Oliver Heritage Issue #40

Oliver Heritage Issue #40 Dec/Jan 2011

• FEATURING: The 99 Industrial: Oliver's Powerhouse on Wheels. The Industiral 99 evolved from a model that was introduced in 1932. Feature tractor owner: Dale Vogel - Fennimore, WI.

• Oliver PTO Manure Spreaders: The One Implement A Dealer Wouldn't Stand Behind. Oliver began selling manure spreaders in the 1920s when it offered the Superior Black Hawk model, but it would be 1954 before they introduced their first PTO-driven model.

• Oliver Shredders: Flail Action With All-Season Use. By the late-1960s, Oliver was pushing to offer a wide array of equipment for all their dealers. Oliver's many plants were able to build the majority of their equipment with the exception of a few parts. For example, Electric Wheel manufactured the wagons. An outside company also built the stalk chopper and flail shredders.

• Bring on the Snow! Dan Volkman and family use Olivers to sidewalk snow removal in Rochester, New York. 

• Eska's Prototype 88: A Rare Find. Oliver pedal tractors were only manufactured by two companies during the Oliver production era - Eska and later, Ertl. 

• A Man Must Have a Dream: Lifelong collection provides education, memories, friends, and dreams for Warwaka, Indiana collector, Nelson LeCount. 

• Collector's Corner: The Oliver Shield, Volume XII, part 2. 

• 50 Years Ago: The year that would change Oliver forever. 1960 was a year that left a life-long impact on the Oliver Corporation, its dealers, and employees. 

• Cletrac Facts: Cletrac Controlled Differential Steering, plus Oliver's Power-Turn and Spot-Turn. The most important feature that set the Cletrac crawler tractor apart from the competition was their controlled differential steering system. 

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