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Kow Farmer

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I am in need of some advice/opinions from everyone. I am looking at an 1850 gas tractor with a Year-A-Round cab on it. It has 5013 hours on it. Paint looks original. Has front weights, no loader on it. I am looking for a snow blowing tractor and for general farm work tractor (small farm). What good/bad things should I look for? I haven't ever driven an 1850 before. Tractor is 150 miles away from my farm. Thank you.
Kow Farmer
 
I know very little about this tractor but one consideration for me would be a reliable dealer nearby for an Oliver. A tractor of any age is going to require repairs and part. And of course make sure you get an owners manual.
 
You do realize that a gas tractor around 100 HP is going to use a lot of fuel? An 1850 diesel on the other hand is very fuel efficient and would probably work better on a snowblower. Dave
 
Started farming with one, still have it. Will start in all temps, runs well but does like the fuel.
Many maintenance parts are at napa and places like korves can get the rest.
This shouldn"t be too expensive of a tractor to buy. If you"re going to put hundreds of hours
On a tractor per year, maybe look for a diesel. I do like mine though. Pulls 5 bottoms and roars!!
 
We've put over 8,000 hours on an 1850 gas. Our experience is the 1850 is powerful and remarkably trouble-free tractor. It also starts easily in the coldest weather - 0 deg and below here in upstate NY.

The 1850 gas only real downside is its thirst for fuel relative to a diesel. But for use on a small farm it should not be not be much of an issue.
 
The one we had when I was a kid had terrible slop in the steering and the brakes were bad. It burned up a couple of years back when the tank heater shorted out.
 
I have an 1850 that I bought particularly for use with the snow thrower and it also has the Year-a-round cab. This sure is a good combination. I can turn on the heat and be comfortable....I used to sit out on an open station tractor and sure disliked it when the wind blew the wrong way and coated me with snow! The 1850 has more than adequate power and will even clean up big banks where it has been piled all winter.For that application, I sometimes wish it could go slower tho'. This tractor has the Hydraul-Shift which is basically a downshift for each gear and is handy for the heavier snows. I added extra LED flashing lights for safety along the roads and replaced the windshield wiper motor... yes,I am glad I have it.
......my 2 cents,
Cal
 
Ran a 1850 for many years and parts are available. The 1850 is a work horse but any tractor with that horse power is.
gitrib
 
The 1850 was to Oliver what the 4020 was to Deere. The gas version is pretty hard on gas. That would be the only downfall.
 
a little better than a deere that is still made --or you need to try our dealer here who only SUPPORTS his wallet
 
I bought a 1655 diesel with the same cab earlier this year for the expressed purpose of blowing snow. I put a 7 ft single auger dual stage blower on if, but haven"t used it yet. Mine has 8000 hours on it, but only 300 on a complete overhaul with receipts from a machine shop and 150 hours on a new clutch and PTO. Everything seems to be in order. Temps were in the mid teens yesterday, plugged it in for two hours and it started with less than a second of cranking.

I like the 50 and 55 series Olivers for jobs like this. They are old enough to be reasonably priced, but still have modern features like the three point and over/under. They are also old enough to be fairly simple and ruggedely durable. There is no plastic or computer chips anwhere on this. Very simple to repair. I paid $5,700 for mine if this helps you at all.
 
(quoted from post at 09:23:25 11/27/10) What sort of dealer support do you think anyone is going to get for a tractor that was made by a company that went out of business 40 years ago?
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They were bought out by White, who continued on, was bought by AGCO, and parts are still quite available. There are also a number of aftermarket sources for parts. If you have a good dealer near you, great! If not, they are out there and they do ship UPS or Fedex.

I'm fortunate to have a couple dealers around here who still support Ollies, and one of them is absolutely fantastic.

Donovan from Wisconsin
 
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