August’s featured photo was submitted by Bill Adams. This photo was chosen as a winner in our annual photo contest and will be featured in the 2019 Steiner catalog.
“The 550 was the successor to Oliver’s Super 55 and almost 200,000 of this popular little tractor were produced from 1958 through 1975. The 550 was strong for its size, delivering 35HP at the drawbar and was offered in several configurations. Restored by Joe Tarbet of Lubbock, Texas. Joe is a good friend who helped me start collecting and restoring old tractors. Joe found this Oliver in a very dilapidated condition at a cotton gin yard near Lamesa, Texas. In its last years it had retired from plowing and was used to pull cotton trailers around the gin. I watched Joe restore this Oliver and years later when he decided to liquidate his collection, I was fortunate to be able to buy it.” – Bill Adams
To view all of the winning photos, click here.
