Oliver Repowered With Isuzu Diesel
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Melvin Erskin got an old Oliver 1250 up and running with the aid of a scavenged Isuzu diesel engine and help from family and friends. The Oliver 1250 was originally equipped with a Fiat gas engine. When Erskin saw it at the implement dealership where he worked, the engine was shot. When he retired, he asked about it and his boss said to take it.
“I needed a tractor and figured if I could find an engine, I could get it going again,” said Erskin. “My son-in-law and a friend are machinists, and they told me if I found an engine, they would put it in.”
A trucker friend gave Erskin an Isuzu diesel off a Thermo King refrigerated reefer. John Cornell, Erskin’s son-in-law, and his friend, Kevin Buck, went to work. In order to slip the Isuzu with its 24-qt. oil pan into the Oliver, changes had to be made. The bottom half of the oil pan was cut away to fit the frame of the tractor. With its reduced size, the pan still holds about 11 qts.
New motor mounts had to be made. The machining got more difficult when it came to the bell housing. In order to match the new engine to the tractor’s bell housing, an adapter plate had to be fabricated. At the same time, the flywheel had to be cut down to fit the available space.
The engine was still two inches longer than the Fiat had been; so the three men cut the fan shroud down to fit it in. They also installed a hydraulic pump on front.
“The machining was so exact that we have never had to adjust the clutch since,” says Erskin. “Without John and Kevin, I couldn’t have afforded to have it done.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Melvin Erskin, 2656 Dale Dr., Six Lakes, Mich. 48886 (ph 989 365-3398).
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Oliver Repowered With Isuzu Diesel REPOWERED EQUIPMENT Melvin Erskin got an old Oliver 1250 up and running with the aid of a scavenged Isuzu diesel engine and help from family and friends The Oliver 1250 was originally equipped with a Fiat gas engine When Erskin saw it at the implement dealership where he worked the engine was shot When he retired he asked about it and his boss said to take it “I needed a tractor and figured if I could find an engine I could get it going again ” said Erskin “My son-in-law and a friend are machinists and they told me if I found an engine they would put it in ” A trucker friend gave Erskin an Isuzu diesel off a Thermo King refrigerated reefer John Cornell Erskin’s son-in-law and his friend Kevin Buck went to work In order to slip the Isuzu with its 24-qt oil pan into the Oliver changes had to be made The bottom half of the oil pan was cut away to fit the frame of the tractor With its reduced size the pan still holds about 11 qts New motor mounts had to be made The machining got more difficult when it came to the bell housing In order to match the new engine to the tractor’s bell housing an adapter plate had to be fabricated At the same time the flywheel had to be cut down to fit the available space The engine was still two inches longer than the Fiat had been; so the three men cut the fan shroud down to fit it in They also installed a hydraulic pump on front “The machining was so exact that we have never had to adjust the clutch since ” says Erskin “Without John and Kevin I couldn’t have afforded to have it done ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Melvin Erskin 2656 Dale Dr Six Lakes Mich 48886 ph 989 365-3398
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