Oliver and Cockshutt Tractor Collection in Illinois

hey folks machine repeat here I'm in Chesterville Illinois this morning here with Fred Hellmuth Fred ah nice to be with you this morning here in Chesterville great to have you here in Chesterville it's a beautiful area and now I've been advised behind our door here we have some tractors that our audience might be interested in seeing what do we hope so we're going to have some Oliver's and some okay let's go up knock on the door and our guy inside will like I'll pull back your folks and you can see what we've got waiting inside if you like Oliver and shot tractors folks we got some we got some candy for you here Fred how long you been collecting I've been collecting them for about 15 years now 15 years okay well when we open the door here boy my eyes drawn to one particular tract you got to tell us about this is 1855 over here oh yes the 1855 I bought from Chad Frissell and I'm told that this is the only only heritage ever come from the factory that was painted in the red white and blue of course it's shut but most Heritage's the red white and blue is for what Oliver made them and international made him in John Deere but they say this is the only hair the only shop that was ever that was ever painted in a red white and blue so Fred this tractor was was in 1976 yes 1876 okay and you found it in Wisconsin yes I did yesterday okay and what when you found it what did you think when you saw it well I thought I had to have it and and so we got together and it it we negotiated a little bit but we ended up with it being here in Chester real you take it out to any parades or anything oh yes we just took it on a tractor drive you're this spring you must get a lot of mustard a lot of conversation yeah yes it does it does do that where was the tractor right where was the tractor Drive was a pier in Arthur it was about a 50 mile drive if we do here on an annual basis of hometown through the Amish country here and so we get a lot of a lot of participants did you have a nice weather day this last year was a little bit warm but yeah we had a we had a very nice very nice turnout very nice day nature's air-conditioning it were copy you got it now behind us here we have a 1650 how long have you had that one actually this was actually the first tractor that I bought when I started collecting I bought it fell I traded to the Abel Koontz equipment in Arthur Illinois and they told me because they knew I liked old and so I bought it and restored it and I've been using it from a tractor drive tractor until I bought the Heritage this year okay now you got a pick which one you want - I got a pick which one now we have other tractors you can see folks kind of a kind of nicely spaced back there Fred that's a challenge to get them all in here yes it is this is kind of a temporary home I have exceed Korn building in Arcola Illinois which is to the east of us about five minor and I'm restoring it back to its height was in the 40s and that's where they'll be housed out there well let's sneak back here just a little bit and see what else we have you know what if a shot we're models is at 1950 T it is one of eighteen one event one of eighteen and actually I bought it I bought it from the same from Chad he had he had had this for years okay he's he's very good at collecting the and finding these rare tractors well let's sneak back I'll try to get a different view of it for folks here Fred boy I tell you what folks is always great fun to find these collections around the country and here you go in 1950 t and Fred you said how many are 18 is a lot of 18 1 of 18 ok and folks we also have with us Paul Kunz from Koons equipment and follow you you guys are in Arthur right down the road here and I take it you've known a friend for a little while neighbors neighbors and what did you think what did you think is Fred was building his collection here that he's crazy and this is all yeah very fun very fun and ok so over here we have a cockshott 1550 Fred yes that different one up all in Indiana right the high hat is over 88 interesting story on that I bought that and took it to a tractor pool in Charleston Illinois ok and I pulled it one time and I want and I've never pulled it again so if he's retired to check one for one one for one right can this is better than the 88 that's the 88 yes yes ok that's kind of like Rocky Marciano because I guess kind of stuff their friend is pretty good alright and behind off to the side do we have an Oliver 77 over super 77 for 77 yes and to the back there is a little all over 550 and that I bought that I moved into the country and so what was that the first Oliver that he was actually the first Oliver that I did I the 550 had was 550 yes now Fred where did the love for Oliver originate from yeah my dad on the farm at a 77 and I love driving that I like that six-cylinder Waukesha engine and and so my love for the all the tractors was directly because of that sound of that sweet sound of that engine and you know I can't even tell you how many people I run into that it started with the 77 yeah for their families 77 was the old standby sure was and your dad is pop still around or nope he passed about back in 97 and did you grow up your family grew up right around here brother up here this area of this okay and behind you what do we have over there that would be an Oliver 88888 okay and how about on the other next to a Daniel on the other side of that is the Oliver 1600 utility which not many of them but I'm not sure the number on this is where it helps folks to have long arms thank you but again oh this is a beautiful collection Fred you have any favorites sentimental favorites of the bunch probably the 1650 I still love it since I bought it heritage shut I love the sound of that yeah that is a real head-turner is a well Fred thanks so much for showing us your collection and I think would you be okay if we share this out on YouTube absolutely I guarantee you people around the world Oliver lovers are going to enjoy your collection thanks again Fred all right very good you

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Keywords: Oliver tractors, Cockshutt tractors, antique tractors, Fred Helmuth, Machinery Pete, machinerypete.com, White Cockshutt 1855 tractor, Oliver 1950T, Olver Super 77, Oliver 880, Oliver 1855, Oliver 1650, Cockshutt 1950T, farm tractors, farm machinery, farm equipment, farming, agriculture, Greg Peterson, Chesterville Illinois

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Length: 7min 40sec (460 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 13 2016