[AT] Oliver 70

[Phil Auten]

Sounds like you found a good one, Andy. Good luck and enjoy!

Phil

At 03:33 PM 1/9/06, you wrote:
>The Oliver 70 that asked about a few weeks ago is now sitting in 
>front of Dad's shop.  We had a warm and sunny Sunday so I tinkered 
>with the new toy a little.  The air hose came out and lots of dirt 
>mouse nests..... were removed.  One of the steel wheels was already 
>on the axle and we removed the cast center (and remains or 
>wheel/tire) from the other side and installed the steel wheel.  I 
>got a bucket of oil and a brush and started oilling any bolts that I 
>thought that I would want to losen some day.  I pulled the hood and 
>the valve cover.  Checked all of the valves and hve one that sticks 
>down.  Some oil and wiggling will fix the sticky valve.  We put some 
>oil in the cylinders and I turned it over with the crank.  I have a 
>pretty good feeling about the engine I bet its a runner.  I need to 
>get a service manual for this tractor.  Someone please suggest a 
>source for the manual that they are happy with.  I'm also interested 
>in some 38" wheels to fit the cast centers.  The original size was 
>11-40 but both the wheels and tires are hard to come by.  The 
>tractor also needs the right side grill panel and the smaller side 
>panels on both sides.  It looks like the side panels are flat pieces 
>so I may be able to make new ones if I can find some originals to copy.