1948 Oliver 60 Standard - New Acquisition

"Um, didn't you just TWO WEEKS AGO pick up an Oliver 60 Standard tractor?!"

Maybe..... but I did sell four tractors recently. Getting two new ones is a fair trade I think, and this tractor is fully restored. And you'll have to admit, my other 60 is at the complete opposite end of the restoration spectrum from this one.

It really is a nice looking tractor, and it runs and drives like a dream.

Oliver made the 60 Standard from 1942 through 1948. My first 60 is from the first year of production (1942, 4-speed transmission, and 74th 60 Standard off the production line). This tractor is from the last year of production (1948, 5-speed transmission, 222nd from the end of production).

This photo below is with the tractor loaded up at the previous owner's place. He had bought eight restored tractors from the family of the guy who had restored them a number of years ago.

It sure fits nicely into my little dump trailer.

The paint color looks different in different lights.

The 60 Standard stayed pretty much the same throughout its production life. The two main differences came in 1944 when they went to a 5-speed transmission and a third brake pedal that operated both left and right pedals (you can see four pedals in the photo below: L to R, clutch, left brake, right brake, master brake). The easy way to tell the newer tractors is that the 5-speed shift lever is bent off to the right side of the tractor, whereas the 1942/3 model years had a straight shift lever to the left of the steering shaft.

This shift pattern is the classic Oliver double-H. You may not notice, but there are two R's and two 5's. The two R's are for a slow Reverse and a fast Reverse. The two 5's though, they are the same speed in either position. Not sure why Oliver didn't just make it a 6-speed transmission, which they did for other models during the time period.

The photo below shows most of the tractors the previous owner had bought from the restorer's estate: L to R, Allis Chalmers WD, Oliver 60, Case VAI, Massey Harris Pony, Allis Chalmers B, and John Deere M  (not shown are a Farmall A and JD LA).