The Linders from Loomis are back with us again this week with our first Oliver on the blog!  This very nice 1900 Wheatland is a 1963 Series B with a GM Detroit diesel 2-cycle engine.

These engines certainly had a unique "growling" sound to them.  The Detroit Diesel history began in 1938, just as World War II was heating up. That year, General Motors formed the GM Diesel Division — the ancestor to Detroit Diesel. The needs of tanks, landing craft, road building equipment and standby generators meant those first engines had to be compact, lightweight, two-cycle products. These motors transferred over to the over-the-road truck market and the off-road market as well.

The Oliver 1950(GM Detroit Diesel) had wider tub frame, and needed special attachments which is one of the reasons the 1950-T came into being: to do away with the oddball frame and it's special equipment requirements. The 1950-T could use the same loaders, and mounted cultivators and sprayers as the 1750 & 1850, whereas the GM-powered 1950 could not.

The engine on this 1900 was overhauled and the tractor was restored by Charlie Linder.  Thanks Charlie and nice work! Click on the pic for a closer look.  Leave a comment by clicking on "Comment".  You can email your tractors to us, or send us pics to Box 880, Lexington 68850.