Jethro Lilley
Member
Thought this would tickle you guys... Dad had an 88 RC Diesel when I was a kid. Also had a Super 55D. The Oliver dealership folded in '59, so he traded the old 88 in on a 'new' JD 3010 diesel. The man said it would do everything an 88 could, even better. Well.... it pulled the Oliver 4-14 trailer plow well enough, but it wouldn't have anything to do with the Oliver 12 foot disk with a levelling board in sandy ground. The John Deere man was flabbergasted that his 3010 would not out-pull an old worn out 88. HAHAHA!! Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 88 was a 40 horse tractor and the 3010 was a 50 horse. HAHAHA!! I still have the side panels off of the old 88. I have fond memories of that old 88... it was a real "hoss"