[AT] NOS Oliver 60 & MORE Olivers

[charlie hill]

Joe someone who really knows his stuff could verify that it is un-used by 
checking wear on some key parts.  Also if it's been sitting all these years 
practically in two spots with little movement the axle seals will show where 
the pressure has been on them.  They'll need to be replaced if it's ever 
run.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Joe Hazewinkel
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:42 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] NOS Oliver 60 & MORE Olivers

The funny thing was, he started out by telling me he had a basically new 
tractor, and I thought he was going to go on about how he had spent 
thousands having one rebuilt with imron  paint, ect.  But instead what I saw 
was just a nice straight, dusty old tractor.  No shinny paint, just what 
most people would consider a nice old 60 in need of "restoration". I think 
the story that goes along with it, and the tags are what ads value, it would 
even be better if it could be confirmed through a little research, but I 
would guess if you brought it to a show, there would be a handful of people 
who would pick it apart as not being "original" just because it doesn't fit 
their image of what a "new" tractor should look like.

Enjoy, Joe

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Mark Greer <markagreer at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> 60 fully restored Oliver Tractors for sale in NE Ohio
> http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/grd/2939592581.html
> Mark
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> In my travels yesterday I had the chance to bring up old tractors when 
> talking with one of the landowners on our system (I work for a power 
> company).  Anyway, I mentioned that I liked Oliver's and he said he had 
> one he would like to show me.
>
> It seems that a local dealer from back in the 1940s had a falling out with 
> the authorities over an attempted murder charge, so he put all his stuff 
> in a barn, and withdrew from society.  Fast forward to 1975, and the guy I 
> met yesterday was able to befriend the now elderly former tractor dealer. 
> One thing lead to another and this property owner was offered a tractor 
> from the barn (a 1947 Oliver 60) that had never been sold.  It still had 
> the factory tags on it.  He brought it home and since it was still new, he 
> didn't want to use it either, so it's been sitting in his barn for the 
> past 35 years.  It was neat to see, even still has the shipping tags on 
> it.  He said he got it running a couple of years ago, but never did 
> anything else with it.
>
> He's not ready to sell it yet, but I asked him to call me when he was, I 
> doubt if I hear back from him, but I do have to bug him at least once a 
> year for my job, so I'll bring it up with him again.  Made for an 
> interesting day.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Joe
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