NEMOfarmkid
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If anyone remembers a few threads I started last year about Oliver 540 planter this is the nearly final product of all of that knowledge and help.
It was made in 1965 and sold in 1966 at Schwartz implement in Palmyra, Missouri. It was given to me by a retired farmer on the condition that I fix it and let him see it working in the field one more time. It was pretty rough. It the insecticide boxes were froze up and unusable, as was the dry fertilizer equipment. One row unit was stuck, but the rest worked fine. The axle spindles were about wore through on both wheels. Now the insecticide and fertilizer equipment is gone, and all row units function perfectly! It was also on 40 inch rows and I narrowed it down to 30. It had runner openers and I converted it to disk openers. I?d like to at least find fertilizer boxes to make it look more original. Still to do is get the markers set up with the right amount of steel cord. All in all thanks to everyone who answered questions!
It was made in 1965 and sold in 1966 at Schwartz implement in Palmyra, Missouri. It was given to me by a retired farmer on the condition that I fix it and let him see it working in the field one more time. It was pretty rough. It the insecticide boxes were froze up and unusable, as was the dry fertilizer equipment. One row unit was stuck, but the rest worked fine. The axle spindles were about wore through on both wheels. Now the insecticide and fertilizer equipment is gone, and all row units function perfectly! It was also on 40 inch rows and I narrowed it down to 30. It had runner openers and I converted it to disk openers. I?d like to at least find fertilizer boxes to make it look more original. Still to do is get the markers set up with the right amount of steel cord. All in all thanks to everyone who answered questions!
