Oliver 70

[Chuggalugg77]

Oliver70 worth messing with? Theres one I could get for 300$ right now! No three point and I guess the motor is stuck, no idea what is wrong with it. Been sitting awhile, has a handcrank and a belt pulley on it,which kind of dates it. Any opinions?

 

[scootergmc]

A stuck 70 isn't worth more than the tires that are on it, IMO.

 

[rrlund]

I had a rusty one that ran but had a miss, had hard to find 40 inch rubber and one wasn't very good. All the sheet metal was there
but the louvered curtains were rough. I put it on CL last summer for $1000 and sold it for that.

 

[Gambles]

My opinion is this: If it doesnt run and the engine needs
internal work, Run, Forest, run! If you have a different
running 70, maybe get this tractor for parts only. Pistons for
the 70 are now very scarce. Custom pistons (6 of them,
remember) are very expensive. BTW, I picked up a good
running 70 with nice paint for $750 about two years ago.

 

[tom upton]

For $300 you cant lose.( my wife would argue that statement) Scrap is worth more than that right now. I really like the look of the 70's. The
standard in the picture was my grandfathers. Seriously if you like to tinker around with old tractors why not?

 

[ss55]

There has been long term low demand for Olive 70s, they are a 1935 design with no hydraulics or road gear, contemporary with F-20 Farmall and unstyled JD A. Good tractors in their day, however tires and engine parts are now pretty expensive. You would be better off applying the $300 to buy a running already restored Oliver 70 with usable tires and nice paint for around $1,000 total cost, less than 1/3 the cost to restore one. Right now farmers have money to spend, so $1,000 might be low for the next year or two, but I doubt that trend will last.

 

[J.Wondergem]

(quoted from post at 21:55:30 05/26/21) There has been long term low demand for Olive 70s, they are a 1935 design with no hydraulics or road gear, contemporary with F-20 Farmall and unstyled JD A. Good tractors in their day, however tires and engine parts are now pretty expensive. You would be better off applying the $300 to buy a running already restored Oliver 70 with usable tires and nice paint for around $1,000 total cost, less than 1/3 the cost to restore one. Right now farmers have money to spend, so $1,000 might be low for the next year or two, but I doubt that trend will last.

The 1942 that I had, had road gear. It was faster then Dad's 52, 66 diesel.

 

[Gambles]

As far as the road gear comment, the Oliver 70 tractors that
came with factory steel wheels did not come with a good road gear. It was purposely slowed down from the factory.
The Oliver 70 that I purchased a couple of years ago has an
adequate road gear. To the OP, the weird tire size that was
mentioned was the 40 tire. Not all of them have the 40 tire.

 

[banjoman09]

Tom- great pics..I would love to find a decent 70- is the other tractor a 60? Thanks.

 

[tom upton]

Thanks. Both 70's The standard is a 39 the row crop is a 38

 

[Chuggalugg77]

(quoted from post at 17:31:40 06/01/21) Thanks. Both 70's The standard is a 39 the row crop is a 38

I appreciate all the feedback! Sorry about not replying earlier. Shows you how internet dependent I am, although it has a lot of good uses, like this site! Didnt buy it though, I have a Ford NAA thats stuck in third gear and a Ferguson whos 3 point arms wont raise. So I figured I better work on those first. Plus the damn Oliver ended up selling for I think 500$ with that stuck motor! It was a local online auction and I think 2 guys got into it a little too much

 

[J.Wondergem]

I agree with you, Too much for a 70 with a stuck motor.