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Since the other post was about my favorite IH tractor, I will put up my favorite non-IH tractor.

It is a 1953 Oliver Diesel 88. My father purchased it used in 1958. He kept it until he retired. If I didn't know better I would say it was the inspiration for the Eveready Energizer Bunny; it kept going....and going....and going.....

Picture 1 1962 with NH 77 Baler

Picture 2 Early 1970's with Myers Potato Sprayer

Picture 3 1973 and NH 282 Baler

Picture 4 2007 Auction Day

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Each one is special to me. W6 given to me to restore for friend of the family so it would live on. OS6 with Ottawa loader was the first tractor i bought as my own. Went with my Dad for days to find a dozer for our farm, brought it home in 68, when I was 6. The last, OS6 that my grand42A477DD-B2B2-48AC-B8FF-C10A751F2DA1.thumb.jpeg.64da19fb7af477533da435828bc59ee2.jpegfather bought new in 46. Got it back on the farm around 2002 after we sold it at the farm auction in 73

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By far my favorite that I own now. A close second would have been the 450 diesel with a set of mounted Kosch mowers. 

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I would say Lorenzo's dualled up 560 is one, there are many but I had another of a dualled up W9 but can't find and really probably not needed unless you are Jeff trying to hay a floating lake, here's another not mine but I do have a couple W6's and one W9

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10 minutes ago, Captian Kirk said:

I'd love to find a set of tracks like that for mine.

They’re out there 

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Just came back from the mechanic with a new wiring harness, led lights, fixed hydraulic levers and it shifts like new now.  I had the turbo rebuilt last year and now I'm ready to farm with it again.

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Don’t have a favorite. I like them equally!!! I’d wanted a 284 since the early ‘80’s, (dad wouldn’t buy one), the Hydro 86 was my first tractor (that I bought), and the 3688 is a great planting and baling tractor. 
I still have a couple more that I want yet. 1456 and a 1066. 

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....sort of a tractor.....certainly a very good track machine.....best  track machine I have owned..

...working around 600 feet above the ocean...South Island , NZ

...sphincter    clenching territory....

Mike

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1 hour ago, mike newman said:

....sort of a tractor.....certainly a very good track machine.....best  track machine I have owned..

...working around 600 feet above the ocean...South Island , NZ

...sphincter    clenching territory....

Mike

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I take it the tracks were staying on at that point? 

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I built this in 96. Every year up until last year it has skidded out 12-15 cord of logs. Some times used on the wood processor but, Bessis has taken over that job now.

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