Oliver Equipment Tour Part 3- The 3 Digit Tractors
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- I’m Ross aka “The Oliver Man”. I farm with Oliver and White tractors here in beautiful Southern IN. I have over 30 Oliver and White Tractors in my collection (plus a few other colors). Please Like and Subscribe for more Oliver and White Videos!
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luv all the stories about the tractors
great collection
sorry I'm late. my wife drug me half way across the state today to show me off while she looked at antiques. Anyway, nice collection.
Haha, you made it anyway! Thanks for the compliments!!!
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Thanks!!
We have a 550, 880 diesel anda 770 checker board wide front. Wish you were closer to Nebraska, all my good Oliver mechanics have moved away or passed.
There’s a lot of knowledge being lost to time I agree!!
I have the same problem with flat surface lol
The struggle is real 😭🤣🤣🤣
Great video thanks for showing off the collection
Thanks! Hopefully the weather will cooperate so I can film the next installment.
I always thought the 1550 was the replacement for the 770. If I'm wrong please correct me. I have a 1965 1550 my dad bought new and he put a Oliver 1710 loader on it. I also have a 1555 loader special with a farmhand f11 loader. The loader special starts in Edgley ND at Anderson dealership, Lots of people were looking for a 50 hp tractor and they were in short supply. So they went to Oliver asking for a stripped down tractor for loader work. Oliver came up with the 1555 loader special heavy duty front end power steering and pto. The hitch was they had to buy a lot of 50. they decided to try it. They sold the first lo so fast they order lots of 100. Enjoy your videos. I grew up running Oliver . I have a 1550.1555 ,1650, 1850wheatland, 2-105, 2-135 ,2-185,6175,and ad a 6195
The 1550 was the replacement for the 770, but they ended up making it until 1967 anyway. So when they went to the 55 series they just updated the 1550 to match the rest of the line. People still missed the old 770, but instead of making an obsolete model they came up with the loader specials. It started with just one dealer as I understand it, but later they offered the same deal to all the dealers but yes, you had to order a minimum number of units.
Thanks for posting. As always, enjoyable. 👍
Thanks Lyle!!
Looks like the forklift could be very handy. The 770s are nice too!
I think it will be. Thanks!!!
Once again, a great presentation Ross. Thanks so much for your time and effort invested in these videos.
Thanks Doug!!
There is a 440 in new paris Indiana
I’ll have to check that out! I may also need to buy a lottery ticket first 🤣
Its on auction time
We've got a 551 forklift. It's one of those machines that once you have it you never want to farm without it. Everything is on pallets now, parts, fence, etc. We had to split it when we got it to put a new clutch in it. It wasn't too bad, but we could leave the mast on for that so it was just the channel iron, weight, and linkages. Ther was a 4 speed shuttleshift 550 rear end on marketplace. I don't know if it still is, but I always thought that would be handy for a forklift. Ours has factory sideshift aswell. It's only a 9ft mast, and I added aux hydraulics to it. It drills nice straight postholes compared to a radial loader. You'll use it almost every day once you get used to it. Loved the video!
-Tony
Thanks! You sound like you really get the most out of your 551. Now I really can’t wait to get mine going!!
Very nice video content again! Thank you! I do have a question for you. I got what the hood says it is a "Super 66".it is more like a utility tractor with a wide front end. My question is, is this an actual 66? I cannot find one online that looks like mine. What would be the best way to tell? The numbers that I I find all match up to what looks like a row crop. Thank you for your time Shawn
If you can, email me pictures of the tractor and serial tag and I can tell you what you have.
My grandfather used Oliver tractor’s. I always wanted to restore one. He had a 880, 77, and a 60. Would you know of a halfway reasonable Oliver to restore? I’m not a wealthy man but I would love to honor my grandfather’s memory by restoring one.
Enjoyed this tour of your 3 Digit Olivers. That older 770 really looks sharp. Like you, I also like the styling of your newer 770. Those 770's were popular long after the rest of the 3 digit series went by the wayside. I'd like to get a 3 digit, but first I'm trying to find a 66. Joe, my friend the Oliver mechanic, is looking and thinks he may have found one.
You can never have too many Olivers lol. The 66 will be a handy tractor. They seem to be harder to find than the 77/88’s.
770s may be my favorite next to 70s.
They’re handy tractors for sure!
Nice stuff... And no computers to stop or stall your equipment!
Ain’t that the truth! We should go back to more simple stuff without all the gadgets
@@rosstheoliverman true bro! Now the government wants us to have electric cars... No freedom there! Well have to pay them for power for our cars! Driven buy software... Even if you went solar, they won't let you have enough to get off grid.. and the cost is to high to invest in solar by the plans!
I am a 1960 model as well as our 770. We grew up together. The 770 may be in better shape than me but we're both still running.
That’s cool that you still have it! They’re great tractors!!
I got a real education on that first 770. Never seen that style of front weights before or that style of rear hitch. Also never heard of that brand of tire.
Those weights were factory when the Supers came out but are very hard to find. Usually they bring some serious $$$. The Power Traction hitch was great but it just lost out to the 3pt as industry standard. Just like a lot of the other manufacturers hitches. CropMax are good tires, I have several sets. Same as the old Firestone Field and Toad 23° bars.
I grew up on a '58 770 of my grandpa's, now I own a 60' 770 with the power booster drive. You wont find an oliver with a factory 3point around here in central MN, 3pts never had much of a chance to catch on with my grandfathers generation. Some how something in our area convinced many farmers that the 3point hitch was no good, it was not until the 80's that the semi mount plows were catching on and 3pt hitches started showing up my grandpa told me. He also mentioned how none of those semi mount plows could make a decent plowed field either, towed plows were superior.
I don’t know that pull type do better than semi mount, but I do know that the Oliver plows are the best! I think a lot of people don’t take enough time to adjust them so maybe that’s why they got a bad rap in your area? Who knows. The 770 is a great tractor, it’s nice you found one similar to your grandpas
Would love to have a 62 or 64 770 wide front with square fenders.
The 770’s are handy tractors for sure!!
Here's an older video of my 770. th-cam.com/video/hZYY3CfFL7I/w-d-xo.html
Looks good! Handles the mower great it looks like.
So you’re missing a 440 , 660, 880, and a 990 ? I might be off on the numbers. Anyway thanks for sharing, enjoyed watching! Yep I like the checkered board one
You are correct! The most expensive ones 🤣
I have a 552 forklift it will be for sale some time i bought a case 580 and it needs a few things before i sale the oliver
The neat, you don’t often see them for sale. You’ll have to email me the details!!
When did they stop adding flat pulleys as an option? Surprised to see when on a late 770
I was surprised at this one when I got it as well. I would say mid mount in 1967 with the 770. But I’m pretty sure you could get a PTO mounted unit even into the 55 series!
@@rosstheoliverman were the mid mount housings different sizes in the different models? Would one off an 880 would work on a smaller series fleetline?
@@crazydave4455 the 77/88 size tractors use the same one but I think the 66 one is smaller. I know the hydraulic units are that way.
I've got a 770 and think the previous owner told me it was a 1958 model but I could be wrong on that . It's got a wide front. Would that have been an option or after market ??? It ain't pretty but for $800 it's been a great tractor for the 10 years that I've had it.
They had a factory wide front option. There were lots of aftermarket ones as well. Without seeing I can’t really say which you have.
Ross your equipment tours are Rus-tic in nature .It look's like all equipment manufacturers had issues with the seats They call them open stations now in bygone years you could sit n stand up so you wouldn't get sleepy headed n end up with crooked rows
I do like to stand every so often in stead of just sitting for hours, but The cabs do help make the long days less stressful on your body.
I could wish we were in this era. Minneapolis Moline! Olivier and choice! Now, there's Deere. And, Deere. Let's see....and don't dare repair!!! Absolutely disgusting.
I know, back, then, there was enough business for everyone to have a piece of the pie