Oliver Heritage Issue #128

Oliver Heritage Issue #128 Aug/Sept 2025 Featuring: The 1855 FWA. The 55 series was introduced in November 1969 as the “New Look for the ’70s.” The middle child of the large tractor lineup, this one model would be the most problematic of the series. Once the company realized the problem, the wrong was righted, but the reputation of the 1855 cast a dark shadow for a while. Feature tractor owners: Duane and Kyle Jackson - Daleville, IN. Cletrac Facts: Cletrac Crawler Tractors - Producing Outstanding Results for Farmers. Included are stories on General Trexler, Harry A. Myers, Herman Koch, and L.G. Schutte. G&R Implement: Full-Service Oliver Business. Located on the Kansas Plains and 30 miles south of Abilene on Highway 15, is a tiny berg named Durham where G&R Implement Company remains a full-service Oliver repair business. Looking Past the Patina: Mark Wall's 1850 Birthday Surprise. Josh Scott had given the 1850 a home since 2010, but he knew its rightful home was with Mark and the Wall family. Could he sell it? No. But, could he give it away? Absolutely. Oliver Sickle Mowers, part 2. Excerpts and sales features listed and used by Oliver to market their sickle mowers, including the models: 21-B, 22, 12, 315, 421, and others. Floyd County Museum: Did White Ruin Oliver? The events of the purchase and subsequent company happened over half a century ago and that timeline history seems a bit muddled. In fact, the White purchase occurred over a decade before the Oliver brand was discontinued. Why did the purchase happen in the first place? What led to the conclusion of the Oliver brand? These questions are important to answer about this nuanced topic, especially in the context of how all of what transpired impacted Charles City families who relied on the tractor plant for employment.