[AT] Oliver production numbers

[Tyler Juranek]

Hi John and all,
 Thanks for the info John. I have had an interest in Olivers for
awhile. My Great Grandfather, (the same one that had the JD a that I
own) also had Olivers. He had a 70 that he bought new in 1935, and
then an 88 later on. My grandfather remembers going to the dealership
in 1948 and purchasing the 88 with my Great Grandfather.
 He said that they walked into the building, and they had to walk up
to a 2nd story inside. They looked at a 66, 77, and an 88. He said
that Great Grandpa decided to go with the 88.
 They moved the tractor down to the main floor with a hoist of some
sort. He remembers riding on the fender by my Great Grandfather as
they drove it home.
 When he bought the 88, the 70 went to doing the lighter work. In
1954, after my grandfather left home, he traded the 70 and the 88 in
for an International MTA diesel. Grandpa told me that all of the
farmers in the area thought that my Great Grandfather was nuts for
buying such a big tractor. However, when gas was $0.25, and diesel was
$0.05, he saved $0.20 per gallon on fuel!
 The 66 is also a significant tractor for me. My grandfather bought it
I am guessing 40 or so years ago from the same Oliver dealer. He used
it for a lot of years raking hay, cultivating, etc.
 That little 66 hasn't spent a night outside since Grandpa has owned
it. It starts sooo good. He still uses it on an auger on occation.
 Recently, (I think maybe two years ago) my grandfather bought an
Oliver 88. The day after he brought it home he taught me how to run
it. Every time I go out there now, driving the 88 is really something
I look forward too, even though he's accquired 4 others since. I've
driven the 66 also. Its more or less the same tractor, just smaller.
 He also has an Oliver Hart Parr 70 now. Haven't ever driven that yet.
 Hope this wasn't to boring, just thought I'd throw in my $0.02 worth.
 Take Care,
 Tyler Juranek
 IA

On 12/22/14, jtchall at nc.rr.com <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> I checked Wendell's Oliver book and came up with these figures (assuming my
>
> math is correct);
> 30,280 model 66
> 47,861 model 88
>
> The serial numbers skip around a bit. Some years had the standard, row crop
>
> and industrial versions in the same list.
>
>
> What's up with the interest in these? You have one or both models or are
> they on a wish list? It looked to me the 66 Industrial is the rarest.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tyler Juranek
> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 1:05 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] Oliver production numbers
>
> Hi all,
> Haven't seen to much on the list here, so thought I would post.
> Does anybody know any production numbers for the 66 or 88 Oliver
> rowcrop/standard models?
> I couldn't find anything on www.tractordata.com/
> Thanks!
> Take Care, have a good holliday.
> Tyler Juranek
> IA
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