On 1-20-08 sgt bull asked a question about a Oliver wagon running gear. Instead of going back four pages to answer his question, I am starting this new post. Sgt bull asked about a Oliver/Electric model 660 running gear. The 660 gear was built for Oliver from the late 40's to the early 50's. They were rated at 8000 pounds, and was the heaviest model sold at that time. It had a 63 inch track and turning radius of 15 feet. It was a good running gear, but it had two problems, One was that it didn't straddle two 40 inch corn rows very well, and it didn't turn very short. In 1953 Oliver still had the 660 gear for sale, but they also announced the model 760 gear. The 760 had a 73 inch wheel track and a 10 turning radius. It tracked a lot better in corn rows as well as turning shorter. Otherwise the rest of the gear was the same as the 660 (wheels, bearings, thickness of the metal, etc). Both wagons were painted red and had the black pinstriping. I hape this answers your question, even though it's a week late.
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