I really need to buy an Oliver.

[Alan Dinan]

My uncle, who recently passed, was all about Oliver. He had a 1950T that could be heard for miles in the fall pulling a 5 bottom White plow. His parents farm was about 2 miles from mom and dad’s house. You knew when uncle Wayne was working late getting the plowing done. The ol Screamin’ Demon sounded like it was in the field next to the house, cool fall nights with the windows open. He had a body shop, so he did the farming on nights and weekends. 
Miss those days, everyone moldboard plowed that black river bottom gumbo back then. 

[brahamfireman]

19 hours ago, dale560 said:

A few of those 1550 s around here. My moms cousin had one with no factory hydraulics. It was a loader special they called them and the farmhand loaders here all ran pto driven pumps. 

The loader specials had 2 remotes with a weird holder basically under the seat, not the side by side like most tractors.  I know I've seen a video about the loader specials. I'll see if I can find it tonight. 

Google says no seat suspension, also dual shaft pto? Never seen a real dual speed pto on an Oliver. 

[dale560]

3 hours ago, brahamfireman said:

The loader specials had 2 remotes with a weird holder basically under the seat, not the side by side like most tractors.  I know I've seen a video about the loader specials. I'll see if I can find it tonight. 

Google says no seat suspension, also dual shaft pto? Never seen a real dual speed pto on an Oliver. 

His had no hyd. I had transmission cover off of it to replace shifter forks. It had power steering and live single speed pto but no hydraulics. It was bought new in Our area and he was second owner.

[CDN 400]

3 hours ago, Alan Dinan said:

My uncle, who recently passed, was all about Oliver. He had a 1950T that could be heard for miles in the fall pulling a 5 bottom White plow. His parents farm was about 2 miles from mom and dad’s house. You knew when uncle Wayne was working late getting the plowing done. The ol Screamin’ Demon sounded like it was in the field next to the house, cool fall nights with the windows open. He had a body shop, so he did the farming on nights and weekends. 
Miss those days, everyone moldboard plowed that black river bottom gumbo back then. 

1950T's were Waukesha powered and sure don't scream you must mean a 1950GM.

[Alan Dinan]

Just now, CDN 400 said:

1950T's were Waukesha powered and sure don't scream you must mean a 1950GM.

Thanks, you’re correct. He had the 1950GM.

[dale560]

I didn’t realize the loader special was unique. Here is a picture of his at estate sale. It was their loader tractor for 75 cow calve pairs for years. I overhauled the engine on it. Spun a main bearing in 1989 or 1990 with 2500 hours. When it sold at sale he had 9000 some hours but the engine still was the one I fixed. Changed the block with a used one pulled the wet sleeves and reused them with pistons but changed rings bearings and ground valves. If I remember right it brought 2900 at his sale.

[Farming Enthusiast]

Here are a couple pictures of a 2 year old me on the Super77D with an IH model 56 4 row planter. As well as an 880D hooked up to the 488 NH haybine. Both pictures are early 80s

[John Rowehl]

On 9/15/2023 at 10:17 AM, DT Fan said:

There was a farm sale a week or two ago, mostly Oliver. It was on a Friday, had it been on a Saturday and maybe a little closer, I might have procured one. There was a 770 that brought just over $2000. I'd of looked at that for sure. Was a 990 on that sale too, wouldn't mind one of them. Could annoy everyone! Brought $12,000 in her work clothes, with dyna-torques. Probably would have passed on it needing $3-4000 in rear rubber alone!

Went on my first tractor trot yesterday. Four Olivers out of twenty five tractors. Rest were almost all Farmalls. 990 with no muffler was following behind me. (Has a muffler being made for it but didn’t get it in time). The driver was very conscious of the sound and out of consideration held back quite a ways behind me. Made enough sound of my own with the infamous Oliver transmission screaming away in high gear. But boy, I sure heard it when he accelerated. 
Other two Olivers (60 with the sulky and 550)are in front of the brown building in the second photo.

[hillman]

16 hours ago, Farming Enthusiast said:

Here are a couple pictures of a 2 year old me on the Super77D with an IH model 56 4 row planter. As well as an 880D hooked up to the 488 NH haybine. Both pictures are early 80s

 IH sold a kazillion 56 planters and 510 seed drills back then

[Steve C.]

On 9/11/2023 at 10:49 PM, 885 said:

I've always wanted one of the Oliver's with the Detroit diesel like a 1900 or a 1955

Don't forget these:

[DT Fan]

25 minutes ago, Steve C. said:

Don't forget these:

If you watch 'That Oliver Guy' on youtube, he wears those most of the time when he is running a tractor. I wouldn't be surprised if that habit got started when he was running 'Herman' the 1950 with tera-tires or one of the other GM diesel equipped models he has.

[John Rowehl]

7 hours ago, Steve C. said:

Don't forget these:

 

I did forget to bring my ear muffs and it will be the last time I do that.

[Farming Enthusiast]

9 hours ago, hillman said:

 IH sold a kazillion 56 planters and 510 seed drills back then

My dad said them little diesels just sipped fuel running these implements in the warm weather months. The '68 Moline M670 Super has was the winter chore tractor. The Super 77D ended up getting traded in for a second 1066 and the 880D on an 1800D. 

[Alan Dinan]

3 hours ago, Farming Enthusiast said:

My dad said them little diesels just sipped fuel running these implements in the warm weather months. The '68 Moline M670 Super has was the winter chore tractor. The Super 77D ended up getting traded in for a second 1066 and the 880D on an 1800D. 

Grandpa had a Super 77 diesel and dad bought a Super 88 gas. They both had 3 bottom plows, leave the house in the morning and ride back on dad’s 88 at lunch so he could fill up with gas to finish out the day.