Oliver 77 Diesel Restoration Cost?

1. Check drive train and repair any worn parts. (myself)
2. Rebuild Engine (hire done)
3. New alternator (myself)
4. Get all lights working (myself)
5. Injector pump rebuild (hire done)
6. Check out the Tricycle Front, replace worn parts. (myself)
7. Paint (hire done)

The following has been done by my dad in the past 10 years.

1. Rebuilt hydrolics
2. Rebuilt Brakes

Could you guys give me a guesstimate on the cost to do all of the above?

Thank you very much in advance.

I had the engine rebuilt by an engine shop, the hydra power resealed by the Agco Dealer, and sand blasted by another guy. The sand blasting ran about $800 ($100/hr., COMPLETELY stripped down) The Hydra power another $650, and the engine was atleast another $3000. I didn't touch anything in the rear end because it didn't have any problems. Only thing I did on the back was fix the brakes.

I had to switch out the engine tub due to a crack ($375) so while I had the front axel off I replaced the bushing andturned the pivot pin over so it had a fresh surface to wear on. My dad put new tires on the back, I sponsered the fronts myself. That was about another $850-900 all the way around.

Then there's the nickel & dime stuff, other misc. but nessesary parts, new guages, the list goes on and on.

To do Grandpa's tractor right is priceless and I'm glad I did it. I'd do it again if I could track down his Hart-Parr 70 or his 77, but the 77 is gone about 25 years now (traded for our Massey 285 along with a Super C) and the 70 about 12(Didn't run but was in the shed).

Donovan from Wisconsin

Reason I ask if that the pump was supposed to have been rebuilt about a year ago. I hope it was considering what I paid for it. had someone else working on it and they thought that would solve the fuel in oil problem.