[AT] New Toy

[Stephen Offiler]

Congrat's on the 770, Tyler!  Sounds like a great tractor.  I always enjoy
your stories.  You are a remarkable and inspirational guy.

Steve O.

On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 11:39 PM Keith Kinney <kkinney at herculesengines.com>
wrote:

> Congratulations Tyler!! Sounds like a nice tractor.
> Keith
>
> > On Sep 18, 2019, at 8:54 PM, Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com>
> 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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