[AT] Oliver production numbers

Wed Dec 24 13:15:32 PST 2014

Your right John, I should have checked the e-mail address, Tyler is also on the JD list.  Both lists have been pretty quiet and I suspect their days may be numbered.  I still love the old iron, but don't have time to play with them too much anymore.  I also have a boy entering college next year and may need to part with a few to help defray the costs.  2015 will be an interesting year.

Enjoy, Joe

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> On Dec 24, 2014, at 2:37 PM, <jtchall at nc.rr.com> <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Joe, unless I'm missing something, this is the generic rainbow list--all 
> colors, not just Deere. Don't even know if
> Spencer has one for the Deere's, he does have one for Farmalls, 
> unfortunately its pretty quiet these days.
> 
> John Hall
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Joe Hazewinkel
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 12:56 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Oliver production numbers
> 
> Tyler,
> 
> I'm not John, but I have a pile of Oliver's in the shed and around the yard 
> (even named my son Oliver).  I have everything ranging from an 18-27 on full 
> steel to a super 77 diesel.  I know this is a JD board, but there's a few of 
> us rebels out there.
> 
> Enjoy, Joe
> 
> Sent via mobile device
> 
> On Dec 24, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi John,
> Honestly, I'm not sure about the MTA. It was still at the home place
> when Great Grandpa passed away in 86. Grandpa's brother eventually
> ended up with the place, and I never have heard about that MTA.
> Grandpa says it should be over there, but nobody knows.
> Don passed away in May.
> I would sure like to buy that 88 my grandfather taught me to drive,
> but with my father collecting Cockshutt's now, he won't let me have
> another spot in the shed! (grin)
> That 70 of yours sounds like you would've had your work cut out for
> you, and your billfold empty if you would've restored that thing! Wow!
> I don't think that Grandpa's unstyled 70 has lights, but it does have
> a starter. It's 6 volt. Not sure if they made a 12 volt conversion for
> that or not.
> Do you own any Olivers now?
> Take Care,
> Tyler Juranek
> 
>> On 12/23/14, jtchall at nc.rr.com <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>> Not boring at all! Glad to hear he's still got some old iron earning its
>> keep. So what about the MTA, still have that one too? I had a 70 for a
>> while.  I literally saved it from the scrap yard. The engine was locked 
>> up.
>> 
>> When we pulled the head there were about 3 splits between the cylinders. 
>> And
>> 
>> it had 40" rear tires, neither of which were any good.  And it was missing
>> the engine side panels. I sold it as a parts tractor.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tyler Juranek
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:17 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Oliver production numbers
>> 
>> 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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