While Oliver was better known for its agricultural line, their industrial models have a place in the history books too. The model 80 Industrial is one of those that has little published information about it. Most information that has been printed about it is incorrect.

By: Landis Zimmerman

It’s wintertime and snow has fallen here in eastern Pennsylvania. The driveway has been opened by our Cockshutt OC-4 and its efficient Anderson 6-way hydraulic dozer blade. When snow falls, very few pieces of equipment rival the surefootedness of a crawler tractor for snow removal. However, snow can present its own share of undercarriage problems. Most of these problems are totally absent when doing typical dirt work.

One hundred years ago the dump rake was a modern piece of farm equipment. Today they are simply yard ornaments adorning many a flower garden.

As I write this in late November, I have to say that we have been blessed again in 2004. We are privileged to live in the greatest country in the world. This year the crops have produced record yields.

Red, Green, Orange, Blue or even Purple!

When Oliver merged with the Nichols and Shepard company in 1929, they also acquired the corn picker that was designed to work with the Fordson. This contraption bolted around the tractor and rendered it useless for any other jobs, but it was far easier than picking and husking the corn by hand. It was first demonstrated on a few farms in the fall of 1927.

Helping you identify the year of your tractor!

If you attend many shows, you’ve probably noticed more and more small scale tractors and implements showing up. Some of these are very highly detailed. New to the shows this year is a one half scale Oliver 99 that was built last winter.

By: Jim Bequette

It's a small world when you talk to Oliver tractor collectors. Here's one story line where an Oliver dealer and his son, an Oliver sales manager, several farmers who were all related and used Olivers for decades, and a son-in-law all had Oliver stories to tell...