Abandoned old Oliver

denverslim · Dec 25, 2012

One eye on the weather! One eye on the wheat!
Old Ollie is still on the job!...slim

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Royse · Dec 25, 2012

Nice picture.
Headlights can always be adjusted.

Justin SE IOWA · Dec 25, 2012

That picture should be in a calender!

Dalet · Dec 25, 2012

That Ollie is like my old Janitor in HS, you can't even sneak up on him from behind!

GarryinNC · Dec 25, 2012

I love the type of rear tire!

Garry

NEKS · Dec 25, 2012

One eye on the weather, one eye on the wheat. All old Ollie needs is a seat.

Old Roy · Dec 25, 2012

No that is an early orchard model used for picking at night.

SweetFeet · Dec 25, 2012

Great Oliver...fantastic photo. Love it!

ShadetreeRet · Dec 25, 2012

Man, if I found something like that sitting in a field, I would be doing everything I could to get it!

Rick Kr · Dec 25, 2012

By those headlights, it looks like he has been drinking a little too much eggnog.

I had those same tires on my AC WC when I got it from my great grandpa.

Rick

Ultradog MN · Dec 26, 2012

Great photo!
Thanks.

rrlund · Dec 26, 2012

Here's how she looked near new.

Walt Davies · Dec 26, 2012

Crying shame to just let a nice old restorable tractor like that just set out in the field and rot away.
Their is a very old tractor that see near here that is just lawn art it's still rebuildable and taken better care of.
Walt

Dave in GA · Dec 26, 2012

That could be a stand-up model.

MI AC Parsons · Dec 26, 2012

When I see one like that, I always wonder about the story about putting it where it is, why, and by whom.

DeltaRed · Dec 26, 2012

Slim,You better save it before a scrapper gets it or some 'dogooder' has it removed in the name of "urban beautification".Either way it gets melted down....

denverslim · Dec 26, 2012

I"ve tried my very patient best to deal with the owner. No dice.
He"s the very unsocial, grouchy heir of a whole bunch of land and in his opinion a wHole bunch of unrewarding work. I tried being his buddy, offering money, (much more $$$ than it is worth)
I used the restore angle, giving him a diary and pictures--nothing works. I started out easy but the more he realized somebody actually wanted it, the more he didn't want anyone to have it. One of those guys whose grandfather and father worked their butts off to make it and then gave it to a ungrateful kid.
All we"re gonna get is the picture...slim

denverslim · Dec 26, 2012

It's so far out in the sticks that someone may steal it or part it, but alas, I tried the honest, respectable way and it won't work. It's been a year since I've been up around there, I left him my name and #, just in case he ever changed his mind. I don't expect to ever hear from him...slim

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