay and bale with them today
Been doing that since 1986

 

[rankrank1]

Spent many hours of my youth on a 1960 Oliver 1800 gasser. When I was real little I rode the the fender while straddling a pipe bolted to the fender to hold onto while Dad drove. Once I got older I got to drive 1800 Gasser usually working ground with a disc or harrowgator ahead of Dad and the planter. The clutch was so easy to push and the power steering made it easy for a young kid like me (back in the early 1980's) to handle that tractor.

The 1800 gasser is still my alltime favorite tractor to work ground with (and Dad later got a 1066 International which was nice but I was always partial to the Ollie). The Ollie would pull 5/16 plows as well as a big disc - not bad for a 72 hp rated tractor. Also was one of the most fuel efficient gassers ever made - near the top in HP/hours gallon of all gassers alltime in Nebraska tests. Wish I still had that tractor although it would be overkill for my measly 5 acres.

 

[Mdejoode]

I just saw a pretty little Oliver 55 at the Northwest Missouri Gas and Steam Engine show today. Never seen that small of an Oliver before.

 

[magicheater]

I have owned three, a 1600 utility gas, an 880 diesel and a 1600 row crop gas.
Great tractors, it was after using the 880 I realized the advantages of diesel. :thumbsup: Soild tractors.

 

[super55]

I picked up an old oliver super 55 for sweetheart of a deal I thought ($2500.00) in **** near mint condition for the year. I love that old tractor I was really impressed on the pulling power of that tractor. Starts on a dime, easy to work on, fun to drive what more could one ask for in a tractor. Unsure of the year. It's definitely a super 55 it has the same grill design but it has the green/white paint scheme similar to the 550's.

 

[flusher]

I picked up an old oliver super 55 for sweetheart of a deal I thought ($2500.00) in **** near mint condition for the year. I love that old tractor I was really impressed on the pulling power of that tractor. Starts on a dime, easy to work on, fun to drive what more could one ask for in a tractor. Unsure of the year. It's definitely a super 55 it has the same grill design but it has the green/white paint scheme similar to the 550's.

Congrats--post photos

My baby is a 1945 Oliver 60 row crop bought last year for $2250 (see my post earlier in this thread).

 

[MIKE R]

Re: Oliver\'s are sweet

That is a Nice Oliver High Crop. If it was restored it would sell upwards of probably $30 000. They are fairy rare.

 

[harsinfamfarms]

Olivers are indeed sweet. My Grandpa has been collecting Olivers for a long time, and my Great Uncle restores and sells Olivers (Larry Harsin of Olivertractor.com). We've got bunches of these old girls sitting around, and we make a point of getting them out now and then to use them. It's great to hear these tractors work hard.
We've got a Super 55 gas that we use mostly on a little brush mower, a really neat little Airport 25, a couple of 60's, a couple 70's, 3 66's, 4 77's, a bunch of Super 88 diesel and gas, and my baby - a Super 99 with a GM 3-71 Diesel. There's a lot more than this, but that's what I could think of off the top of my head.

 

[DJ54]

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

 

[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.