Oliver 1800 C Series Tractor with FWA plowing with roll over plow 

That is awesome!!! I've hoped that at least some of my tractors would great recognized by their original owners. That tractor would have been a beast with that 1810 loader on it. I wish we would have kept it. Thank you for sharing this history of this tractor with us!

@@ThatOliverGuyChris I'm sure that my brother's and I can fill in a few blanks on the history of this tractor as we all had a turn in the seat! Most likely would ruin a Saturday afternoon!

I've never plowed with anything but an Oliver, but when guys that use other brands say the Oliver is the best, you know they're good. Thanks for watching!

I find that amazing as Oliver started life in agriculture as a plow maker. They patented a new concept called the "chilled bottom" bcuz they knew soil was hard on them. That turned into a huge industry for them.

That's awesome!

Like wise here, then put some newspaper on top of the grease ( keeping it inside of course ) and it will be shining by the end of the first run. Superb video Chris by the way. Thanks

We paint ours with plow paint it doesn't wash off like grease does.

Dad always painted, and I should. My sandy ground is abrasive enough that it does take much to get a bottom to scour. These were shined up in the first pass.

Thanks! I have since learned that center cap was used on early 55 series Olivers, before they switched to the Char-lynn steering motor. I would say it was swapped, which would explain why it takes so many revolutions to steer from one end to the other. The fwa tractors need more oil volume to turn.

Thank you

I've pulled 5 with this tractor, but the roll over is so heavy it takes a decent tractor to lift it.

These were a 7 main engine, can't cram any more than that into an inline 6 cylinder.

The 1850 diesel has to be one of the all time best tractors ever made.

I did have the pump shop set the horsepower up 10% when I had the injection pump rebuilt.

Chris Losey Well that makes me feel a little bit less bad now haha

I figured with all these people watching, I had better improve my game. I'm still mostly filming with my phone, but a tripod and better software have really helped. Thanks for the compliment!

There's a lot of late and prevent plant around here too. I got lucky that a couple of the big rains missed me. Add in well drained soil and no till, and I was able to get everything in the ground. Thanks for watching.

I was quick to jump on the variable rate fertilizer bandwagon, mostly for variable rate lime. My crops are much more consistent since I am putting nutrients where they are needed.

@@ThatOliverGuyChris I see your 1800 did not have a oil pressure gauge in the dash from the factory. I see the external one mounted on the side. The one I just restored didnt either but someone hacked a hole in the dash at one point and stuck a cheap automotive oil psi gauge in there. So I fixed up the whole and put in Oliver style gauges so it looks like a 1850 dash now.

They originally came with only idiot lights for oil and amps. They both work on mine, but the oil light doesn't kick on until 5 psi, fine at idle but death under a load. We added the gauge to an existing hole so we could keep the dash original

Thanks! I have been very fortunate with my crops. It's still been a tough year, but I know I'm better off than a lot of guys.

Thank you!

Later Year's Green Giant had the White 3 bottom Rollover plow like the one you have and they had a 4 bottom Rollover plow that was Ih !! I HAVE THE IH 4 BOTTOM PLOW

Nice

From what I understand, they are quite common in Europe?

Chris Losey yes not many Farms have None reversible ploughs

@@ThatOliverGuyChrishere in upper Austria evry farmer has such an plow "volldrehplfug" wich means in english something like full turn plough

Thanks!

I have no idea how many were made. I find them for sale from time to time. There were a couple of 4 bottoms that sold near Grand Rapids last year, one had slat bottoms. I think they brought around a grand each. I've got company photos of a 6 bottom version, now that would be a lot of weight hanging on the back of a tractor! And thanks! Gotta keep raising that bar, that's why I started low. 😂

You're not the first to ask, I'll try to get a video put together in the near future.

It has been an industry term for a long time. I think it comes from being able to turn it on and off, and from other manufacturers that had to put torque limiters on the front axle because they used their engine block as a front frame. Too much power and it could tweak the alignment of the crankshaft. Oliver originally advertised it as 4 wheel drive. The industry later gave that term to the large articulated tractors like my 4-225, which are always 4 wheel drive, there's no way turn it off. Mechanical Front Wheel Drive is another common term for them, even though they're not like a car with just the front wheels providing power.

That Oliver Guy - Thanks that makes sense. I remember running an old JD with hydraulic front assist. It was activated by a simple toggle switch. If I remember correctly we just used it in slippery spots in the fields.

Or an industrial

Pretty close. It always goes in the ground, no matter how dry it is.

There were 3 revisions of the 1800, and they ended up calling them A, B, and C to help differentiate between them. The A was the original, then with the B they increased engine displacement for more power, and the C series got improvements to the transmission and hydraulics. There were cosmetic changes between each version as well. Today they would just give it a completely different model number.

It lines up with the crankshaft to allow for an accessory drive. When this tractor had the loader on it, there was a hydraulic pump mounted there.

The A series, which was of course first, had slightly different styling, using 'checkerboard' decals on the side panel instead of the white name spear. The 1800 A gas tractor set a fuel economy record for gasoline powered tractors that has never been broken. The B series featured some styling changes, including the white name spear on the side panel, which was a feature of the recently acquired Cockshutt tractor line. Engine displacement and horsepower was increased on the both the gas and diesel engines. The 1800 B was the first use of the 310 diesel, and was the first to offer front wheel assist as an option. (There were a few A series made with FWA that were put out for testing) The C series kept the same engines as the B series, improvements were to the hydraulic system and the transmission. The hydraulic filter was moved from the left side to the front. The transmission was now pressure lubricated and filtered, and could be checked at one plug, whereas the A and B had 3 different checkpoints for the transmission and rear end. In the styling department, tilt steering was added, and the throttle was moved from under the steering wheel to the side of the dash. The easiest way to tell which is which is by the serial tag. There are 2 lines of numbers, one is the serial number, the other is the specification number, or model. The first 2 digits of the specification number tell which version it is. 18 = A series, 28=B series, and 38=C series. This also applies to the 1900, except it is 19=A, 29=B, and 39=C.

I always let my tractors idle for a few minutes after they have been working. After working hard, there are parts of the engine that are above the boiling point of the coolant, but the coolant is moving and taking that heat away before it can get hot enough to boil. If the engine is shut off right away, the coolant stops moving, but keeps absorbing more heat until it does boil. The boiling action cuts down on the surface area that is in contact with coolant , and then that part of the engine (usually the head, near exhaust ports) really can spread its heat, causing expansion, cracks, and accelerate the breakdown of gasket material.

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Thank You, I Appreciate Your Knowledge And Videos.

The front axle was made by Clark. The overall reduction is somewhere around 20:1.

Thank you! 🚜

A little, but I think switching stretches the back and neck. They don't seem as stiff after running the roll over.

This plow isn't a challenge for the 1800. I usually pull 5-16s with it.

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Does the weight become an issue when trying to run that many bottoms on a rollover plow? I usually see farmers running a larger size tractor on the rollovers than you would use for the same number of bottoms on a straight plow.

@@halberto9o8 , yes the weight makes it so you need about a size bigger tractor to lift it. My 1655 pulls it fine, but it's at the upper limit of its lift capacity.

See above at Ben Dunkelman 3 years ago

Oliver made some upgrades during the run of the 1800. To distinguish them from each other they added a letter suffix to each version. Obviously the A was the first version, they improved the engine and changed the styling, so those became the B series, and transmission and hydraulic upgrades made for the C series. Today a company would just give them new model numbers each time they made a change.

It's an Oliver/Waukesha engine, 310 cubic inch displacement.

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Gracias por la informacion, muy amable.