Oliver Heritage Issue #32

Oliver Heritage Issue #32 Aug/Sept 2009

• Oliver 900 Industrial: Oliver started work on a heavy-duty tractor in the midst of World War II. Speculation leads us to believe it was in an attempt to sell it to the government for building airstrips. It would be three years before production actually began with the tractor that was basically a 99 with a facelift. Tractor owner: Ollie Schaefer - Greenville, IL.

• Cletrac Facts: The Decades of Oliver-Cletrac Progress. Looking back over the 90+ years since Cletrac was founded, you can't help but appreciate the rich history that surrounds the Oliver-Cletrac crawler line. 

• Al's Dream Machine: A Unique Oliver grain drill making the summer show rounds. 

• White Motor Corp: Big '70s Iron. The White Motor Corporation entered the 1970s decade focused on meeting the needs of the modern farm with big iron.

• The Oliver Manure Spreader Line: This article will help you to identify the various models in the earlier years of Oliver and color schemes. Including models: Oliver Superior No. 7, No. 11, No. 17, and others. 

• Ask the Oliver Mechanic: Question and answer with Larry Harsin.

• Collector's Corner: The Oliver Shield - For the Oliver Dealer, a continuation from the previous issues. 

• Steve Schulz's Oliver Toy Models.