Oliver two way plow on craigslist

ed in cny · Apr 24, 2015

Very interesting plow on craigslist. Two bottom two way plow. Might make someone a good collectible item.
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Randy Shoe · Apr 24, 2015

Hate to burst your bubble but your plow is only worth what scrap price is.

e · Apr 24, 2015

Well Mr. Shoe, hate to burst your bubble but that's a pretty rare and desirable plow for the food plot folks and vegetable farmers. I don't think it's worth $2k, but I've seen them typically bring $800-$1000.

super 55 · Apr 25, 2015

Just curious, because I don't farm, but what size Oliver would a plow like that be used on?

super99 · Apr 25, 2015

Not an expert on 2 way plows by any means, but I'll throw in my opinion. I'd guess anything from a 1600/1650 on down. A super55/550 should handle it OK if it can handle the weight on the 3pt. The plow is almost double the weight of a normal plow, so it would take a larger tractor to pick it up. The advantage is that you start on one side of the field and plow to the other, no dead furrows or headlands, no driving across the ends packing the ground down while plowing. Chris

J. Schwiebert · Apr 25, 2015

I agree with Super 99. We sold an average of 1-1/2 of those roll over plows a year. The most common size was the 3 bottom. 90% of those were hooked to a 1650 tractor. A 4 bottom on an 1850 is about all the weight you can handle with a CAT 2 hitch. The largest one around here was a 5 bottom Towner behind a 5020 Deere. Power was no problem. It had been repowered with a 318 Horse Power Detroit. He had started with a 3 bottom Oliver roll over behind a 6 cylinder 720 John Deere. The 720 had a V-4 Wisconsin hooked through a belt drive. When the going got tough the Wisconsin was kicked in.

Mark in Wis. · Apr 25, 2015

Been looking for a reasonably priced one for a long time. I farm a very hilly farm with alot of contour strips and prefer to plow so I always throw the soil uphill. They are not just for hobby farmers and food plots and definitely worth more than scrap price!

ADB-Ia · Apr 25, 2015

I've seen a Detroit powered 5020 before but the 720 setup is a new one. That would be interesting to see. The guy obviously wasn't one to leave them stock.

J. Schwiebert · Apr 25, 2015

I started working for the Oliver dealer in 1960. He was using the 720 a that time. He had also built a ditcher that was all hydraulic instead of the ger boxes and roller chains used on the Buckeye ditchers of that time. When he tried it out he found out the machine was light on the front end and the hydraulic system got too hot. His solution was mount a 30 gallon drum on the front of the ditcher and fill it with hydraulic oil. It solved both problems. When I taught school in the late 70's there was a contractor east of Toledo that also had a 5010 or 5020 that way plus he had a 4010 or 4020 with V-6 Detroit in it. That was the only one of those I ever saw. He must have liked his Detroit V-models.

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