Hi All,

I just came across this site while looking for some information online, so I thought I would ask a question about an Oliver I'm currently looking at.  

It's an Oliver 55 Diesel, but it has a cracked head currently. I'd like to get the tractor as a project, but the head has me concerned. I'm not sure on how easy it is to get a replacement head, as I cannot readily find any on the internet. I've seen that at some cylinder head shops, they'll try to make a repair, but sometimes it doesn't take. I just wonder if anyone has any experience with this process in repairing a head? And does it make sense to make this purchase even with the cracked head?  Iwouldn't want to part the tractor out, but with a major issue with a head on a diesel motor, I'm not sure what else you could do with it. Thanks for any insight you may have,