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swindave

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anyone have,had, or used a oliver planter, oliver grain drill? i believe oliver had a very good planter
their were several in my area, a 3pt hitch ,4 row, a ih man used,
i think he used it with a ih 656 tractor,
and also a pull type model,540? im not sure, but a case man pulled it,
and of course a couple oliver farmers pulled olivers pull type planter, 540s i think
and a few 64, and older drills, i never seen a 76 drill

what models were in your area?
thanks !
 
I've got a 17 hole 64 drill. I love the accuracy of it with the transmission instead of sliding flutes. There was a 13 hole too, there seemed to be more of those around here. I had a real early White air planter, wasn't much more than an Oliver painted red with air units on it. It was an OK planter, but the Allis 333 that I have is a lot more accurate as far as seed to soil contact and germination.
 
I’m still running a 17 run 64 drill for wheat and beans and a 4R30 540 planter for corn. Both good at their jobs. I think this spring will be the last go round for the 540 though. Nothing wrong with it just hoping to upgrade to a 6R30 White 5100.
 
Have had a 64 grain drill, a four row 540 planter,an eight row 5400 planter and we now plant corn with a 6180 White twelve row planter and plant beans with a thirteen row fifteen inch 6100 White planter
 
The 540 planter came out in 62 0r 63. In northwest Ohio Oliver engineering worked with at least 2 dealers on 6 row 30 inch row planters for sugarbeets. I remember the engineer had the same name as a retired local farmer and he said both him and one of the chief John Deere planter engineers got there start with Massy. The advantage of the 543mwas it used plastic plates.
 
I bought a Oliver planter on a consignment sale once and went back a few days later and it was GONE--The auction company that ran the sale said "tuff sh%&-you should of got it sooner"--Was out $60--Oh well---Tee
 
We had an Oliver Superior drill with the high steel wheels on it. Used it until 1963. Raised far better small grain crops with it than it's successor. I told that story before on this forum. No need to tell it again.
 
We have used this Oliver 38 drill for many years. It is a very good machine that will drill oats that have not been cleaned.
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540 planter. Also have 76 grain drill,17 hoe I think. 64 drill, 13 hoe. Have superior 2 row check row planter sits out in the front yard.
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I have a small Oliver drill that was sold about 1940,its in excellent condition used only for a couple years by the owner and parked in his barn.I bought it back about 1980 and parked it
in my barn ,even still has the paper drilling rates on the inside door of the hopper.
 
I had 2 model 44 2 row corn planters. One was a two row that I used for sweet corn, beans and even made a plate to plant squash and pumpkin seeds back when I grew some vegetables. Also used it to mark rows and sow fertilizer for other vegetables I transplanted. Had it here over 30 years, after not being used for a few years I sold it. The other one was purchased for parts but I ended up selling that one too. The planters were decent but the fertilizer feed system on them was not good. I did a lot of fixing on it and that is how I acquired the second planter, the fertilizer feed broke and the owner got something else rather than fix it. I also have an IH planter of the same vintage which I would say is a better machine.
 
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