![]() When he advertised it 15 years later I was able to own it. At the time I didn’t have even a quarter to spare but remembered who bought it. It’s too big to use in the field.” I wanted to see it then but never had the chance until 33 years later at his sale. When I was 12 years old I heard 2 farmers talking about their neighbor who, “Bought an Oliver 99 just to run his threshing machine. My collection got started in 1996 with an Oliver 60 when I turned 60. Growing up and farming with Oliver equipment made it just a matter of time before my collection started. My son Dan and grandson Zachery help with my collection and Dan has several pieces of his own. Martha and I live in McCutchenville, OH where I am retired but always busy with some job every day, especially working on my Oliver tractors and equipment. This story was published in the Hart-Parr Oliver magazine March/April 2011.Īllen says one of his favorite things about being a Buckeye Oliver Collector is meeting other Oliver collectors. Now she could not sell it “it would be rude to sell a Christmas present”. As Jim finished the restoration the holidays were coming so Allen had a decal made the said “Karen’s” and placed it just above the 550 decal then gave it to her for Christmas. Karen thought it looked nice enough it should be sold. As Allen and Jim got it broke free and soon it was running Karen became excited that it was going to be more than just more parts on the shelf. As the story goes this tractor was purchased as a parts tractor – brown and the wheels locked up. The favorite memory and story involving their collection is Karen’s 550. Most of these tractors have been purchased from Stroman Implement and Karen would like to add the three beauties to the collection and Allen would like a mist green 880. Their family collection now includes a Super 55 diesel, two 550’s, Super 77, Super 88, Super 44, two 440’s, a 1600, 1850 diesel, 1850, 1855 and an OC46. Her favorite job is running the combine.Ī 1 956 Oliver Super 77 was the first tractor in their collection, bought the year they were married. Scott helps with the farming and Jim does the restoration work.Īllen was born and raised on Oliver tractors and still farms with them. Everyone lives on the farm which now has three homes. They have been married 55 years and have a son Scott & Leanne and a daughter Bonnie & Jim and three granddaughters. Allen and Karen live in Gibsonburg, OH on what was originally Allen’s parent’s 110 acre dairy farm. ![]()
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