880/770 advert

[tom upton]

Got the attached at Saturdays Jason McIntosh online auction, but someone bid me up so it wasn't cheap. Guess they must be ALMOST as much of an Oliver nut as I am? I am guessing may hang out on this board as well? There was a bonus super 55/550 manual and a repro Oliver plow setup book that came with this. If by chance you were mainly after the 550 manual and or the plow set up book have I got a deal for you!

Couple more pages but taking forever to load. If anyone is interested in reading rest I could post tomorrow if internet speeds up any. Never thought about it before but I guess the power traction hitch was not available on the Wheatland? Also doesn't mention the side belt pulley that was available when you didnt have the power booster. Personally I have never seen a 880 Wheatland with the power booster, but it shows it as an option.

 

[jh105]

Very interesting brochure. Thanks for posting. With all the changes Oliver made to the 880 to make it into a wheatland , it looks like they almost made a 990. Maybe they should have put the 302 engine In the 880 chassis and abandoned the 990 platform. Probably would have needed a beefed up drivetrain. But could have streamlined production with more interchangeable parts though. I guess thats essentially
what happened with the 4 digits.