Oliver Heritage Issue #130 *PRE-ORDER*

Oliver Heritage Issue #130 Dec/Jan 2026

This is a pre-order item estimated to mail in late-November.

• FEATURING: 2-44  - How Three of the four consecutive tractors ordered by the University of Arizona, for the agricultural department made their way from Charles City to Ohio, in meadow green instead of yellow. Owned by Atlee Hershberger, Millersburg, OH. 
  
  
• Another Oliver User : Dale Gagnebin has a Long connection to Oliver, he first set his sight on a Oliver 88 as a 16-year old and 76 years later, he still has a love for all things Oliver, particularly his favorite, the Oliver 88.
  
  
• Cletrac Facts: Oliver-Cletrac Engines, Part 2 - A historical look at the engines  used throughout the different models of Cletrac - focusing on the letter series. 
  
  
• Modernizing Plowing: Racing through the fields with Raydex, an innovation that changed plowing forever. Plow faster, use less fuel, longer wear, it was a game changer and Oliver was leading that race.
  
  
• Charles City Tractor Plant: What happened to it and what is left? Reviewing the history and what remains of the historic foundry that was once home to Oliver tractor factory and foundry
   
• Dealer Feature:  Perryville Oliver Co. and the 550. Perryville Oliver Company was in an ideal location to meet the equipment needs in the rich soil of the Mississippi River bottoms and rolling hills of the Southeastern Ozarks and in 1942, August Berkbuegler opened a dealership to meet those needs. 
  
  
• ABCs of Parts Identification: A breakdown of the parts numbers and what the codes and letters mean, and how you can almost know if that part you found on marketplace is going to be the correct part for your tractor just by 'reading' the part number. 

• Parts, classifieds, and ad listings.