Oliver 60 (1946) Restore

   / Oliver 60 (1946) Restore #1  

Kevin Hansen

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Location
Ludington, MI
Tractor
2005 New Holland TC40A and a 1961 Oliver 500
Restored my Grandfather's Oliver 60 he purchsed in 1946 (original receipt July 1, 1946 $1100.00). The only tractor he owned, farming 60 acres - used horses until about 1952. (A centennial farm (1884) where my wife Nancy and I live). A fun project. Complete frame up restore. And for those who have an Oliver 60, know the frame cracks in various places. I learned to rivet brake bands, and made a die to press and form the hood bolt recesses (that had crackes off a couple of decades ago). Old pic of my Grandfather, my sister, and me (c1963 I was about 8)..
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   / Oliver 60 (1946) Restore #2  
Restored my Grandfather's Oliver 60 he purchsed in 1946 (original receipt July 1, 1946 $1100.00). The only tractor he owned, farming 60 acres - used horses until about 1952. (A centennial farm (1884) where my wife Nancy and I live). A fun project. Complete frame up restore. And for those who have an Oliver 60, know the frame cracks in various places. I learned to rivet brake bands, and made a die to press and form the hood bolt recesses (that had crackes off a couple of decades ago). Old pic of my Grandfather, my sister, and me (c1963 I was about 8)..
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I spent a lot of time on a 60 when I was a kid. My dad put a two row cultivator on it and he got me set up and away I went. It seemed like the corn fields were bigger than they seem to be now. Power steering would have been nice.
 
   / Oliver 60 (1946) Restore
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#3  
I started out dragging when I was about 12. Couldn't do too much damage with a drag.
 
   / Oliver 60 (1946) Restore #4  
Sweet... great family legacy.

I've always liked Olivers.
 
   / Oliver 60 (1946) Restore #5  
Beautiful job ! Great piece of family history.
 
   / Oliver 60 (1946) Restore #6  
great job !!!
 
   / Oliver 60 (1946) Restore #7  
Nice work! Beautiful tractor and story.
 

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