[AT] New Toy

[John Hall]

Tyler, glad to hear you are still active with the antique tractor 
hobby!! Hope your new "toy" serves you well.
John Hall


On 9/18/2019 9:54 PM, Tyler Juranek wrote:
> Hi all,
> It has been awhile since I have posted on here, although I have been
> meaning to post this for quite awhile.
> Everybody on the list here knows me as an Oliver guy for the most
> part, although I still do have my John Deere A also.
> Anyway, I have enjoyed my oliver 88 forever, going on many long rides
> with it, etc. This last June, my ear doctor put me in ear muffs to
> further protect my hearing while on the tractors, etc. (I do have a
> hearing loss).
> Anyway, after the tractor ride in June, I knew that I had to find
> another tractor to go with. My 88 ended up being ok. Don't know what
> the deal was with it.
> Anyway, I wanted to find another Oliver, but a much much quieter one.
> My tractor ride to raise money for eye research was held again this
> year in August. So here we were in June, and here I was, knowing that
> I probably should think about retiring the 88, and needing to find
> another something to go on the ride with.
>
> My father and I searched and searched. We found several 770's, but
> none of them were very close...
>
> My father knows an auctioneer in eastern Iowa. If someone is looking
> for something, and we can't find it down here, he calls this guy. Low
> and behold...
> The auctioneer knew of a gentleman who had a beautiful restored 1958
> Oliver 770 diesel.
> He sent my father some pictures. Pictures don't mean anything to me,
> so I had to ask him to send me a video of it.
> When I heard it run, I knew I had to have it! So I went ahead and bought it.
> The guy even took it to an antique tractor pull for me to make sure it was ok.
> Two weeks before my birthday, (August 1), and my "Ride Into Sight"
> tractor ride, it came here on a semi.
> A neighbor guy came and helped me unload it off of the truck. When I
> turned the key on, it had 6 hours on the overhaul. Everything works on
> it, including the tach, pre-heater and lights. It does not have power
> steering, (didn't want it due to my visual impairment), and it also
> has an aftermarket 3 Pt.
> I had my buddy seat on it a week before my ride, and I drove the route
> with it the Saturday beforehand.
> It ran great the entire way!
>
> Each year for my birthday since I turned 16, I drive a tractor to a
> little town called McClelland, about 12 miles from here on the back
> roads. There is a small mom and pop bar there with some fantastic
> hamburgers and fries, and most everybody knows you on a first-name
> basis when you walk in. I used to go for lunch, but now that I am
> working in the daytime, I go there for supper instead. These days, a
> bunch of my family from all over the metro area come and meet me. They
> were all shocked when I drove up on a beautifully running 770.
> We all had such a good time and good visit that night, that it was
> 9:20 when I pulled out of McClelland this year, well after dark. I
> turned the lights on and off I went.
> In previous years, I had to hurry up and eat, and rush home to get
> home before dark, as my 88 never had any working lights, and the JD A
> never had lights to begin with.
> I drove it on my ride this year, and also took it to a tractor show
> two weekends ago. It dynode at 40 HP on the PTO. Don't know if that is
> good or not, as it says on tractor data that they claimed it had 46.
> I cannot find the "test results" for the PTO.
> Anyone know?
> Since I will never need to buy a car, I call the 770 my Cadillac.
>
> The 88 sells tomorrow on Auction Time:
> https://www.auctiontime.com/listings/farm-equipment/auctions/online/99908397/1949-oliver-88?lot=7554&lnds=1
> and I am looking forward to more great times with the 770 now. It has
> a full tank of diesel in it, just waiting to be used... :)
> Just thought I would share. I will post pictures sometime when I have
> it out again.
> Take Care,
> Tyler Juranek
> IA
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