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Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:38 am
by biglever
Just plowed the driveway , with my Oliver.
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Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:50 am
by Sir Henry
That is a cool tractor. What year is it?

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:46 am
by biglever
1958 , if I remember Wright.

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:28 pm
by Deadwood Dutch
That's a nice tractor!

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:33 pm
by Henry88
hate to sound stupid,or maybe it's a florida thing, but i never heard of oliver; looks real cool though......................

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:31 pm
by Cowboy Gun Fan
Oliver is a good old brand from way back.

They made some cool tractors.

I especially like the 99 with the Detroit Powered Diesel.

biglever, what engine is in your 550 ?

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:03 pm
by DWD445
Cool tractor, still some Olie's around here.
Looks like 1929 was the start according to this link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Fa ... nt_Company
A farmer down the street we call one armed John has a diesel model

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:18 pm
by biglever
It came in gas or diesel,
Mine is the gas, which was made by Oliver and Waukesha together.
I tore it down and had the head sent out for a valve job.
I use it yr round snow plowing, brushhoging , land plowing
Cultivating, etc.

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:31 pm
by daytime dave
That's a great Oliver. Nice photographs.

Our neighbor growing up had a couple Olivers and the rest Allis Chalmers. Great farm tractors. Around our area, a lot of the older farmers likened them to Cadillac's. I've never owned either one, just driven a few of each on occasion. Can't say if it's really true or not.

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:43 pm
by Les
Cool! I love old tractors. I used to have an old Fordson Major, and it probaly had more hours on it than Methuselah, but it never missed a beat.

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:53 am
by biglever
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Been out, brush hogging parts of the old farm, and cutting up blow downed trees, all this rain has to stop, the ground
Is so soggy.

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:57 am
by biglever
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Another pic.

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:11 am
by biglever
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The blue berry's are starting to turn

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:33 am
by tx gunrunner
I was raised a city boy and when I got my farm in Tn I got these 2 tractors to do the work around the farm .
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Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:44 am
by biglever
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Turned over a food plot for the critters ,last week, got it all done in one day mowed it first, then plowed, then put the disks on, seeded it, then covered the seed. Started at 06:45 am. Finished at 15:45.
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Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:49 am
by biglever
Using the quad ,to cover the seed
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Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:54 am
by biglever
Pulled up lots of tree roots
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Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:15 am
by biglever
Roots
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Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:38 am
by Cowboy Gun Fan
Looks good.

Lots of times it's more work changing the equipment than it is using it, lol.

That's why I would like to have at least 3 tractors, lol.

Re: Oliver 550

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:51 am
by JEBar
Cowboy Gun Fan wrote:Looks good.

Lots of times it's more work changing the equipment than it is using it, lol.

That's why I would like to have at least 3 tractors, lol.

ain't that the truth ..... I doubt I'll ever buy another tractor, the one we have should last longer than I will .... but, one of those new ones with the easy to hookup attachments would sure be nice