New toy/ headache

A friend of a friend knew someone who had an Oliver he was talking about scrapping. He told me and I looked at it and bought it for $625. Motor free, rear tire with fluid flat, gas tank had skunky gas in it. Drained and partially cleaned gas tank, replaced carb, replaced starter and it runs. Took bad tire and rim off and replaced. Got it hauled home this afternoon . Oliver 1550 gas, 1610 trip loader

I hope you'll like it. I got my first Oliver within the past year. I like mine. They were good tractors. Thanks for the pix. kelly

Some guys have all the luck!

Thanks, I'll know more after I get time to work on it. I'm beat!! Had to change the battery cable ends and install my battery from other 1550. It started and died, decided to change the carb, when I took it off, about a quart of gas came pouring out of manifold and air tube. Then the starter wouldn't kick in, so I changed it with my spare that I brought along just in case. Started and ran, aired up the other side rear tire with a slow leak and pulled out of the shed to change the tire, clutch is stuck. Finally got the bad tire and rim off and spare rim on and tire and tube and inflated. Called a buddy to haul it and he came and we loaded up and came home. Unloaded and cleaned out pickup and jacked up slow leak side and put the valve stem on top. Hood and side panels are decent, not all dented up, he had a Hinson Weather Break heat houser for it and threw it in. Needs a seat and steering wheel. Seller was standinf there with me waiting on the trailer to get there and said it's nice to see it running again, I'd give you $630 for it. ( I paid $625). I told him that I didn't work that cheap and he laughed. Glad it's home, I have other things I need to work on.

I love those kinds of headaches. You did good

Looks good,great find

Will you truck it over to Port Huron area for $900?

Any way you look at it it is a steal.

Some people can fall in the crap and come out smelling like a rose.

Looks like a fun project. Always nice to bring one back to life. Tom

That is great.

You can barely buy a used riding lawn mower for that. Good Job.

Nice deal, good story. We will soon be seeing pictures of this tractor looking like new I am sure.

Good find. The kind I need to be making.

It looks like you did good.

Nice rig! I would love to have one of those,would be very handy around here. I still kick myself for passing up a 1550 at my old farmer friends auction. It was super nice and well kept, I didn't think I had the extra money at the time so i passed on it like a fool.

Put a new valve stem in the other rear tire and stopped that leak. Drove it around a got the clutch broke free and then plugged the gas line with crap. Rigged up a portable fuel cell and got it inside. 4th and high reverse knock when using. I guess that is progress.