I have recently come into possesion of some old family equipment.  My grandfather passed away last year, a few short months too soon to see me finish the complete restoration I did of his 48 Farmall M.  I am now moving into the old Olivers.  My great grandfather was a loyal Oliver man.  I am now in the possesion of two 80's (109340 and 113158), one 70 (257158), one Red River Special Thrashing Machine (49975), and one 1057QD frame mounted Cultivator.  Another fine piece of equipment they always ran was a model 4 picker.  I looked for a long time and finally broke down last year and drove 8 hours to Kansas and bought one (401454).  It is not in horrible condition, but needs some tlc.  I am wanting to know as much information about these tractors, dates, parts availability, power, matching equipment, etc.  I brought the 70 back this summer and have it running, and am getting ready to run some checks to see what the condition of the engine is.  The two 80's are free, but have not moved in over 25 years.  I want nothing more than to restore these fine pieces of family history and use them.  I have a group of friends, we play around with all the old stuff, and have a blast doing it!  I am located in Central Illinois, close to Peoria, and again am looking for any and all help related to parts, equipment, experts, etc.  I am looking forward to hearing from everyone on here and learning what they haved learned over many years using classic Oliver equipment.  If anyone knows how I can link in photobucket, I can upload pictures of all the equipment I am talking about.
Nick