Help with Oliver 77 Row Crop track install

[rustystuff]

Hi folks,
Trying to help out a friend here. He has an Oliver 77 Row Crop and has purchased the track kit pictured for it. We don’t know who made this kit and also don’t have any literature explaining how to install it. Just wondering if anyone recognizes this kit and might have anything explaining how to install? Thanks folks, the seller could not provide any info except that it sat inside a barn for around 50 years.

 

[Mark-Ia]

Looks like a Arps track setup.

 

[bob p mn]

I would agree they definitely look like Arp tracks, I've got a set I plan on installing on one of My Fords. There used to be a lot of info on the net if you search Arps half tracks including mounting instructions.

 

[rustystuff]

Thanks for the help folks, much appreciated.

 

[moresmoke]

As others have said Arps half tracks. The idler wheel assembly clamps to the rear axle housing. Depending what tractor they were originally on, you may need to be a bit creative to mount them securely to the Oliver’s hex axle housings.

 

[Rbellucci]

Hi folks,
Trying to help out a friend here. He has an Oliver 77 Row Crop and has purchased the track kit pictured for it. We don’t know who made this kit and also don’t have any literature explaining how to install it. Just wondering if anyone recognizes this kit and might have anything explaining how to install? Thanks folks, the seller could not provide any info except that it sat inside a barn for around 50 years.

that looks like one of those old aftermarket half track kits, not factory Oliver stuff, companies like Elwood or similar made them back then, install is usually pretty brute force, bolt a drive sprocket to the rear hub, mount the bogie frame to the axle housings and frame rails, then tension the track with an idler up front, biggest pain is getting alignment right or it’ll throw tracks constantly, I’d measure everything twice before tightening anything down lol