Oliver Heritage Issue #122

Oliver Heritage Issue #122 Aug/Sept 2024

• FEATURING: Oliver 1650 - Small Frame, Big Options. While the 1650 evolved from the 1600 introduced a few years prior, it was full of options and had a place on every farm.  The result of this was one of the highest production 50 series tractors in the Oliver lineup. Feature tractor owner: the late Craig Montgomery - Monroe, WI.

• Oliver 70 Row Crop Literature: What doesn’t need fuel, doesn’t leave a mark where it’s been parked, is fun to hunt, takes up minimal space, and yet, still involves a tractor? Vintage sales literature! 

• Maibach Heritage: The Maibach name has been a long-standing staple in the Creston, Ohio area. Once just a shop alongside a country road, Maibach Tractor is now a thriving mecca of farm equipment, shipping parts all over the world.

• Floyd County Museum Archives: The Hart-Parr Company and the Growth of Charles City.

• Funks Farm Show: Recently, Funk Farms of Shirley, IL, celebrated their 200th Anniversary. The Funk name may sound familiar to anyone who planted Funk’s “G” Hybrid 30 years ago and prior. 

• Cletrac Facts: For many years, Cletrac crawler tractors were known as reliable snow fighters; several features making them well suited for this job.