Skid steer, the right hand and opposing thumb of the equipment world!!! I use mine for the same thing!👍😎 Going to see about cutting some today I think.. just gotta get the mower and rakes home and ready to go...
@@ThatOliverGuyChris had that a few times.. we've even got 100 a couple of times already 😵 it's not supposed to do that until July. Last 95-100 day, woke up the next morning to 28.. 🤔
Evening Mr Losey-would like to connect personally (if possible), my Dad worked at the plant in Charles City for many years as did I putting myself through college.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris someday i would love to have another 1755. We have one at the farm that needs an injection pump. How do you like your 3 PT hitch finish mower? I was looking at getting one, I would put it on my Ford 2000. The only thing is its not live PTO.. I have an over run coupler on it, but im not sure how it would be for mowing when it comes to turning around/backing up
I really like it, especially for the big areas. Smaller areas takes a lot of back and forth. I tried it once on the 440, and not having live power was a pain in the butt. An over running coupler would help, but it doesn't have the momentum that a brush hog does, so it slows down pretty quick, then you're trying to get it and the tractor moving at the same time.
Great video Chris. I like seeing all your sheds and equipment, I always look for something we haven't seen before. Lol. Like that white Cutlass. I like the 550 with the finish mower that works pretty slick, maybe I will have to find one for my super 55. Have a good weekend...
I bought that Cutlass when I was 16 years old. It has just over 70,000 miles on it now. I've thought about making a video on it, but it is a little off topic for my channel.
I'm unsure of how those Gehl mowers lift but on the older Kverneland(like ours) the tongue goes down when you lift the machine up when on it's jack. So we hook the lift cylinder first and use the hydraulics to help hitch the mower(similar style hitch to what you have). Have you run the 1650 on the mower before? I know that a 9 ft Kverneland is a bit much for a 65 pto hp tractor. That said, I've known people to run 9 ft New Ideas with 65.
I haven't tried the 1650 on the mower. Gehl says 80 horsepower to run it, but it needs to be fairly heavy hay to require that. Think those Terra Tires would help condition the hay?
Are the valves adjusted properly? Can you tell if it is towards the top or bottom of the engine? Good oil pressure? More than once I have heard of machine shops forgetting to reinstall plugs in the block, then they don't get proper oiling. Take a long screwdriver, hold the handle to your ear and touch the other end to different parts of the engine. The screwdriver acts like a stethoscope and can help determine where the noise is coming from .
It's only the ending of the rod. I extend it all the way, put black soot (burnt acetylene) as anti-spatter, weld it. (some lathe can even fit the whole thing to redo the treads)
It's electric tie, it has the optional hydraulic lift on the pickup. I thought it was extravagant, but it is nice if there is a woodchuck mound or stick that you want to avoid.
It's the straight cut gears in the transmission. When the gears mesh, they strike each other a little and are basically "ringing a bell" so fast it sounds like a whine.
I don't have one exclusively on the FWA tractors, but they are all in my equipment collection tours. Although... that is a good idea for a future video.
How do you decide on which tractor to use for which jobs around the farm? Is it HP, tire width, pto shafts ? Even though I been watching for awhile you have more tractors than I was aware of.
For the most part, certain tractors are set up for certain jobs. The monitor for the round baler is in the American, so it's the round baling tractor. The Super 88 has always been the square baling tractor, so I guess that is tradition as much as anything. I should run some of the others on it this summer just to stretch their legs. I usually run the 1755 on the mower, but since that is 1,000 PTO, I'm somewhat limited on which tractor can run it.
I remember 1 harvest video where the level of fuel in the tank designated which tractor pulled the wagons that day. I think we have all done that a few times!
I saw when you started the 1655 that the shifter for the over under was up by the throttle. I worked for a farmer probably 40 years ago and he had an 1855. I seem to remember the shifter was down where the shifter is on a 2 speed but it was a lever. Could that be possible.
I'm fairly confident the 1855 couldn't be ordered with the 2 speed, and the 3 speed lever was right next to the throttle, but that was lower down on that dash, closer to the operator. The 1850 could have either 2 or 3 speed, and the 2 speed lever was at the bottom of the dash.
Hey Chris once again just an awesome video! Your collection of tractors is absolutely amazing there's no other TH-camr with such a beautiful collection of tractors and tractors that actually still getting worked like they were built to do! My favorite tractor definitely had to be the white American 80! It's absolutely beautiful with the green color and idk why but I absolutely love that style cab that is on it. But anyways I do have one question for you as I figured you would be the absolutely best person to ask and would forsure know the answer. I am looking for a new smaller tractor and have came across a 1969 Oliver 550 and I was wondering with good hydraulics and a heavy loader would a 550 be able to lift s 1200 to 150lb hay bales would the front end be able to take that kind of weight? Or if the loader wouldn't be able to would the 3pt hitch be able to lift hay bales?
I've seen my bales (800-900 pounds) moved by a 550 on the 3 point, and they were steering with the brakes. I think with the weight you're looking at you'd be better off with a 1550 or 1650. Most 550s ive seen with loaders run a front hydraulic pump because the built in hydraulics aren't fast enough for loader work.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris that's great to know my bales weigh 1200 to upwards of 1500lbs depending on the material. I figured I would have to install another pump but it's good to here it from an expert! Thank you Chris
You must have to plan most of a day when you’re shuffling equipment around. I know you probably don’t think about but I’m always impressed how easily you get hitches and pins lined up, both on the forks and on the tractor. I like that little 550, she makes a nice little mower tractor. Do they make a loader that will fit it? Nice farmer-cobble on the temp steering repair.
It's like that meme where the woman is thinking to herself, "I bet he's thinking about other women" and I'm next to her thinking, maybe if I arrange stuff this way, I can get more in the barn. I should also do it in this order so I have minimal starts and stops of engines." Oliver had the 59A loader for the 550, and I think there was a newer one called the 588. There were plenty of aftermarket options. We had a yellow loader on this 550 back when we had cattle. I don't know what brand that loader was, I was pretty young at the time. Most loaders for the 550, including ours, had a front mounted hydraulic pump that ran off the front of the engine to run the loader.
When you only have to plant your cash crop once in a lifetime.....And crop care and harvesting equip is all you need...It greatly reduces equip shed space needed......
Did Gehl become New Idea and then New Idea fell into Agco? I believe MF bought out Hesston but, MF is also basically Agco, same with Fendt. It all gets confusing when it comes to Agco. That '66 got a bad engine mount? Oh man, hate when those steering cylinders break like that. Yes, a repair video. Great video as always, cheers :)
Gehl was an independent company until they were bought out by Manitou. They have never been owned by Agco. Agco owned Hesston before they owned Massey Ferguson. The Hesston factory was actually a 50/50 venture called HFI, Hay and Forage Industries. The other half owner was Case IH. When Agco bought Hesston, they became the other 50 percent. When Case IH merged with New Holland, they were forced to sell their stake in HFI due to antitrust laws. Agco bought their half and became 100% owner of HFI. Agco started throwing the Massey Ferguson name on the hay tools, no doubt because the MF name was known better than the Hesston name. Agco owned Hesston before they bought White-New Idea. White-New Idea was owned by a company called Allied. They first sold just the tractor line to Agco, then a year or so later bought the rest of the White-New Idea line up.
I was watching you hook up the hay mower, and it not quite lined up. So of course you have to wrestle it to get the pin in the hole. It’s always somethin’. If it’s not one thing it’s something else. I remember one time..............
Nice fleet of Oliver's
Thanks!
Good morning😄😄😄
Good morning, hope you have a great Memorial Day!
@@ThatOliverGuyChris thank you sir, you too
Minty!
You should make a video on that sweet G-Body car in the shop.
I'll do that in the near future.
G'day Chris great video mate
Hello Murphy! Thanks!
Have you been to the Oliver museum in Charles City, Iowa?
Yes, several times.
Skid steer, the right hand and opposing thumb of the equipment world!!! I use mine for the same thing!👍😎
Going to see about cutting some today I think.. just gotta get the mower and rakes home and ready to go...
We got down in the 30s last night. I'm going to wait until after lunch. Plus I was watching an Oliver auction online. :)
@@ThatOliverGuyChris hit 40 this morning. Going to be 90 today 😵
We were 90 on the 24th. I had to turn the heat back on last night.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris had that a few times.. we've even got 100 a couple of times already 😵 it's not supposed to do that until July. Last 95-100 day, woke up the next morning to 28.. 🤔
Evening Mr Losey-would like to connect personally (if possible), my Dad worked at the plant in Charles City for many years as did I putting myself through college.
You can email me at hpocachris@gmail.com
I did send u an email
Love your grease rag when you’re hooking up your hyd. hoses
I always know where it's at! LOL
@@ThatOliverGuyChris My mother used to chew us out when we did that. Of course, we always did it anyway.
Love the 16 u got Chris 👍👍
Thanks!
My dad and grandfather were engineers for White, I sure do wish I had one! Thanks for letting me live via your videos.
Thanks for watching!
Nice video good job
Thanks
Excellent video i didn't want it to end. oh my that 1655 is BEAUTIFUL ,..,
Thank you. I'm mowing hay with it today, so that will be tomorrow's video if you want to see more of it.
Good Morning Chris! Saturday morning video is a nice surprise lol. Rain here in CT all weekend unfortunately
I figured everyone would think it was Sunday. I'm watching some online Oliver auction action!
@@ThatOliverGuyChris I’m watching your video! About 1/2 way through lol. Anything good on the auction?
@@Adam_Poirier Lots of goodies! Nothing I need so far!
@@ThatOliverGuyChris someday i would love to have another 1755. We have one at the farm that needs an injection pump. How do you like your 3 PT hitch finish mower? I was looking at getting one, I would put it on my Ford 2000. The only thing is its not live PTO.. I have an over run coupler on it, but im not sure how it would be for mowing when it comes to turning around/backing up
I really like it, especially for the big areas. Smaller areas takes a lot of back and forth. I tried it once on the 440, and not having live power was a pain in the butt. An over running coupler would help, but it doesn't have the momentum that a brush hog does, so it slows down pretty quick, then you're trying to get it and the tractor moving at the same time.
Can you do a video on the cutlass, i like older cars as well as tractors and equipment.
Sure. I wasn't sure about doing something off topic like that, but it is my channel.
The paint job on the 1655 really looks sharp!
Thank you!
And new tires to boot. 👍
I use to have 1475 Gehl 4x5 baler. Sold it two years ago. Good balers.
Gotta love it👍
Great video Chris. I like seeing all your sheds and equipment, I always look for something we haven't seen before. Lol. Like that white Cutlass. I like the 550 with the finish mower that works pretty slick, maybe I will have to find one for my super 55. Have a good weekend...
I bought that Cutlass when I was 16 years old. It has just over 70,000 miles on it now. I've thought about making a video on it, but it is a little off topic for my channel.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris Don't have to be all tractors. Your videos are interesting and educational on any subject. Thank you for sharing.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris So what, it has an engine and wheels, good enough.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris I would like to see a video of your car, I think it would be cool and not off topic. I am a car guy also and would appreciate it.
I'm unsure of how those Gehl mowers lift but on the older Kverneland(like ours) the tongue goes down when you lift the machine up when on it's jack. So we hook the lift cylinder first and use the hydraulics to help hitch the mower(similar style hitch to what you have).
Have you run the 1650 on the mower before? I know that a 9 ft Kverneland is a bit much for a 65 pto hp tractor. That said, I've known people to run 9 ft New Ideas with 65.
I haven't tried the 1650 on the mower. Gehl says 80 horsepower to run it, but it needs to be fairly heavy hay to require that. Think those Terra Tires would help condition the hay?
@@ThatOliverGuyChris Probably, the hay that our tires run over while cutting dries faster, atleast in lighter hay.
Had the engine on my 550 rebuilt now the engine rattles bad machine shop says they can find no problems any ideas on what might have been done wrong
Are the valves adjusted properly? Can you tell if it is towards the top or bottom of the engine? Good oil pressure? More than once I have heard of machine shops forgetting to reinstall plugs in the block, then they don't get proper oiling. Take a long screwdriver, hold the handle to your ear and touch the other end to different parts of the engine. The screwdriver acts like a stethoscope and can help determine where the noise is coming from .
Just found your channel..... dang that’s a lot of Olivers! Lol very nice tractors and awesome channel!
Thank you!
When did Oliver go to the RotoFlow? We had a couple Oliver balers, a 50 and 55 I believe that were auger feed.
I think it was the 620 that first had the roto flo.
Thats a real sharp collection of still working olivers
You've an impressive collection of Olivers. I admit I'm a bit jealous.👍👍👍
So which one gets rake duty this year.
Bummer about the rod breaking.
Good question. What would you like to see?
@@ThatOliverGuyChris how about a 660 if my memory serves me right you have one lol.
@@scruffy6151 , I do have one. I'll plan on getting it out.
It's only the ending of the rod. I extend it all the way, put black soot (burnt acetylene) as anti-spatter, weld it. (some lathe can even fit the whole thing to redo the treads)
I'm thinking my brother can weld it for me. He's a welding engineer.
Shirttail grease rag. All Righty Then. My momma had to keep grease remover in the laundry for my shirttails
Better on the shirt than in the hydraulic system, plus I almost never misplace my shirt.
keep the great work
Is your baler hydraulic tie? Our Gehl 1475 has only 2 hydraulic hoses to hook up and yours has 4?Good video. Really enjoyable.
It's electric tie, it has the optional hydraulic lift on the pickup. I thought it was extravagant, but it is nice if there is a woodchuck mound or stick that you want to avoid.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris I got ya. I have never bought a new baler so options befuddle me!
Land fishing and got a snapper. Enjoyed the video bro. Safe travels
Tis’ the season here in CNY too Chris 👍
I took the family out for supper and saw lots of hay down.
How do you get by with whipping stuff on shirt without mother coming unglued lol. Cause my wife has a fit over it
She solved that years ago. I do my own laundry.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris I knew it cause you didn't bat an eye just wipe.
That row crop 66 in her working clothes is sweet 👍😃
Another great video....kiddo! Looking forward to the cylinder repair.
Thanks 👍
I sure love that 1655
What is the condition of your Oliver Combine? I bet it has not seen daylight in like 10 years.
Yeah, about that long. It had a rod knock when I parked it.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris I hope you get it fixed one day. It would be great to see it in action.
Man that 1655 is too beautiful. I would be afraid to use it but I am glad to see that you are
I would be right at home, operating the older Olivers. Why did the 88s have that distinctive rear end whine?
It's the straight cut gears in the transmission. When the gears mesh, they strike each other a little and are basically "ringing a bell" so fast it sounds like a whine.
Do you have a video going over all of the FWA and or 4WD olivers like Herman and the three in the shed you are rearranging
I don't have one exclusively on the FWA tractors, but they are all in my equipment collection tours. Although... that is a good idea for a future video.
How do you decide on which tractor to use for which jobs around the farm? Is it HP, tire width, pto shafts ? Even though I been watching for awhile you have more tractors than I was aware of.
For the most part, certain tractors are set up for certain jobs. The monitor for the round baler is in the American, so it's the round baling tractor. The Super 88 has always been the square baling tractor, so I guess that is tradition as much as anything. I should run some of the others on it this summer just to stretch their legs. I usually run the 1755 on the mower, but since that is 1,000 PTO, I'm somewhat limited on which tractor can run it.
I remember 1 harvest video where the level of fuel in the tank designated which tractor pulled the wagons that day. I think we have all done that a few times!
@@ThatOliverGuyChris gotcha, thanks.
I saw when you started the 1655 that the shifter for the over under was up by the throttle. I worked for a farmer probably 40 years ago and he had an 1855. I seem to remember the shifter was down where the shifter is on a 2 speed but it was a lever. Could that be possible.
I'm fairly confident the 1855 couldn't be ordered with the 2 speed, and the 3 speed lever was right next to the throttle, but that was lower down on that dash, closer to the operator. The 1850 could have either 2 or 3 speed, and the 2 speed lever was at the bottom of the dash.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris thanks for the reply. I'm sure it was a 3 speed but maybe it was that the throttle was lower. It has been 40 years ago. lol
And just like that we got another equipment tour. I’d say the 1655 has it’s Sunday go to meeting clothes on. :) Thanks for the vid Chris. Take care.
Do a video on that Oliver combine
I spy an oliver combine! Could you do a video on that one when you get a chance?
It needs engine work, but I can still do a walk around of it.
Sweet collection of Oliver merch. Have a great Memorial Day weekend.
Thanks! You too!
Hey Chris once again just an awesome video! Your collection of tractors is absolutely amazing there's no other TH-camr with such a beautiful collection of tractors and tractors that actually still getting worked like they were built to do! My favorite tractor definitely had to be the white American 80! It's absolutely beautiful with the green color and idk why but I absolutely love that style cab that is on it. But anyways I do have one question for you as I figured you would be the absolutely best person to ask and would forsure know the answer. I am looking for a new smaller tractor and have came across a 1969 Oliver 550 and I was wondering with good hydraulics and a heavy loader would a 550 be able to lift s 1200 to 150lb hay bales would the front end be able to take that kind of weight? Or if the loader wouldn't be able to would the 3pt hitch be able to lift hay bales?
I've seen my bales (800-900 pounds) moved by a 550 on the 3 point, and they were steering with the brakes. I think with the weight you're looking at you'd be better off with a 1550 or 1650. Most 550s ive seen with loaders run a front hydraulic pump because the built in hydraulics aren't fast enough for loader work.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris that's great to know my bales weigh 1200 to upwards of 1500lbs depending on the material. I figured I would have to install another pump but it's good to here it from an expert! Thank you Chris
You must have to plan most of a day when you’re shuffling equipment around. I know you probably don’t think about but I’m always impressed how easily you get hitches and pins lined up, both on the forks and on the tractor. I like that little 550, she makes a nice little mower tractor. Do they make a loader that will fit it? Nice farmer-cobble on the temp steering repair.
It's like that meme where the woman is thinking to herself, "I bet he's thinking about other women" and I'm next to her thinking, maybe if I arrange stuff this way, I can get more in the barn. I should also do it in this order so I have minimal starts and stops of engines."
Oliver had the 59A loader for the 550, and I think there was a newer one called the 588. There were plenty of aftermarket options. We had a yellow loader on this 550 back when we had cattle. I don't know what brand that loader was, I was pretty young at the time. Most loaders for the 550, including ours, had a front mounted hydraulic pump that ran off the front of the engine to run the loader.
When you only have to plant your cash crop once in a lifetime.....And crop care and harvesting equip is all you need...It greatly reduces equip shed space needed......
Did Gehl become New Idea and then New Idea fell into Agco? I believe MF bought out Hesston but, MF is also basically Agco, same with Fendt. It all gets confusing when it comes to Agco.
That '66 got a bad engine mount?
Oh man, hate when those steering cylinders break like that. Yes, a repair video. Great video as always, cheers :)
Gehl was an independent company until they were bought out by Manitou. They have never been owned by Agco.
Agco owned Hesston before they owned Massey Ferguson. The Hesston factory was actually a 50/50 venture called HFI, Hay and Forage Industries. The other half owner was Case IH. When Agco bought Hesston, they became the other 50 percent. When Case IH merged with New Holland, they were forced to sell their stake in HFI due to antitrust laws. Agco bought their half and became 100% owner of HFI. Agco started throwing the Massey Ferguson name on the hay tools, no doubt because the MF name was known better than the Hesston name.
Agco owned Hesston before they bought White-New Idea. White-New Idea was owned by a company called Allied. They first sold just the tractor line to Agco, then a year or so later bought the rest of the White-New Idea line up.
Using the skidsteer is sneaky, I usually end up pulling the equipment out with a different tractor than I put it away with!!
Wish I had one of those mowers for my place.
The 550 looks like a nice size machine to mow with!
I had forgotten how handy it is after running the Deutz for the last several years. The 550 is way more manuverable.
I was watching you hook up the hay mower, and it not quite lined up. So of course you have to wrestle it to get the pin in the hole. It’s always somethin’. If it’s not one thing it’s something else. I remember one time..............