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The author, a former Oliver Chief Engineer, tells the inside story of the famous Oliver Fleetline tractors and their successors, the problems the engineers encountered and the innovative solutions they engendered From design criteria to styling improvements, engines, brakes, independent power take-off, Hydra-Lectric implement power lifts, transmissions, axles, hubs, wheels, electric lights, easy-riding seats, noise reduction and safety devices, Oliver engineers kept the needs and well being of the farmers uppermost in their minds.
The book also includes the industrial and other tractors specially modified for industrial, construction, and other custom applications. Crawlers are briefly covered, and a comprehensive appendix lists Hart-Parr, Oliver and White tractor models and the years they were produced.
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