Plow Day for the Oliver Gang 

The young man on the Super 55 was kinda heartwarming to see. I’m glad at least some younger people are having an interest in these old machines.

Very enjoyable video. You did a great job. Thanks for sharing.

Love to hear the history of these tractors and implements. His GPS and auto steer appear to be dialed in perfectly.

Nice to see those green and gray tractors out working in the field great dron footage also good vid Chris

That 2-85 4x4 looks super nice! It and that 598 plow make a great combo.

Very good video, the 2-85 and white plow looks like a good setup, guessing that's a pretty rare tractor in the mfwd version.

Great video Chris. Nice to see all the old tractors and plows out there "getting it done!. You need to bring your group out here to western PA next spring and try your hand at plowing on our hillsides and contour strips. We'll show you what the purpose of a hillside hitch is. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Anyway, good video - keep'em coming! Weare about to leave in a couple hours on our 2nd annual Oliver Tractor Ride. Video to come.

Great plow video, and nice history on the spirit of Oliver! The drone seems to work well in a setting like this. I gotta get me one of those!

I really like the Oliver spirit. Nice job Chris.

Cool story on the Spirit and what a sharp looking tractor!

Very nice Chris! Nothing better than plow-day! Some beautiful machines out there working and it does my heart good to see that Alley Cat. I have a plow just like the one on that 17, well, two actually. The guys did an excellent job of keeping things straight.

Beautiful tractors

That is one really nice looking tractor. Neat that there are a few of those painted up whites still floating around getting used. Still a few whites in use up here, but they are thinning out as time goes on.

Hi Chris. I went to a nearby steam and tractor show yesterday. There were quite a few old Oliver, White and Cockshutt tractors. One Oliver 77 was restored to flawless condition caught me eye and reminded me of you.

Despite what many would claim, even a 2 bottom you still got a lot of ground rolled over. Back in the day, something that many of today has forgotten or isn't taught, many local farmers would get together and help each other in their fields. There is a reason why it's called a "farming community" after all. When we plowed, we went deep, spindle hub, center of the front wheel would drag or be slightly above the ground while in the furrow. We learned, go deep and pull all the leeched fertilizer(s) back up towards the top where the roots will have a better chance at utilizing what leeched further down. Ah Chris, ya showed my all time favorite tractor... JD 730. Where's that slacker "squatchRoss" at? LOL In all seriousness, love these old machines, they were made back in the day when manufacturers knew how to build solid equipment unlike today's equipment. Great video as always, cheers :)

Good morning Chris great video love seeing all those tractors plowing

Chris, that's cool seeing the spirit of Oliver tractor. I'm taking it that something you would like to have in your collection? Plowing is one of the things I do miss watching the dirt roll over when I was a kid growing up on the farm. Thanks Michael

Very nice, even a little better than Christmas Day. Thank you for the stories that go along with each one.

Dang, time to film plow days already! Where did summer go… Great video Chris 👍

Great video! Plows around here have all gone to the scrap piles. I loved the last one where the disk was dogging the plow. It reminded me of Mr. Burch, Burch Plow Works, Evansville, IN, who told my group of college Ag-Mechanics students about how they tested their plows on their farm down south. It was a trip where we went there, Hahn Sprayer plant, Caterpillar dealership, and I forgot (80-year-old brain fart) another place. Mr. Burch took the boys personally through the plant and I cannot tell the memorable (racist) answer to one student's question on their plow testing down south. On another trip we took them to Jasper Engine's plant to see how they rebuild engines. Alvin Ruxer, the founder of the company, who had risen from being a car wash boy in a Lincoln car dealership, took the boys into the conference room and made a presentation about how people threw money out of the window of their cars every time they stopped hard, accelerated hard, drove fast and so on. Every time he pointed to one of those money losers he reached into his pocket and threw money into the corner of the room. When we got back to the college those young men left the parking area like a bunch of little old ladies.

What an awesome looking tractor the Spirit Oliver is, would be neat to have one of those bad boys. I'd bet you all had a great time doing the plow days. Really enjoyed watching, thanks Chris, I hope you have a great day!👍

Great video Chris

Looked like a lot of fun going on in that field!!

I think everybody need little bit Green and yelow in their life

We had a DMI Hydra Wide.

You look at the old equipment and sometimes think how did they get much done, but most were small acres and that's what they were used to. Nice straight rows and soil conditions.

Great video bro, a big thanks for videoing and posting for us around the world. Safe travels. Ken.

Thanks....!!!

Thanks Chris!

What a great lineup of ageless iron

I had the pleasure of attending an Oliver Gang plow day several years ago. It was close to South Bend if I remember correctly. There were two older ladies with a 66 pulling a 3-bottom pull type plow. The 66 didn't seem to be even working hard. Nelson Lacount also gave a demonstration on a roll-over plow. I'd never seen one used before.

Those are some real work horses

Nice video Chris. I agree they all did a nice job. Usually you have at least that one guy with a to big plow who runs a competition between his plow and tires for turning the dirt 😂😂😂 We pull 2-12s with 60's so the 15 hp per bottom rule doesn't apply to the mighty 60 😂😂

You shy have taken your 1655 I like to see it work!

Now I wish I had went!

Great video Chris! I'm glad to see you gave some screen time to each tractor. I enjoy seeing each tractor out doing its job. I have always wanted a 55 or 550 but the availability and funds don't seem to line up at that same time. Just a pesky little detail.

Thanks for sharing. See you later.

Great video. Enjoyed watching.

Nice video and the ground worked up good

Chris, you mention 15 horse power per bottom as an estimate. Down our way we figured one horse power per inch of plow. Not a big difference, but there were a lot of tractors in the 50's sized right around 42-45 hp that were intended to pull a 3x14 plow.

They should have left them oliver green!! Better look than the silver.

Sure wish there were more spirit tractors built

Great taste in music Chris. Arnie

Yeah, but y'all notice it took "Big Blue" to clean up yer mess (disking)......

Nice video Chris

how many times did the 55 get lapped ? 🤣🤣

Great video Chris. It sounds like the Spirit of Oliver was very well received. Do you know why White did not mass produce it? Also, i have an 1855 fwa with canopy and fender tanks that i would like to put on dual hubs. Do you know if there would be enough space on thebaxle to allow the dual hubs with the canopy and fender tanks that do take up some of the width? Thank you for another great video, and showing the Spirit of Oliver... so wish they went that route instead of the silver paint that faded so quickly

My dad still owns a white American 60 that's cockshutt red he did have two of them Good tractors they are built heavy , but the clutches are kind of weak and the PTO drive shaft likes to wear the splines down that go into the flywheel

Have the other two been accounted for and have they been saved

Was this plow day in Alvordton Ohio yesterday (8/10/2024)?

Chris, I always wondered where the spirit of Oliver went. I know where the spirit of cockshutt and moline is. Send me a email, I’ll visit you about them. Bailey @the Oliver acreage

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I never understood why they dropped the Oliver brand.

That looks like a pretty fun day

I have a Bolens GT172 Iseki 17 hp garden tractor. 2 cylinder diesel with a 4 ft belly mower. It's an 83 or 84.