Oliver owners present?

[jerry shannon]

Hello. Happy New Year everyone. I am restoring a 1974 Oliver 1855 diesel. Just seeing if any Ollie owners are out there. Have all the tin removed that can be removed, sanded and painted. Cold weather has slowed me down. Come Spring, I will start on frame, wheels and all other body painting when the sun comes back out. I am in Michigan by the way.

 

[flusher]

Happy New Year to you.
I bought my Oliver 60 two years ago from a fellow tractor club member. Clean, straight tin all there. Paint job is fine. The brakes were worn badly, so I relined the shoes--no problems. The gear oil was super thick--took forever to drain. Had to flush twice before adding the good stuff.



The 60 has the classic Oliver look that makes it a unique tractor IMHO.

Good luck on your restoration. I'm finishing up the restoration work on my 1951 Minneapolis Moline BF tractor. Next up--1948 Farmall Cub that needs an engine rebuild along with the usual restoration stuff.

 

[Bird]

I never owned an Oliver, but I sure did cut and bale hay with an 1855 in the late '90s. It showed to have 5,000 hours on it when a neighbor bought it. The dealer thought it was a 1972, 85 hp tractor.

 

[Farmerjonathan]

Hello and Happy New Year to you also. Have an Oliver 770 in the shed that I bought with a loader on it and used it for years and then the driveshaft running the hydraulics wore down so bought an Oliver 1650 gas wide front that I put the loader on. The 770 is sitting with a rear tire blown out in the shed. Both are amazingly dependable tractors and really have enjoyed using them.

 

[Bison]

Hello. Happy New Year everyone. I am restoring a 1974 Oliver 1855 diesel. Just seeing if any Ollie owners are out there. Have all the tin removed that can be removed, sanded and painted. Cold weather has slowed me down. Come Spring, I will start on frame, wheels and all other body painting when the sun comes back out. I am in Michigan by the way.

I have 3 of them(Canadian build Cockshutt) I'm in the process of rebuilding the engine in one of them.
My tractors have to work for a living,..sitting pretty is not an option

 

[jerry shannon]

Happy New Year to you.
I bought my Oliver 60 two years ago from a fellow tractor club member. Clean, straight tin all there. Paint job is fine. The brakes were worn badly, so I relined the shoes--no problems. The gear oil was super thick--took forever to drain. Had to flush twice before adding the good stuff.

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The 60 has the classic Oliver look that makes it a unique tractor IMHO.

Good luck on your restoration. I'm finishing up the restoration work on my 1951 Minneapolis Moline BF tractor. Next up--1948 Farmall Cub that needs an engine rebuild along with the usual restoration stuff.

Nice looking tractor. I never intended to restore my 1855. Mechanically it ran great. no real leaks to worry about. Once I stared to take parts of the sheet metal off I could not stop. I have all the removeable parts off, sanded and painted. As I am in MIchigan too cold to do painting so in the Spring I will be shooting the wheels, 3 point, frame and all other parts. Thanks

 

[jerry shannon]

I never owned an Oliver, but I sure did cut and bale hay with an 1855 in the late '90s. It showed to have 5,000 hours on it when a neighbor bought it. The dealer thought it was a 1972, 85 hp tractor.

Thanks for joining in Bird. My 1855 diesel is rated at 98 hp at the pto and is plenty big enough for me to do what I want, Brush Hogging, Hay rides for the kids, and pulling the occasional tree stump out of the fence row.

 

[jerry shannon]

I have 3 of them(Canadian build Cockshutt) I'm in the process of rebuilding the engine in one of them.
My tractors have to work for a living,..sitting pretty is not an option

I agree with you Bison. My 1855 will not be in any parades either. It was missing parts and pretty worn in the paint. Those big Flat top fenders, needed to come off to clean out the bottom where they bolt to the frame as they collect 30 + years of mud and dirt. Some parts of the fenders down low were rusted through and out all together. Once I took them off, cut out the bad metal and Mig'ed some new metal in, I could not stop taking off the hood and side panels to sand and paint them as well.

 

[Bison]

Yeah, that's the problem with sheet metal,..once you start fixing and painting it is hard to stop by just the one piece..lol
If i start with one tractor then i got to do all 3 to keep them from getting jealous on one other and i just can't get motivated to do that much work
Now they all carry the same colors, red/white/rust and blend in nicely with the rest of my equipment :laughing:

Here is one of them,..this one was repowered with a 4-53 detroit

 

[2458n]

My friend reworked his diesel 1650. Started the same way doing little stuff like fixing the power steering. Then there was a flat plate horizontal inside the trans that was leaking fluid- so the top came off the trans. Injectors rebuilt or replaced. Do not remember but very big $. This brought out the fact that the engine needed rebuilt. The man that did this will be baling Hay till he is well over 100 years old to come close to being even. New tires and tubes needed new rims on the rear. The tractor still has every bit of old paint and rust on it. New seat also. Someday someone will be saying what a wonderful good running tractor. The man that did this project is to proud to tell anyone how much money has gone into this Oliver.