last Saturday i picked up an old Oliver potato digger for $100 it was to dark to unload it that night so Sunday i unloaded it hooked it up to the framall H i have and to my surprise it worked. After i found out it worked i have done a few things like change a tire and a u joint then i modified the lift handle slightly to give me more ground clearance in transport position

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Posted October 11, 2013 - 07:43 PM
Neat unit! I bet that was a backsave back in the day. (and still!)
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Posted October 11, 2013 - 07:58 PM
Is that going to be a show piece or a user?
Nice to see a video of that thing in action.
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Posted October 11, 2013 - 08:26 PM
Looks like you got a deal. I agree it would be nice to see it in action.
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Posted October 11, 2013 - 09:10 PM
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Posted October 12, 2013 - 02:23 AM
its going to be a mix of a show piece and a user. right now i don't have any potatoes but we have some sections of fields that had rail road tracks going through them so we have a few big rocks we want out. hopefully tomorrow I am going to a small show, so i can get pics of other equipment and maybe stop by on the way up there and get a vid of it in action
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Posted October 12, 2013 - 03:39 AM
That's cool!
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Posted October 13, 2013 - 08:03 AM
It took a good tractor to pull it full depth here in New England but our MF 50 and DavidBrown 990 did it with ease most of the time.
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Posted October 18, 2013 - 09:09 PM
well i did get a video of it in action, i will try and upload it to YouTube and put a link on here. After using it i found out that my tractor can't handle it. there is a guy that has a 1960 chevy impala we are thinking about trading straight across for, it in rough shape but it is complete and the engine is free. i will get the video and pics of the car on here and see what you guys think.
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Posted October 19, 2013 - 08:21 AM
That tractor should have more than enough spunk to run it, it may be the speed. Also, is this tiller dirt or fresh? If it wasnt a prepared field, it may be to hard to get it in the ground correctly.
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Posted October 20, 2013 - 12:52 AM
its a corn field so the ground is pretty hard but like you said the ground speed is to high and that is in 1st as slow as i can go. that is why I am thinking of trading it for the car.
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Posted October 20, 2013 - 10:35 PM
well i ended up getting the car he will deliver it next week when he comes to get the digger
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Posted November 05, 2013 - 12:53 AM
well between him selling a house and some snow we finally got the car here today, but it is to dark to take pics so i will start a new thread on it tomorrow
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