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Re: Buying a Tractor
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Posted by Old Sarge on October 14, 2001 at 16:14:16 from (207.162.163.19):
In Reply to: Buying a Tractor posted by HoyBoy on October 13, 2001 at 05:55:27:
Don't know where you live, but I will say this about the Oliver 550. Pound per pound it was probasbly one of the best ones ever built. It's predecessor was the Oliver 55 which was built to compete with thr Ford N series. The only problem was it had almost 3 times the useable horsepower with approx the same dimensions. Bigger tires tho. The 550 is one of the most sought after of them all, and if it has factory power steering that's a BIG plus. They came in both gas and diesel models. Here in Ky that tractor w/ pwr steer, dsl couldn't be bough for less than $4,000. US if it would even run, with slick tires.
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