Hello I also live in Iowa (Charles City) just a few blocks from where the Hart-Parr / Oliver factory was its now just flat concrete slab and my wife was third generation to work there. But on the other hand Im only a little bit north of Waterloo, where John Deere is built. Really enjoy your videos and I cant wait until next spring to start making hay again
My grandfather farmed with an 1855 for many years. Tractor is still on the farm, gets used for snowblowing mostly. As far as I know he never had trouble with it.
At the farm i'm working at an old man who is 98 i think bought two olivers a long time ago and one had a cab but it had problems so we have two oliver tractors that are cab less, one the right brake sticks and the other one the pto shaft broke. thought i would just share it.
your shed looks like one my friend has on her farm in SD, and I used to work on her tractors, she had a Farmall H, and an Oliver. Plus a John Deere. Cool video
glad you are getting that headache out of your hoard. and at the same time your saving another valuable tractor. looking forward to the restoration. All the more reason for you to make a DVD set of your restorations and sell on your store. That would be awesome!
Oliver was built in South Bend Indiana.I toured the Oliver mansion in South Bend nearly 30 years ago,its very beautiful with fireplaces in every bedroom,including the baby's bedroom.
I'd love to have an ol' Oliver like that. Growing up in the 70's, my dad gave me an old Case from the early to mid 50's I believe it was, after he bought a early 60's Allis-Chamlers. I was 10 yrs old at the time and had a blast working with that old tractor. Had we known then what we know now, I'd have kept that ol thing around. Can't wait to see the finished restoration when you're done. I bet it will look sweet.
Who else is watching this in 23 we’ll fixing to be 24 been going through watching well been binge watching him and Andy at farming fixing and fabricating
Can't wait to see you start working on your grandparents' M, Wes! I know you'll make it look and run great! Should put a nice new coat of paint on it when you're done with it!
ha ha ha that noise was fun! I did the same noise in my video to explain the exact same symptom MF 2645 - Benchmark - Test Drive -conclusion pros and cons of this machine
That's a nice little tractor I'm sure it'll do well for somebody runs pretty damn good for sitting so long I see the Oliver's still working a lot around my way. I like trading better most of the time it just works better unless it's a newer piece of equipment that will basically sell itself seems like your happy with the trade Wes that's all that matters
Batteries! Bet you must be sick of them. Best investment ever was in the equipment I bought to run my own battery shop. It's pretty surprising just how much money is spent every year on batteries!. There is a garage near me that leases batteries to farms,plant and haulage companies. They have guaranteed fully serviceable batteries at all times. They come out and change batteries for servicing at regular intervals and emergency cover in case of a failure. 10 bucks a month per battery is actually good value, saves them time money and hassle.
Actually although not the best or top of the line. most Oliver Tractors were a fairly decent tractor for what they were, . True once in a while someone would get a lemon, but for the most part they got the job done, I know the Two Farmers I worked for ( in my younger days) had them and never had a complaint., The Tractors had the power & the reliability to do the work. Of course the one Farmer ( George ) , was always strict on regular maintenance on all equipment that got used regularly whether they needed it or not,.. ( once every month) ...as he used to say.... If you do not take care of them properly , they will not take care of you properly ... ..
As much as I love an old Farmall M, I would have kept the Oliver. I hope you ended up with some cash or something of value besides another non-running M project tractor.
its one of those things that you have and then every one want that type of machinery then no wants them then they become scrap happens to often on my farm.
You may have planned this already but in case not maybe you can document your trip to Iowa and make a video out of it. You know, some of your stops, any notable sites along the way and, once you get to Iowa, unloading and loading of the tractors and anything else you want.
Been waiting a long time to hear about that m wes i hope it works out good im rebuilding my M right now have any questions i could problably answer any question on an M cant wait to hear more bout it i really wanna hear it run great vid wes
Oliver's were big in Iowa. The guys I grew up around all farmed with Oliver and they did great. I will say the Perkins were a much better engine than the Waukesha.
I can't believe you don't like Oliver, my grandpa's farmed with Oliver's and never had one problem, and every other Oliver I've felt with some starting fluid and it started right up!
Glad to see you're bring the M back to life I grew up around Farmall's & Johnny Pops. Would it be feasible to upgrade it to a Super M? The old Ollie started up good.
Have an Oliver, not one bit of trouble and never even change the oil. No issues with any of my equipment actually. I don't know why you have so many troubles, I don't have any when playing Farm Sim.
Sometimes a little Marvels Mystery Oil added to the fuel will clear up injector issues after the equipment has been sitting. It sounds like a spray tip may be gummed up or have some hard carbon affecting the spray pattern (or bleed off) at low flow rates... Can't say I would miss that green monster either.
Oliver for life that's my number one Deere is ok but Oliver is always first knowing I grew up on the fam farm n also on jd's on the uncles place but Oliver all the way
With a rotorary injector pump if you slack off any one of the lines you will get pressure drop on all of them . the only time this diagnosis works is on an inline pump , your best bet is feel the pipe pulse on a bend in the line with your thumb and finger gently squeezing it . if you have an hoseing injector or one thats well down on performance you will notice a weak pulse on that line . also you will see bluey white exhaust smoke and you can also smell the unburnt diesel, smells a bit like kerosine.
a decent m around here in southwestern ohio is only worth about 800-1500 dollars hope you got allot of boot!!! I bought a m a few years ago for 300 the man thought it was locked up! drove it home! lol
I have been rebuilding a Oliver 1755 with a cab (same machine) for the past 2 years. main drive gears in the transmission welded themselfs to the main shaft. we striped her down started from a bare frame and she finally has new paint on her. Oliver and white in my opinion were the last good tractors agco made. Though we have Olivers and white we have a few deeres as well 3150 and a 4240. I always down talked Deere till we got them. Never again will I down talk them now lol.
Wes, I gotta imagine that your dad would like to see his dads tractor back up and running. Maybe a good idea to get started on that one soon rather than later.
nightlightabcd He's a JD man. First you abuse the F out of a non-JD, then you complain how crappy it is and replace it with a JD. At least this Oliver will go some place it will be treated normal.
wow other guy getting 1 hell of a deal from you , seen his vid don't even have pistons or top end of engine nor a right back tire as of now plus all rust , hmmmmmmmmm thinking what else you may want to trade say my mom's old murry bike for your ford truck ? .deal or no deal ? .........lol i just messing with you
Mere afterthought at this point but that "odd" hub on the left rear axle was Oliver's dual hub for bolting two wheel centers together.
Hello I also live in Iowa (Charles City) just a few blocks from where the Hart-Parr / Oliver factory was its now just flat concrete slab and my wife was third generation to work there. But on the other hand Im only a little bit north of Waterloo, where John Deere is built. Really enjoy your videos and I cant wait until next spring to start making hay again
Reminds me of the sweetheart that was bought out from under me. All good memorys with what machine.
My brother had one of these same tractors without the cab. Shortly after he sold it, the main crankshaft bearings piled up.
My grandfather farmed with an 1855 for many years. Tractor is still on the farm, gets used for snowblowing mostly. As far as I know he never had trouble with it.
At the farm i'm working at an old man who is 98 i think bought two olivers a long time ago and one had a cab but it had problems so we have two oliver tractors that are cab less, one the right brake sticks and the other one the pto shaft broke. thought i would just share it.
your shed looks like one my friend has on her farm in SD, and I used to work on her tractors, she had a Farmall H, and an Oliver. Plus a John Deere. Cool video
glad you are getting that headache out of your hoard. and at the same time your saving another valuable tractor. looking forward to the restoration. All the more reason for you to make a DVD set of your restorations and sell on your store. That would be awesome!
I would have killed to get that Oliver, they are becoming harder to find, and that one looked in decent shape too
Would love to see the trip to Iowa. Would like to see that buffalo on a video sometime! Thumb up to you Wes.
dad always talks about his favorite tractor from his youth...a 1755. But really desired the 1950/1955. DETROIT!
1955 does not have the Detriot. 1950, yes.
First tractor I ever drove was a oliver 1650
Oliver was built in South Bend Indiana.I toured the Oliver mansion in South Bend nearly 30 years ago,its very beautiful with fireplaces in every bedroom,including the baby's bedroom.
Hi, do you have a 3 pt hitch mower or do you only have the 2512? I was wondering what you mowed hay with when your speed rower broke..
I'd love to have an ol' Oliver like that. Growing up in the 70's, my dad gave me an old Case from the early to mid 50's I believe it was, after he bought a early 60's Allis-Chamlers. I was 10 yrs old at the time and had a blast working with that old tractor. Had we known then what we know now, I'd have kept that ol thing around. Can't wait to see the finished restoration when you're done. I bet it will look sweet.
Who else is watching this in 23 we’ll fixing to be 24 been going through watching well been binge watching him and Andy at farming fixing and fabricating
Can't wait to see you start working on your grandparents' M, Wes! I know you'll make it look and run great! Should put a nice new coat of paint on it when you're done with it!
aahhh, coming my way,lol, i am in eastern iowa. have a good run.
Great Video Wes i think you made a good deal , i would love to see your grandfathers I H tractor get running . have a good trip to Iowa .
ha ha ha that noise was fun! I did the same noise in my video to explain the exact same symptom MF 2645 - Benchmark - Test Drive -conclusion pros and cons of this machine
Still loving the Oliver
We have a 1755 just like that one, it's been a good tractor. I guess we had better luck with ours.
That's a nice little tractor I'm sure it'll do well for somebody runs pretty damn good for sitting so long I see the Oliver's still working a lot around my way. I like trading better most of the time it just works better unless it's a newer piece of equipment that will basically sell itself seems like your happy with the trade Wes that's all that matters
I know you think it's a POS but I kinda like it! Looks like a good little tractor!
Batteries! Bet you must be sick of them. Best investment ever was in the equipment I bought to run my own battery shop. It's pretty surprising just how much money is spent every year on batteries!.
There is a garage near me that leases batteries to farms,plant and haulage companies. They have guaranteed fully serviceable batteries at all times. They come out and change batteries for servicing at regular intervals and emergency cover in case of a failure. 10 bucks a month per battery is actually good value, saves them time money and hassle.
Actually although not the best or top of the line. most Oliver Tractors were a fairly decent tractor for what they were, . True once in a while someone would get a lemon, but for the most part they got the job done, I know the Two Farmers I worked for ( in my younger days) had them and never had a complaint., The Tractors had the power & the reliability to do the work. Of course the one Farmer ( George ) , was always strict on regular maintenance on all equipment that got used regularly whether they needed it or not,.. ( once every month) ...as he used to say.... If you do not take care of them properly , they will not take care of you properly ... ..
As much as I love an old Farmall M, I would have kept the Oliver. I hope you ended up with some cash or something of value besides another non-running M project tractor.
I worked a few yrs as shop foreman in an Oliver dealership. I don't miss Olivers at all, and Whites even less.
Always nice to see old equipment being brought back to live :)
We had an 1850, nothing but trouble. Injector problem, what a surprise, we actually broke an injector on ours.
***** I couldn't tell you, that was 33 years ago, I was just a teenager.
How much hp was that Oliver?
I'm glad someone is getting the Oliver that can get some use out of it.
the old detroit engined olivers were serious monsters
its one of those things that you have and then every one want that type of machinery then no wants them then they become scrap happens to often on my farm.
I used to have a Oliver 1800 but I blew the engine bush hogging lol sold it for what I paid for it
Love those Waukesha motors
You may have planned this already but in case not maybe you can document your trip to Iowa and make a video out of it. You know, some of your stops, any notable sites along the way and, once you get to Iowa, unloading and loading of the tractors and anything else you want.
Good content, plus I enjoyed the banjo music too! 👍
I like them old Olivers just another shade of green... :)
Sweet your taking the Oliver to my home state
Been waiting a long time to hear about that m wes i hope it works out good im rebuilding my M right now have any questions i could problably answer any question on an M cant wait to hear more bout it i really wanna hear it run great vid wes
I worked on an Oliver nearly 50 years ago. Parts were very hard to come by if at all. Virtually no support for the tractor at all.
Hi Wesley, I'd be careful using ether to start a diesel you're likely to smash a top ring
I'd do that deal too bro old farmalls are great almost as good as n old Johnny popper almost!!!
that would be cool if you had time to do a meet and greet while here in Iowa.have a safe trip
Oliver injector.....Can of Seafoam...fix it right up.
Banjo Tune always makes my day.
is that a flat tyre I noticed on your hay wagon? oh and goodbye oliver the tug of war was a laugh.
Some thing's you just feel so good when you see them leave.
I know that feeling!
The you that belongs to the thing?
True
i feel sad
The chain mark is from a tire chain for traction on ice.. I've made them before, when working a snowblower.
Oliver's were big in Iowa. The guys I grew up around all farmed with Oliver and they did great. I will say the Perkins were a much better engine than the Waukesha.
It's to bad you didn't have a use for it. You can tell from my icon that I am an oliver guy. I hope he gives it a home!
I can't believe you don't like Oliver, my grandpa's farmed with Oliver's and never had one problem, and every other Oliver I've felt with some starting fluid and it started right up!
Glad to see you're bring the M back to life I grew up around Farmall's & Johnny Pops. Would it be feasible to upgrade it to a Super M? The old Ollie started up good.
Since the head to head tractor pull was the first video that brought me to your great channel I do hate to see it go.
Have an Oliver, not one bit of trouble and never even change the oil. No issues with any of my equipment actually. I don't know why you have so many troubles, I don't have any when playing Farm Sim.
Sometimes a little Marvels Mystery Oil added to the fuel will clear up injector issues after the equipment has been sitting. It sounds like a spray tip may be gummed up or have some hard carbon affecting the spray pattern (or bleed off) at low flow rates... Can't say I would miss that green monster either.
That's a sweet trade- wish I had rounded up an M to swap you! And you're delivering it!!! Plus will have the famous OLF 1755 !
Oliver for life that's my number one Deere is ok but Oliver is always first knowing I grew up on the fam farm n also on jd's on the uncles place but Oliver all the way
smart indeed!
I'm also all about the Olivers. CaseIH and Oliver for me. I was never a big fan of Deere. Personal preference.
Hell I would have traded you two for that!
More vids plz! :)
With a rotorary injector pump if you slack off any one of the lines you will get pressure drop on all of them . the only time this diagnosis works is on an inline pump , your best bet is feel the pipe pulse on a bend in the line with your thumb and finger gently squeezing it . if you have an hoseing injector or one thats well down on performance you will notice a weak pulse on that line . also you will see bluey white exhaust smoke and you can also smell the unburnt diesel, smells a bit like kerosine.
Hey Wes was that you pickin when the video sped up and I would saw anything about the noise you made LOL
Olivers for life
anything white Moline or Oliver makes a 3010 or 4010 look dam good.
You really have a love for tractors....
a decent m around here in southwestern ohio is only worth about 800-1500 dollars hope you got allot of boot!!! I bought a m a few years ago for 300 the man thought it was locked up! drove it home! lol
Can we start the winter project this month OLF please.
Nice vid. Have a safe trip.
I understand why you made the trade but, I would rather have the Oliver.
My friend is a total Oliver addict.
What year is that Ford back in the barn, looks like it's in pretty good condition or repairable anyway...
Where at in Iowa?
Well OK. I would have rebuilt the OLLY . Bigger better tractor. DO you have an update on the OLLY?.... What happened?
He sold it and near to there he bought a rear of a john deere and some sort of farmall rear end if i remeber correctly.
Are those Koyker Loader mounts?
I love your time lapse music. Haha. What track is that?
Back to it's birth State. Charles City Iowa the birth place of Oliver tractors
oliver is a damn good tractor!
I have been rebuilding a Oliver 1755 with a cab (same machine) for the past 2 years. main drive gears in the transmission welded themselfs to the main shaft. we striped her down started from a bare frame and she finally has new paint on her. Oliver and white in my opinion were the last good tractors agco made. Though we have Olivers and white we have a few deeres as well 3150 and a 4240. I always down talked Deere till we got them. Never again will I down talk them now lol.
looking forward to seeing the "M" project
Wes, I gotta imagine that your dad would like to see his dads tractor back up and running. Maybe a good idea to get started on that one soon rather than later.
going to be nice to see that really old tractor thats in the barn running some day wes
Wish I knew you had it for sale. What were you asking for it?
Awesome a farmall build
I like those old Oliver's so don't mAke fun of them!
Wes, you should come to Hannible Missouri while your in Iowa,
In the end Ollie served a purpose by getting a donor tractor to resurrect your grandparents tractor !!
If you are around avoca and have time check out farmall-land USA. A museum just for farmall and international tractors & equipment
Don't give a care about that engine noise, But I do love that choice of tire changing Music. Work hard, Play hard!
I was rather surprised that he didn't check the oil, the coolant or the fluids before he cranked it up.
nightlightabcd He's a JD man. First you abuse the F out of a non-JD, then you complain how crappy it is and replace it with a JD. At least this Oliver will go some place it will be treated normal.
+davenhla Even well taken care of John Deeres have spontaneously combusted.
+davenhla I couldn't have put it any better....
@Jakeschaffer what is the nearest town to you
I also live in SW MN
Nice transition at 7:04
How's the corn in New Jersey here in iowa a lot has been taken out already
what part of iowa are you coming to?
Boy Wes you spend quite a bit of time driving around Iowa.
wow other guy getting 1 hell of a deal from you , seen his vid don't even have pistons or top end of engine nor a right back tire as of now plus all rust , hmmmmmmmmm thinking what else you may want to trade say my mom's old murry bike for your ford truck ? .deal or no deal ? .........lol i just messing with you
bye bye Oliver! don't remember even knowing you existed. LOL
2-150 white cured me of anything Oliver or Moline after it tried to kill me
you have any more tractors you want to give away.
thats a rare tractor
YOU HAVEN'T used it yet and it's nice
that's where an Oliver belongs is in the weeds