rwalton1961
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Okay, I need some advice and/or opinions. I recently bought a low houred 1855 Oliver. It has a shade over 2000 hrs on it. I figured it had already had the engine updates done it on it. Imagine my surprise, when I use a flashlight in the oil fill hole and see 6 pt rod bolts. According to the serial number tractor was built late in '74. Drawbar and hitch arms show no wear...so I'm assuming it was used for PTO work. ( The guy I bought it from got it at an auction..so no history on it). My question is....can I get by with just replacing the rod bolts?? I really don't want to tear it down to do wrist pin bushings. Tractor will be used for cutting and rolling hay. Didn't really need an 1855...was actually looking for a 1755, but finding one that isn't wore slap out...is getting hard to do. Thanks