I totally understand the concept of the purple tractor. But an Oliver 1850 with the Perkins 354 diesel engine is my personal favorite of all the Oliver tractors. With that being said, it is your tractor. If purple paint makes you happy, by all means go for it. Thanks for the video !!!
I had to have the hydrapower rebuilt on my 1650 2 years ago - I knew something was slipping, but didn't know if it was the clutch or the hydrapower, and it ended up being the hydrapower. My friend Joe did the rebuild. My 1550 had a Mallory distributor on it for a while. It was used, and Joe put it on when the original Delco distributor gave out. The points for that Mallory were very expensive. The Mallory distributor gave out and Joe replaced it with a good used Delco distributor he had from another Oliver. Korves Oliver is having a distributor reproduced that will work on the Fleetlines, Supers, 3-digits, and 50 series. I actually bought one just to have on the shelf. Has a place to attach the tach, for models that have one. Enjoyed hearing the history of all your 100 and 50 series tractors. Very cool.
Thanks!! I’ve been wanting to try one of the new Korves distributors myself. We had a Mallory in our 1655 for years and the points were very finicky it seemed like. I finally got them set and haven’t touched it since! Hopefully one of these days I’ll get time to work on the HydraPowers. It’ll probably be when I need the tractor and everything is getting behind haha
Ross Great hear stories behind tractors. It would be seeing repairs tractor and give history tractor a wonderful experience putting things right thanks again. I really hope you keep telling us these wonderful stories behind tractors. Good luck 👍
My favorite. My love for Olivers started when my dad bought a used 1650 about a quarter century ago - I think the 50 series will always be my favorite. That 1650 gets used every summer for making hay.
A dealer-friend of mine sent me an 1800c. Rings shot and so was the clutch. Otherwise nice. Didn't keep it. At the time, about 1200$ repairs. Couldn't do it. Tourqe intact as was everything else. Like the Moline tractors of the time, wish I had known better. Probably nice tractor. Gas, which didn't excite me. How times change! A diesel Minneapolis 670super,G1000 and bigger Oliver diesels would now be of intrest. I was impressed by Oliver using 6 cylinder diesels in thier 77-88 models.
Yeah, I wish I had kept a lot of things that I got rid of over the years but at the time you got to do what you Gotta do. Oliver was the first using six cylinders. And at one time sold like 43% of all Diesel tractors on the market. Pretty impressive.
Ross, I think the hydraulic outlets on the 2020 have a o-ring and a nylon or plastic retainer. Can't remember for sure. I used to work in parts dept. at JD in the 80s.
Awesome fleet you have there sir. I know we’re there is a 1950T with a factory narrow front with 16.9x38 tears with the 9 bolt duals. But unfortunately they’re not ready to s part with it
Hey thanks for showing us your collection of Oliver’s ! I also appreciate you showing the 2020 HU . It has to be a early model due to throttle lift up to shut off ? Looked like to me on video.We have to assistant our throttle on 1020 RU . It’s the only tractor that has lived here for most of its life .
No problem! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I had to throw in one oddball just to keep you guys interested 😜. This is a 1966 model 2020. It’s a gas tractor, I should have mentioned that.
That creeper gear is interesting, haven’t run across one. What do you know about the 1650 with a high speed rear end /transmission? A nice one came available around me. Common? Top speed?
I’d have to look up the top speed on the high speed rear but you definitely see them more often. I’ve always wanted to build one with the high speed and a hydraulic shift. They claim it goes scary fast. Sounds like it would make a great video 🤣
I have recently purchased a 1600 diesel wide front with the creeper gear transmission. I know the middle shifting rail is different but what else is different in the transmission cause I really have no interest in the creeper gear and eventually would like to swap it to hydra power. Any information you have on it would be interesting cause I ain’t found much information on this unit
The gear ratios are different. And then the unit behind the engine works with it to make the super slow speeds. If you don’t want that set up you’d be better off to just sell it and find a different tractor
Isn’t that what Oliver did…take a green tractor and paint it purple? I’m not the expert I saw Chris’ purple tractor and from what I recall they also turned them green again once they were done with them. Right?
Yes. They started with 1 and then the advertisement was so good they were supposed to pull one from each branch house and paint it purple. But no records of how many or which ones have surfaced.
HI ROSS U were very lucky 🍀😊enough 2 work W your grandpa on the farm I don't even remember grandpa working on his farm that be 4 my time 2 grandpa's had the old hay balers W a gas engine they wasn't pto drive off of the tractor 😮😮 LOMG 8.21 2O23
I am a John Deere man. I can tell you that every brand has certain models that aren’t good. Unfortunately Ross, the 2020 is not a good model. Good luck.
2020jd pulling 4 bottom plow sounds a little far fetched to me cool story though every farm family has a tractor like that i have a ford 2n great grandfather bought 4 months old its not good for anything but can't let it go now
Those 2020s always seemed weird to me. I've never been around one, but I'm pretty sure they all had some form of problems. The 2010s had some problems too from what I've heard, but at least they had the SyncroRange like the larger frame tractors rather than the twin stick. Those early Deere loaders were kind of a pain too. We have a Model 48 loader on our 4010, and its annoying to deal with, especially since we take it on and off quite a bit.
The 2020 should have been ordered with the heavy front end which would have greasable wheel bearing. We had a 1020 with a 48 loader. We used it hard everyday to feed dairy cows. The two big issues we had with it was we would eat front wheel bearings and the ignition points wouldn't last long. Converting it to electronic ignition would solve the second problem. As far as the wet brakes go, we never had any issues with any of the new generation John Deeres as far as brakes go. That 1650 would make a good tractor for running a compost turner. When my neighbors got into making compost i ran it with my 4020 with the transmission set in the tow position and pull the whole outfit with my 730 diesel. I tied the steering on the 730 and ran a rope back to the 4020 so I could stop it if I needed to. We eventually got an IH 186 Hydro to operate it.
I spend alot of hrs on a open station 1800 checker board,its started out as a gas and in a few years my dad put a LP tank on it and a injector carb,,..i plowed alot at night pulling a Oliver 5 bottom 18s pipe plow on its rear while it was snowing hard as hell just to get the corn ground flipped over before freeze up in Iowa,,and the heat houser came in handy,along with stopping at the ends just to warm your have frozen hands with leather gloves on over the exhaust pipe.I remenber the manifold was cherry red at night glowing in the dark,,if you find a 1800 checker board that has the same oliver pull handle as mounted on the left side,thats had one mounted also on the left fender,on top just above the fender front headlight it's proberly our old one ,,that handle saved my life plenty of times as i used to ride there hanging on for dear life, 5 years old and older ,,my legs bounce off those drive tires plenty of times,holding on tight for my deal life ,if dad hit a sudden bump,,oh ya. Those were the days of farm safety for sure
John Deere 20 series utility front ends were notoriously weak, my great uncle had a 1020 that he used for years and when he put a loader on it in the 80s the front end broke the second time he moved manure, went and got an industrial front end from a 40 series and it is still like that today.
great collection you have some awesome tractors
I totally understand the concept of the purple tractor. But an Oliver 1850 with the Perkins 354 diesel engine is my personal favorite of all the Oliver tractors. With that being said, it is your tractor. If purple paint makes you happy, by all means go for it. Thanks for the video !!!
It’s just something different. I still want a green one as well. This one was destined for the junk pile so I figured it might as well be purple.
I had to have the hydrapower rebuilt on my 1650 2 years ago - I knew something was slipping, but didn't know if it was the clutch or the hydrapower, and it ended up being the hydrapower. My friend Joe did the rebuild. My 1550 had a Mallory distributor on it for a while. It was used, and Joe put it on when the original Delco distributor gave out. The points for that Mallory were very expensive. The Mallory distributor gave out and Joe replaced it with a good used Delco distributor he had from another Oliver. Korves Oliver is having a distributor reproduced that will work on the Fleetlines, Supers, 3-digits, and 50 series. I actually bought one just to have on the shelf. Has a place to attach the tach, for models that have one. Enjoyed hearing the history of all your 100 and 50 series tractors. Very cool.
Thanks!! I’ve been wanting to try one of the new Korves distributors myself. We had a Mallory in our 1655 for years and the points were very finicky it seemed like. I finally got them set and haven’t touched it since! Hopefully one of these days I’ll get time to work on the HydraPowers. It’ll probably be when I need the tractor and everything is getting behind haha
Ross Great hear stories behind tractors. It would be seeing repairs tractor and give history tractor a wonderful experience putting things right thanks again. I really hope you keep telling us these wonderful stories behind tractors. Good luck 👍
Thank you!!!
My favorite. My love for Olivers started when my dad bought a used 1650 about a quarter century ago - I think the 50 series will always be my favorite. That 1650 gets used every summer for making hay.
The 50 series was definitely the heyday of Oliver. They had a great product and great management to back it up.
A dealer-friend of mine sent me an 1800c. Rings shot and so was the clutch. Otherwise nice. Didn't keep it. At the time, about 1200$ repairs. Couldn't do it. Tourqe intact as was everything else. Like the Moline tractors of the time, wish I had known better. Probably nice tractor. Gas, which didn't excite me. How times change! A diesel Minneapolis 670super,G1000 and bigger Oliver diesels would now be of intrest. I was impressed by Oliver using 6 cylinder diesels in thier 77-88 models.
Yeah, I wish I had kept a lot of things that I got rid of over the years but at the time you got to do what you Gotta do. Oliver was the first using six cylinders. And at one time sold like 43% of all Diesel tractors on the market. Pretty impressive.
that must be the purple tractor I was talking about if you remember reading my comment about it
Nice show! Good collection
Thanks!
Great video!
Loved every bit!
Drove my 1650 today.
Love it
Thanks! The 1650’s are great tractors!
I'm thinking I should do this with our herd. 40 some tractors including oliver, cockschutt, moline, white, massey, and 1 deere.
Go for it! I love hearing about tractors!
I'd watch
Ross, I think the hydraulic outlets on the 2020 have a o-ring and a nylon or plastic retainer. Can't remember for sure. I used to work in parts dept. at JD in the 80s.
I need to check into it. I know I’ve seen ads that it is a common thing and I think they make inserts to switch them to pioneer style ends.
Awesome fleet you have there sir. I know we’re there is a 1950T with a factory narrow front with 16.9x38 tears with the 9 bolt duals. But unfortunately they’re not ready to s part with it
Thanks! A T with a narrow front isn’t very common!!
Hey thanks for showing us your collection of Oliver’s ! I also appreciate you showing the 2020 HU . It has to be a early model due to throttle lift up to shut off ? Looked like to me on video.We have to assistant our throttle on 1020 RU . It’s the only tractor that has lived here for most of its life .
No problem! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I had to throw in one oddball just to keep you guys interested 😜. This is a 1966 model 2020. It’s a gas tractor, I should have mentioned that.
Our 1020 is a 66 to . I think that was the first year of these .
That creeper gear is interesting, haven’t run across one. What do you know about the 1650 with a high speed rear end /transmission? A nice one came available around me. Common? Top speed?
I’d have to look up the top speed on the high speed rear but you definitely see them more often. I’ve always wanted to build one with the high speed and a hydraulic shift. They claim it goes scary fast. Sounds like it would make a great video 🤣
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@@crazydave4455 I think it would be fun right up until my death 😂
Mr Ross what is the difference between the two of them l like the 1800c
Updates. The 1800 C was much more refined with things such as transmission pressure lube and hydrostatic steering
Interesting oil filter adapter on the 1550. Is that standard, and is there a way to easily add an oil cooler to a 231/265?
I don’t know about oil coolers, that Korves Oliver sells spin on filter adapters if you don’t like the sock
I have recently purchased a 1600 diesel wide front with the creeper gear transmission. I know the middle shifting rail is different but what else is different in the transmission cause I really have no interest in the creeper gear and eventually would like to swap it to hydra power. Any information you have on it would be interesting cause I ain’t found much information on this unit
The gear ratios are different. And then the unit behind the engine works with it to make the super slow speeds. If you don’t want that set up you’d be better off to just sell it and find a different tractor
Isn’t that what Oliver did…take a green tractor and paint it purple? I’m not the expert I saw Chris’ purple tractor and from what I recall they also turned them green again once they were done with them. Right?
Yes. They started with 1 and then the advertisement was so good they were supposed to pull one from each branch house and paint it purple. But no records of how many or which ones have surfaced.
@@rosstheoliverman That would be cool to find evidence of one that was purple.
HI ROSS U were very lucky 🍀😊enough 2 work W your grandpa on the farm I don't even remember grandpa working on his farm that be 4 my time 2 grandpa's had the old hay balers W a gas engine they wasn't pto drive off of the tractor 😮😮 LOMG 8.21 2O23
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Thanks!!!
I am a John Deere man. I can tell you that every brand has certain models that aren’t good. Unfortunately Ross, the 2020 is not a good model. Good luck.
I know the 2010 was considered the worst of all time. I think this is a little better but still has a lot of issues.
@@rosstheoliverman The 2020 is more alike to a 2010 than different.
Are there any Molines in your area Ross
Ive seen one at a local auction
But it was junk
Not very many. A few show up here and there but they weren’t very common.
2020jd pulling 4 bottom plow sounds a little far fetched to me cool story though every farm family has a tractor like that i have a ford 2n great grandfather bought 4 months old its not good for anything but can't let it go now
He said it didn’t work near as good as the Oliver plows. I’ll have to dig it out and try it as well.
Necesito la carcasa de un 1555 soy de panama
Which exactly piece do you need?
Dose your 1550 have a holly destributer
Yes it still has the original.
@@rosstheoliverman ok I gust want to see if mine was oem or not
Have you ever drank a beer while working on your deere
If you own one you have to drink.
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My email is in the description.
It looks like you have plenty of projects to keep you busy! I agree with you on the 1650 with the creeper, it’s too unusual to part out.
Yep, I have enough to keep me busy several years after my funeral 🤣
Those 2020s always seemed weird to me. I've never been around one, but I'm pretty sure they all had some form of problems. The 2010s had some problems too from what I've heard, but at least they had the SyncroRange like the larger frame tractors rather than the twin stick. Those early Deere loaders were kind of a pain too. We have a Model 48 loader on our 4010, and its annoying to deal with, especially since we take it on and off quite a bit.
I knew the 2010 had a lot of problems but never heard as much about the 2020. It’ll hang around as long as I’m alive. I got too much in it now 😂
The 2020 should have been ordered with the heavy front end which would have greasable wheel bearing. We had a 1020 with a 48 loader. We used it hard everyday to feed dairy cows. The two big issues we had with it was we would eat front wheel bearings and the ignition points wouldn't last long. Converting it to electronic ignition would solve the second problem. As far as the wet brakes go, we never had any issues with any of the new generation John Deeres as far as brakes go. That 1650 would make a good tractor for running a compost turner. When my neighbors got into making compost i ran it with my 4020 with the transmission set in the tow position and pull the whole outfit with my 730 diesel. I tied the steering on the 730 and ran a rope back to the 4020 so I could stop it if I needed to. We eventually got an IH 186 Hydro to operate it.
It might have had something to do with it being an HU. The heavy axle might not have been an option
@@rosstheoliverman possible. I know the loader was an after thought on the 1020.
I spend alot of hrs on a open station 1800 checker board,its started out as a gas and in a few years my dad put a LP tank on it and a injector carb,,..i plowed alot at night pulling a Oliver 5 bottom 18s pipe plow on its rear while it was snowing hard as hell just to get the corn ground flipped over before freeze up in Iowa,,and the heat houser came in handy,along with stopping at the ends just to warm your have frozen hands with leather gloves on over the exhaust pipe.I remenber the manifold was cherry red at night glowing in the dark,,if you find a 1800 checker board that has the same oliver pull handle as mounted on the left side,thats had one mounted also on the left fender,on top just above the fender front headlight it's proberly our old one ,,that handle saved my life plenty of times as i used to ride there hanging on for dear life, 5 years old and older ,,my legs bounce off those drive tires plenty of times,holding on tight for my deal life ,if dad hit a sudden bump,,oh ya. Those were the days of farm safety for sure
Another great tour video thanks for all the hard work looks like we like the the correct green after seeing the problems with the 2020
Thanks! Yeah that 2020 is definitely an oddball even among the Deere family.
We have a 1800 b
Cool!
Tengo un 1555
They are good tractors!
The 1850 sounds like the axe that George Washington chopped down the cherry with. "It's had a new head and 4 new handles."
Yep it’s still George Washington Axe 🤣🤣🤣
Those jd 2020s were natorius for problems. by now most of the bad ones have worked there way to the junkyard. One of john deeres worst tractors
I know there’s not many around anymore. It might become collectible for that reason haha.
John Deere 20 series utility front ends were notoriously weak, my great uncle had a 1020 that he used for years and when he put a loader on it in the 80s the front end broke the second time he moved manure, went and got an industrial front end from a 40 series and it is still like that today.
Yeah, they just didn’t build them heavy enough for loader service