Oliver 500 tractor

JWalker · Oct 13, 2011

Who made the engines or what engine is in the Oliver 500/David Brown 850 tractors? Were they reliabe, headaches etc? Any info is appreciated. I will also post on the Oiver site.

Thanks

JWalker

RGMartin · Oct 14, 2011

DB built them themselves. Many ignoramus' believe that DBs are Perkins powered, simply not true. As for reliability, there simply aren't enough here in the US to speak to that.

Spec sheet for an 850:

http://www.dbtc.co.uk/index.php?module=Content&func=view&pid=207

dej(Jed) · Oct 17, 2011

(quoted from post at 18:33:03 10/13/11) Who made the engines or what engine is in the Oliver 500/David Brown 850 tractors? Were they reliabe, headaches etc? Any info is appreciated. I will also post on the Oiver site.

Thanks

JWalker

They just sold one Sat. nite at a local auction, here in western, Pa.
It brought $1225. Oliver used a fair amount of Fiat engines and a lot of guys I have talked to say they are a bear to get parts for. I can't imagine that the DB engine parts are inexpensive. I say this based on parts that I have bought for my DB 995. Everything is pricy these days anyway.

RGMartin · Oct 17, 2011

(quoted from post at 08:27:53 10/17/11)

(quoted from post at 18:33:03 10/13/11) Who made the engines or what engine is in the Oliver 500/David Brown 850 tractors? Were they reliabe, headaches etc? Any info is appreciated. I will also post on the Oiver site.

Thanks

JWalker

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They just sold one Sat. nite at a local auction, here in western, Pa.
It brought $1225. Oliver used a fair amount of Fiat engines and a lot of guys I have talked to say they are a bear to get parts for. I can't imagine that the DB engine parts are inexpensive. I say this based on parts that I have bought for my DB 995. Everything is pricy these days anyway.

Where was that auction.

I keep my eyes open for stuff like hat and somehow missed it. Not that I need another little one... I have 3 that need a storage place for winter.

As to cheap parts... Feel free to email me if you need something.

dej(Jed) · Oct 17, 2011

(quoted from post at 08:20:46 10/17/11)

(quoted from post at 08:27:53 10/17/11)

(quoted from post at 18:33:03 10/13/11) Who made the engines or what engine is in the Oliver 500/David Brown 850 tractors? Were they reliabe, headaches etc? Any info is appreciated. I will also post on the Oiver site.

Thanks

JWalker

Click to expand...

They just sold one Sat. nite at a local auction, here in western, Pa.
It brought $1225. Oliver used a fair amount of Fiat engines and a lot of guys I have talked to say they are a bear to get parts for. I can't imagine that the DB engine parts are inexpensive. I say this based on parts that I have bought for my DB 995. Everything is pricy these days anyway.

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Where was that auction.

I keep my eyes open for stuff like hat and somehow missed it. Not that I need another little one... I have 3 that need a storage place for winter.

As to cheap parts... Feel free to email me if you need something.

If you go to auction zip. com they have a US list. The tractor was at Yarracs auction, so just punch in Y and look for that name. He gets tractors every now and then. I bid it to $1200 and quit. It ran well and was a nice straight tractor.

RGMartin · Oct 17, 2011

Can't find any of his closed auctions. Sounds like someone got a real deal. Never heard of that auctioneer even though I am only 40 miles from Butler.

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