Oliver 770 industrial tractor

[stevewatr]

I'm acquiring an old Oliver 770, and it is not like any other Oliver's i've seen on the net. I'll be putting up videos regarding this machine on youtube. Here is a link to the first video:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 1 - YouTube

Comments welcome.

Steve W.

 

[MIKE R]

Looks like you have your work cut out. If I recall the Oliver Industrial tractors were orange.

 

[stevewatr]

Looks like you have your work cut out. If I recall the Oliver Industrial tractors were orange.

Thanks for the reply. It was running, but has now died, and I'm trying to figure it out. I wonder if the tractor was painted yellow by Ware corp, the makers of the backhoe.

 

[Dr Dave]

What a find, check out Oliver Heritage Magazine Sherry has a lot of good info.

Dave

 

[stevewatr]

What a find, check out Oliver Heritage Magazine Sherry has a lot of good info.

Dave

Thanks Dave! I'll check out the website tonite.

 

[stevewatr]

Here is an update. I still do not have it started, but am makeing progress. First off, there is no mechanical lift pump on this tractor. It relies on gravity flow to feed the transfer pump in the injector pump assemblly. The manual primer is just there to remove air from the system after changeing the fuel filters, or running out of fuel. The inline aftermarket electric pump added on my tractor negates the need for the hand primer when bleeding the system, and probably aids fuel flow in the case of a worn/tired transfer pump.

Here are a few links to the latest videos:

Part 8:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 8 - YouTube

Part 9:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 9 - YouTube

Part 10:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 10 - YouTube

Part 11:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 11 - YouTube

 

[stevewatr]

I now have 20 videos uploaded showing my attempts at saving this old Oliver. Here is a link to the playlist on youtube:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project - YouTube

 

[stevewatr]

Part 21 to 24 are up. A long overdue oil/filter change, and me getting the Ware backhoe hooked up:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 21 - YouTube

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 22 - YouTube

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 23 - YouTube

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 24 - YouTube

 

[MIKE R]

Keep the videos comin.

 

[stevewatr]

Keep the videos comin.

Thanks! Will do.

 

[stevewatr]

Keep the videos comin.

Hope some people are still visiting this thread. Here is a link to another video. Rather than paste in the link to every video, I'll just include the latest to date, Part 33:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 33 - YouTube

 

[stevewatr]

Lots more videos are now uploaded as I work on wiring issues, and the alternator. Part 34 thru 47 now available.

Link to part 47:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 47 - YouTube

 

[stevewatr]

Parts 48 thru 64 now uploaded, I am deep into Roosa Master injection pump tear down!

Link to Part 64:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 64: more pump inspection - YouTube

 

[stevewatr]

Part 80, well into the injector pump:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 83 - YouTube

 

[Runner]

I have been following your project on You Tube. Feels like I'm right there doing it myself. Thanks for posting all of this up for us to watch. Too bad you couldn't use the Oliver to clear away some of that snow.

 

[stevewatr]

Too bad you couldn't use the Oliver to clear away some of that snow.

My wife said the same exact thing! Thank you for letting me know you've been watching. I never know if anybody is reading these posts unless some one like yourself drops a note.

Regards,
Steve W.

 

[Henri88]

Well Steve, you got me hook. Was doing a search on a brush cutter as I was looking at fabricating a guard on a new to me brush cutter and discovered your thread as you were looking at buying one. Making a long story short (well trying anyway) your video on your brush cutter were not available anymore, so as I was trying to find it, I accidentally fell on this project. Watch the whole thing. Took me 4 days and 3 bags of popcorn and the admission was free. How cool is this! Wife ask me what I was doing. Told her I was taking info on a very important project I had to do. Ya right! I don't think she bought it. Thanks for taking the time to video the whole project, also love your sense of humor but mostly your patience. Henri ps. Is the videos on the brush cutter still available?

 

[stevewatr]

Well Steve, you got me hook. Was doing a search on a brush cutter as I was looking at fabricating a guard on a new to me brush cutter and discovered your thread as you were looking at buying one. Making a long story short (well trying anyway) your video on your brush cutter were not available anymore, so as I was trying to find it, I accidentally fell on this project. Watch the whole thing. Took me 4 days and 3 bags of popcorn and the admission was free. How cool is this! Wife ask me what I was doing. Told her I was taking info on a very important project I had to do. Ya right! I don't think she bought it. Thanks for taking the time to video the whole project, also love your sense of humor but mostly your patience. Henri ps. Is the videos on the brush cutter still available?

Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know you are enjoying the videos. It is what gives me the motivation to do more. I can see now this oliver is going to be by far the lengthiest project to date. I'm up to over 90 videos, and still have plenty left to do.

As for the brush cutter. Here is a link to the playlist for it:

Bush hog 305 - YouTube

If all else fails, just search for "bush hog 305".

Thanks again for the post.

Regards,
Steve W.

 

[stevewatr]

Part 94:

Oliver 770 Industrial Tractor Project Part 94 - YouTube

 

[Henri88]

Thanks Steve! While you were answering my question, I was watching all 10 videos that I manage to find and much more. :cool2: Should keep me busy till spring. Question, in hindsight, would you still go with the chain guard or a belt guard on the bush hog. Thanks! Henri