Who know this Oliver HG?

[Patrick31]

Hello,

Very interesting your site. I am in France and I have bought an Oliver HG. Could anybody say me what is this type? I have already seen some pictures of a similar model on the site. My Oliver was used in the South of France for the culture of the vineyard. It have been repowered with a Perkins engine, 2 cylinders. Does anybody know approximately the manufacturing date? It is not still at home. There is a little of work but the engine and the commands run very well.


http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.ph ... u=11099466

Thanks and Best regards

Patrick31

[Jack in NB]

Hello Patrick -

That looks like an HG-31. The "31" indicates the spacing of the tracks; they also came in 42" and 68". You can convert those numbers to metric...

Looks like you have a beautiful tractor. That running gear looks almost brand new. C'est encroyable!

Those HG's were made from 1946 or so to 1951 or so. The front wheels were weak - the flanges running inside the track rails wore, and tracks kept jumping off. The later OC-3 wheels cupped the outside of the track rails, and solved that problem. The support springs were also VERY weak.