By the end of the 1930s, Oliver’s large tractors were ranking nicely among competitors, giving them a good deal of success. Oliver had not yet built a small tractor, however, so they were losing out on what was a very quickly growing segment of the agriculture market. Allis-Chalmers, John Deere, and Farmall had done very well in the “small tractor” category, and Oliver wanted to begin competing.
Oliver released the Oliver 60 to the market in 1941. It was basically a smaller version of their previously popular Oliver 70. It had a four-cylinder, water-cooled engine, and a four-speed transmission. At a fast 1,500rpm, the PTO power was 18.3hp. The tractor weighed 2,450 pounds, nearly half the weight of the Oliver 70.
The Oliver 60 was available in three versions, with different production years: Standard, Row Crop, and Industrial. The Standard 60 had a four-wheel design, similar to that of an automobile. The Row Crop’s wheel placement was more like a tricycle design, with two smaller wheels next to each other in the front-center of the tractor. The Industrial version of the 60 is set up more like the Standard, with the same wheel placement. The color, however, is yellow instead of the standard Oliver green. When using the higher end of the transmission, the top speeds were faster, as well.
Serial numbers correspond with production year as follows:
Standard:
1942: 410001-410500 | 1943: 410501-410510 | 1944: 410511-410616 | 1945: 410617-410910 1946: 410911-411310 |1947: 411311-411960 | 1948: 411961+
Row Crop:
1940: 600001-600070 | 1941: 600071 -606303 | 1942: 606304 -607394
1943: 607395-607525 | 1944: 608526-612046 | 1945: 612047-612627 | 1946: 615628-616706 1947: 616707-620256 | 1948: 620257+
Industrial:
1946: 460001-460300 | 1947: 460301-460500 | 1948: 460501-460600
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