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rrlund

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I got the deal done. Picked it up this morning. This is how it looked coming right off the trailer. I shouldn't have posted pictures yet until I get it buffed out,but it's all just oxidation. I took a little bit of rubbing compound to it this evening and just a shop rag in one little spot and she shines like new under there.

It was quite an emotional experience for the guy I got it from. When we talked Tuesday,he just wasn't ready to let go. He called me back Thursday and told me to come and get it. He lives in town,didn't even have a place to put it inside and couldn't give it the attention it deserves. He said that since I'm a collector and live in the same neighborhood where it's spent its life,he was OK with me having it. It was still tough on him this morning when I paid him and loaded it.

The neighbors have been here already to have another look at "Uncle Claud's tractor".
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I know that you have no intention of painting it, but if it were mine I would apply rust converter to all the rusty areas, for two reasons. First; it will stop most of the rust from continuing to eat away at it, thus conserving it especially under the paint, and second, as I am not a rust lover myself, to me the dark, almost black color of the converted rust looks a lot nicer.
 
It'll be a process. A lot of what looks like rust isn't,or if it is,it's just where oxidation has spread from tiny little holes in the paint. I'll try to get if pressure washed and buffed tomorrow to see just what we're working with. So far I'm pretty impressed myself. I figured it was an early one like the narrow front 66 that I have,but this is a 1954 model with disc brakes,made just before they went to the Super 66. It's still 6v,cranks right over and starts and the generator even works. I need to do some more checking on the lights,they don't come on with the switch,but they're all original.
 
Thanks. You can still find nice stuff in a Scandinavian neighborhood. LOL

She'll look a lot better after a good spit shine.
 
Nice tractor! It looks just like my Grandpa's did back in the 70's. He had two pipes in the cultivator mounts and 1x12 planks clamped to them along the sides to keep a log chain and to collect rocks he came across in the field. First tractor I recall driving. I remember having trouble with the shift pattern.
 
I spent a good portion of my childhood sitting on Dad's lap on his narrow front 1949 66. I still have his second one,a 1950.
 
Some of mine are clover white 😂 you could paint them yellow and the grill green🤬
 
It's too bad Car-Skin Reconditioner is no longer available. The BEST product I have ever seen for taking off oxidized and scummy paint. I used to sell it by the case (gals) to JD and Int. dealers to clean up trade ins.
Basically wipe it on and wipe it off. Very little elbow grease needed. You could use a buffer if you wanted and usually got a great shine.
 
Sharp tractor. One of those you just could not leave behind. She looks good in her work clothes.

Ben
 
Yep,they are. Original 10 38s. I wish the fronts were still original too,but he said they put new fronts on it about three years ago.
 
Good looking tractor Randy. Better looking than the 1949 77 I got 2wks ago. Finally got me a 77. It needs rear curtains. Had to do some welding on both fronts. RB
 
Got a soft spot for Olivers, and that one is begging for a rake to pull, or maybe a grain drill. I would run that any day.
 
Thanks. It was right across the road from Clayton's where you and I were for that 1600 diesel.
 
Randy you got a dream boat of a tractor there. I love how SMOOTH those old Oliver gas motors run. Just purr like a kitten.

I have a neighbor that we still haul his corn. He has a 1953 Oliver 66 on his eight inch load out auger. His father bought it new and it never has set outside over night in its life. He keeps it tune up to where it will start in any weather. He has the Oliver pull plow and disk harrow his Dad bought with the tractor too. He has the receipt from the dealership. He traded in an Oliver 60 and a team of work horses, plus $1500 for the Oliver 66, plows ,and disk.
 
My brother in law,who is a Oliver guy,Don has one, and a friend of his Ray, got one also, they discovered there's only one number between them, maybe you'rs is the one between them. LOL
 
Boy! Nice find, Randy! That is a good looking tractor. I love that wide front. Gonna bring it to Oakley?
 
That 66 looks like the '57 Super 55 I have that my great uncle bought new as a left over in May of '58. His widow wanted it to stay in the family, but got a little teary as I loaded it, I was only the third person to ever run it, and it had not been off the property since it was delivered in 1958.
 
I kind of like most antique tractors engines and equipment. Not partial to any one brand. Have quite a wide variety of stuff. Little different than most people I guess.
 
I don't know yet. We'll have it there in 2021 for sure for the National Oliver Summer Show.
 
Get it hot water and soap pressure washed before you do any polishing. You don't want to rub that nasty greasy dirt into the paint. Let a pro cut and buff it.
 
Gee Randy all I can say is wow and very nice ! Boy does she look nice and original ! I always wanted a 660 diesel, but would take that in a heartbeat ! That would make a great rake tractor ! Glad you were able to seal the deal !
 
That's a keeper for sure. Good to see such a nice original tractor go to a good home where it is appreciated.
 
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