[AT] Oliver all done

[John Hall]

Enjoy the tractor ride!
FWIW, I never worried about hearing damage. Now I have earplugs or 
headphones available all the time.

John Hall


On 5/6/2017 11:25 PM, Tyler Juranek wrote:
> Hi all,
> I know I don't post much here anymore, and part of it is because I am
> quite busy with starting my own business, my internet radio program,
> etc. But with the tractor ride season on the way, I thought I would
> post something on here.
> Awhile back I mentioned that the steering on my oliver 88 needed some
> serious work on the steering mechanism if I ever hoped to shift into
> 6th and drive it down the road safely.
> So a few weeks ago, (maybe 2) my father and I took it to a neighbor's
> place about three miles from us. He said he would love to work on it
> for me.
> With my visual impairment, the Olivers are a little harder for me to
> do a lot with on my own, especially big repairs like that.
> Anyway, he took it all apart, and found that two bearings had worked
> themselves off of the input shaft. So he put two new bearings in it.
> So last Tuesday night I got home from work, and if there wasn't an
> oliver in the shed already...
> So with all the rain we have been having here I haven't been able to
> get it out and do anything with it until today. We had about a 75
> degree day here.
> My father and I finished putting in the garden, then we took it out
> for a spin, about five miles west or so.
> The steering never acted up once. So she's all ready to go for the 50
> mile tractor ride I participate in each June. Yay!
> Dad also commented about the loud whine in the tranny. I remember it
> always being there...
> So I researched on the net tonight and found out that the Oliver 88's
> used a spur gear tranny, as well as the other fleetlines. When Oli got
> into the 880's and those models, the switched to a different type of
> gear, I don't recall which one now.
> I also found that the earlier tractors of the fleetlines whine more
> than the ones after the 1950 model year.
> So it probably made the loud whine since day one...
> With my hearing loss, my audiologist has always told me to get
> earplugs. Until today, I haven't really taken it much into
> consideration. But now its time... :)
> So it was a very good antique tractor day around here. I am certainly
> looking forward to the 50 mile ride on June 10.
> Take Care,
> Tyler Juranek
> IA
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