Oliver 550 tractor plowing with Oliver 3240 2 bottom plow

[@durainedavis1160]

I noticed some one commented about no power steering on an Oliver 550; You need to go to Jackson Powersteering website. I did and have an after market p/s system on my 1967 559 Diesel.. The systems used on the Ford 600-800 series will work on the Oliver 550 and Super 55. They use the same exact GM Shagnaw gearbox. You only need to install a P/S pump and Oil reservior and connect the hyd lines and cylinders that Jackson makes available. They are total hydrualic no gear connection to the steering sector but use the same gear box less the steering shaft and recirculating ball nut which is discarded. Many 550's front end and steering box has been wrecked by over loading the FEL that has been popular with them.

[@emrythompson]

I have factory power assist steering on my one 550, but nothing on my other, it helps at low speeds, but isn’t necessary.

[@UltimateHulk32011]

Losey Studio's new GoPro is a Fantastic success Chris 😉

[@alanmcclorey8047]

That Oliver 550 is a nice little tractor

[@rswany16]

We've got a 550 too! It is a great little tractor, runs like a top. Good to see it out working hard in the field, ours just gets used with a 5 foot finishing mower and a 3 point mounted sprayer. Great video's!

[@IH100]

Really like the angles you got with that magnet, great footage!

[@robertdaly9036]

17 mph is a good speed and the 🚜 was very steady, not a car did you meet, good quiet country area, and the roads are in impeccable condition... Nice video 👍👍

[@leesteele9290]

That really long selfie stick gets some great shots but looks like a catastrophic end to a camera waiting to happen !! Hahaha The lengths (literal ) you guys go to to entertain us is amazing ! Fun to watch any color, size,plow ,tractor combination in the field , especially if they're actually set pretty well and preforming as they were intended to ! Gonna be a lost art in not to long ,my son farms but never actually operated a moldboard for any reason , I always enjoyed plowing just to see how neat and clean and straight I could make it! Thanks for the video!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The wide angle that the gopro gets makes it look like it's farther away than it is. A bit longer stick and I won't need a drone!

[@kevinlawrence7623]

My Grand father had a diesel 550. He said folks in the community used to come borrow his Big tractor referring to the 550. He also said pound for pound it was the hardest pulling tractor he ever owned. Would pull 3-16 inch plows easily.

[@AmericanTradesmen]

That is a sweet sound, could watch this for hours. Love those 550's

[@alastairmccormick397]

That little outfit is working very well there, enough stones to keep you on your toes and keep you awake! Thank you. As we have virtually no Oliver tractors here in Ireland I am slowly getting used to the model numbers and their approximate hp, then this 550 comes along and I’m puzzled again. I would love if you could give a quick rundown of the ranges with their models. No rush, next winter when there is more time is fine! Thanks

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Good idea. I'll try to work that into future videos.

[@SpottedOwl1979]

44 engine hp 42 pto hp 35hp drawbar. There was a model sold as a White 2-44. Most are 6 forward 2 reverse but some industrials were 4 forward 4 reverse shuttle shift.

[@gerryhoffman5667]

My Grandfather would say if it's squeezing oil it or grease it. A long way from 6-18 549 white. Thanks for the video & your time Chris. We had a little Ferguson when I was young, I was sad when dad traded it.🙁 But then we got a super 55 😄👍😄😊

[@steveneal7519]

Love the Oliver!I had a super 55 and it was a horse. Keep the videos coming.

[@robertburt9071]

As kid growing up in Ontario A farmer down the road had 550 Cockshutt diesel I believe I think it was red and white As a 10 year old that the gear shift was on the left hand side lol Great little tractor in it's day

[@burningdinosaurs]

Awesome! Glad you like the mount! I've put a couple of those together for myself and they sure are handy! Your phone sure picks up a lot of vibration! Sheesh! The comparison is night vs day! And the gopro is so clear too! Really, the only downside to the gopro is the sound when in the case. I know they can usually take external microphones, but don't know how they can be used while in the case. I just stuck my used GoPro3+ to the sled at a tractor pull last weekend and same deal with the sound, so I need to figure something out too. I usually put a thin piece of paper between the magnet and any painted surfaces and it hasn't scratched anything yet, so, hopefully it works out well for you! Don't plow under your selfie stick!! The 550 sounded like it was running great! Seeing people plowing sure makes me hope Kalsems have a plow day this year again! Thanks for the video!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I put a piece of blue shop towel under the magnet, worked great. The gopro was vibrating too, but that is how well the image stabilization works on the 7. I had it on my fender during the bridge crossing, and at the right speeds the fender would vibrate fairly bad, but the video is incredibly steady. The 7 is waterproof without a case, it came with a case that is more open to let the sound through. I think your magnet will get another round of use today, hopefully making some square bales.

[@jasonbroadhead3991]

I sure enjoy your videos. There are a couple of Cockshutt tractors near where I live in Alberta, Canada.

[@stanleybaker2798]

That plow is doing a great job 😀

[@jamesguralski5156]

Sharp looking 550!

[@AJwesleyify]

We had a Super 55 back in 1963, I loved that tractor, sure beat the 8n I was using. nice video

[@chadshafer8095]

Nice running tractor.

[@SchnelleKat]

Looks like Your Filming Skills are coming along! Great work!!!

[@americasdream1265]

I have always wanted a Oliver 550 but never owned one. This 550 is sharp

[@brucekangas5645]

Pretty clean on top. Lot of hours plowing with a 550 and two 16s Oliver plow

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks!

[@scruffy6151]

The 550 is running good and sounds nice. The gopro takes a good video and the mount seems to work good.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Looks like you were right about the coil.

[@jeffgraves1793]

Very nice video Chris last time you had plow days you had a minneapolis-moline garden tractor how many of them did they make

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I don't know the answer to that, maybe a viewer will know. I cut my teeth driving that MM mower. Figuratively that is...

[@jeffgraves1793]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris thank you

[@jakeziegler599]

That selfie stick shots were great! Never seen anyone do that before. Pretty good match there. We have a 3 bottom like that plow but it’s a little much for the 2-50

[@asappehacresheritagehomest546]

Where do you purchase your paint?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Auto Value and/or Jackson Painter's Supply, both in Jackson.

[@asappehacresheritagehomest546]

Thank you. And what are the official colors Chris? Love your videos. @@ThatOliverGuyChris

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

For Meadow Green I have used PPG 926052, and for the Clover White I use PPG 46536. It's called Heather Green, but it's white with only a hint of green and matches up to the original quite well. The Clover White that Agco sells has too much green and a little bit of brown to it, in my opinion. The PPG paints at Painter's Supply are cheaper than the Nason paint that I used on the purple 1850, but I didn't price the green or white there. The dyes make a huge difference on the final price of paint. I bought meadow green and a darker green at the same time, and the darker green was about $20 a gallon more because of the tints they had to use.

[@66Oliver]

If I actually had a job, I would contribute, but I don’t have much to offer! Sweet, never get to see 550s working that much.

[@michaelfreehling1914]

Missed this a year ago. Have the same tractor and plow never new the plow model 3240. See even old people can learn haha

[@JLosey8642]

That image stabilization is impressive...

[@mattphillips4260]

not sure if it was the cam or what but did not look like you was very deep with the plow but it sure was covering all the growth well

[@derektinkler4120]

Nice video canny bit of ploughing you don’t see many U.S farmers ploughing on KZbin Looks like you have very light soil.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I'm mostly no-till on my farm, but I do like to get the plows out to play with them. My soil is light, and has its fair share of rocks. Working up the wheat stubble gives me a chance to get some of them picked. Thanks for watching.

[@keithkuckler2551]

I bought a brand new one, i think it was about five grand. It proved a bit to small for what i used it for, so, i traded it in on a 3010 John Deere. A good little tractor though.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

That was very nice of BD!! But I would have expected it to be Oliver Green 😎 Don't drop the selfie stick!!!!

[@burningdinosaurs]

Shoot!! I should have painted it!! lol!

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@burningdinosaurs or chromed it😎

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It has some chrome, but I'm not sure if it is enough to make it go faster.

[@HighWaterFarm]

Any chance you want to talk about the power steering setup on the 550? No power steering is the biggest challenge with our 550, and would love to add it if at all possible.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It is possible. If you want to do it factory, the steering box needs to be replaced with a power steering one, 2 steering cylinders, tie rods, and a pump need to be added. There is a man in Palestine Texas by the name of Kent Gordon, he is the Super 55/550 guy. He has parted out tons of them, and would probably have everything you need. You can reach him at 903 729 8349.

[@AJmx2702001]

Gopros are always the best for those kinds of jobs i learned this as well the same way lol

[@farmworkMi]

Wow that hero pro is amazingly different then the galaxy I have almost ths same phone and after seeing this I may need to get a new camera

[@mitchellfay5725]

So was it the coil? All the comments seem to be talking about the camera

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It's been awhile, but I do remember replacing the coil on this one. It runs like a top now.

[@mitchellfay5725]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris thank you for the reply as I'm looking into purchasing a oliver 1250 and the gentleman said after it warms up after an hour it seems to loose a little power and this video lead me to think it was the coil as he thinks it's the fuel filters.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

@@mitchellfay5725 A coil that is going bad will get worse as it gets hot. Usually they'll start sputtering, sometimes they'll lose spark altogether, and then work again once they have cooled off.

[@johnbourlier411]

I like that green

[@cesmith4566]

The gopro dose great! The little 2 bottom dose a good job too but I'd rather use the 9 bottom! Lol

[@griffinhamilton2299]

Nice

[@philipblass6544]

What is the lever above the brakes for?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The PTO. Oliver offered an optional front PTO lever for the 550. Normally it was along the right side of the seat.

[@1friplease]

My uncle next door's got a Oliver 55 I think it's like a 51 that's not as new as that one but it's been on the farm it's the original tractor and we do got the original Farmall m that my dad built to a super m that I'm using tomorrow to finish up brush hogging a field are you still rush home from school and used to stand on that tractor when Grandpa used to plant beans or work the field up so when I use that I think of him even though it's a Farmall but it's a good Dependable tractor

[@tsitom3461]

Is it not inefficient to plow with a two bottom vs a four bottom? I suspect the limit of bottoms is on the tractor.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

4 bottoms would be too much for this tractor. I've seen this model pull 3, but 2 seems ideal.

[@joebarrett9830]

My dad (83) has been looking for tips and sheers for his 3240 plow. Any idea where he might find some? He has been looking (searching) online for about 3 years. Any help that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Shoup.com usually has them, but I have heard they are currently on back order.

[@Oliver-kv2mm]

Shouldn't the coil be mounted upside down on a 550?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Good eye. It should be.

[@farmerfarmer2801]

I have that same plough but a 3 furrow i did alot of ploughing on a 1255 and a 1370 cockshutts with it

[@dalewalker2315]

Boy, Chris. The difference in the two cameras is dramatic, HUH?? Can you still buy Oliver moldboards, shins and points??

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Yes. I haven't gotten any from AGCO in awhile, but Shoup has everything. Some of the older stuff is getting reproduced by a company called Ploworx.

[@dalewalker2315]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris I was wondering if Oliver moldboards were still available, they would out last any other brand by two.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Last time I bought shares from AGCO, they still had the pressed in bolts, and they did wear well, so I think they are still worth the extra money.

[@dalewalker2315]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris we were using AGCO rock shares toward the end, damn good shares, long wearing.

[@halberto9o8]

I have a 3-point plow with Oliver NC219-12 moldboards on it. I have been unable to find the Raydex type shares or any aftermarket replacements for several years now.. The shares had Oliver numbers R12R and R12S.

[@bendunkelman4853]

What are your thoughts/opinion of a White 2-150?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Honestly, avoid it unless you're a collector. The Minneapolis Moline engine parts are expensive or non-existent. The transmission is Oliver, so that's a little easier to find parts for if it needs it.

[@bendunkelman4853]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Thanks. My uncle has one he hasn't used in years I was going to buy. Do you think the same of a 2-155?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Totally the opposite on the 2-155. The transmission in those is close to indestructible. The Hercules has lots of torque, and though it can be a bit thirsty when working hard, it makes lots of power out of it. Overhaul kits are available for the engine. I will say, if it has FWA, those were made by a French company called Soma, and parts are hard to come by for them. Overall, they are a solid tractor that an get a lot of work done.

[@bendunkelman4853]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Thanks a lot!

[@stephenfonder7409]

I have heard that the 585 mm engines used in them had some problems. Do you know much about them mechanically Chris.

[@1friplease]

Lol you probably feel like a little ant after being on that 1855 LOL I just bush hog my 15 acre field with my 1855