Now, I'm a big John Deere fan myself, but not everyone likes JD. Don't know why. But anyway, not everyone likes JD, so I have built an Oliver 77 for them to enjoy. I've always liked Oliver's as sort of a second-or-third best brand, and the 77 Fleetline was one of the best models out there.

Oliver produced the Fleetline series tractors for only a few short years, but their good looks made them a highly sought-after model for crop planters, fruit orchard owners and gentleman farmers alike. Even today, Oliver 77 model tractors have a high collectibility value among restorers and vintage tractor owners. Initially offered as a replacement for the 1937-'48 standard 70, the 77 was available in three different configurations, the 77 standard with a wide front axle, the 77 row-crop with the tricycle-style narrow front end and the 77 orchard with its lower profile and full skirted fenders. An additional model, the Super 77 was added for the 1954-'58 model years. Their enclosed engine compartment, which added to the tractors' pleasing appearance, can easily identify Fleetline tractors of the late 1940s and early 1950s, but the engine side panels were dropped on the later Super 77.The company was one of the first to successfully market a diesel-powered farm tractor. The LP gas engine was a smaller 139.9-cu.in. six-cylinder. Gas and LP engines used six-volt electrics, and the diesel used 12-volt. The manual transmission had straight-cut gears with six forward and two reverse speeds. First gear had a manageable 2.5:1 ratio with sixth gear a whopping 11.5:1. Reverse ratios were 2.6:1 and 4.5:1.A side-mounted 7-inch belt pulley provided the powertrain for numerous equipment attachments and a three-point hitch in the rear could pull most equipment of its day. The two-wheel-drive chassis was 91 inches long and 60 inches wide with an overall length for the wide front Standards of 130 inches and 75 inches in height.

VTOL up to drive, ACT1 for 2nd gear, yaw to steer. More detailed instructions later. Drive safe.