T. Herbert Morrell has written: 'Oliver farm tractors' -- subject(s): History, Oliver Corporation, Oliver tractors
Oliver tractors are very well known for their quality. You will still find the best quality tractors with a john deere if you can afford one.
There are many places where one can buy spare parts for Oliver tractors. Spare parts for Oliver tractors can be bought at a local hardware store or online at My Tractor Parts.
Oliver Tractors are not made any more. The Oliver Corporation was bought by the White Motor Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio in 1960. The Oliver 2255 was the last model made before the White name took over.
Oliver Tractors, the company, formed in 1929. The company was the result of a merger of 4 manufacturers, one of which was The Oliver Chilled Plow Company. The Oliver Chilled Plow company dates back to 1848. Two other manufacturers involved in the merger, did date back to 1848.
You can find oliver tractors at your local home improvement store for cheap at automotive.become.com. You can also find www.butlerwebs.com/zelienople-harmony/homeimprovement.htm
You can find a walk behind tractor at earttoolsbcs.com. They have two varieties of tractors for you to choose from and allows you to compare and contrast the different types of tractors. They offer great prices and even have an instructional video for you to look at while you are shopping.
You can find tractor parts online at www.tractorpartsinc.com.
Allis Chalmers begin as a parts manufacturing company starting as a small business. They began by making waterwheels, sawmills, and grindstones in the 1840s. After many years of growth and success they moved into other production lines, including tractors.
Robert N. Pripps has written numerous books on classic cars, tractors, and heavy equipment, focusing on their history, development, and restoration processes. Some of his popular titles include "Vintage Farm Tractors" and "The Complete Book of Classic John Deere Tractors."
The answer is yes and no. Oliver used to make tractors. They're now antiques and you can find information about them on a number of antique tractor sites. One such site is Yesterday's Tractor, and here's a direct link. http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/ntracz.pl?m=ol
It appears that Massey Ferguson built the first ones in 1947. It was the Massey Ferguson TO-20 Toy Pedal tractor. From here, some of the tractor builders would make pedal tractors after the big motorized models. John Deere made their first in 1968.