| Author | Message | ||
     Adam Schuh |
i just recently bought what I think is a 566 Plow. The decals on it say it is. The problem is, I bought a 560 series manual from Floyd Cty Musuem and it doesn't list a 566 being made with 4 bottoms, only 5-8 bottoms for the 566. The 565 it shows had 3-5 bottoms. So is my plow a 566 or a 565, any help would be great. I'm trying to restore it and want to put the right decals on it. It is in excellent shape, just needs a paint job and new decals. Thanks | ||
| M_lappin (M_lappin) |
My Dad and a neighbor would buy the oliver plows and always would remove or add bottoms to them. Seem to remember that we have several backbones around here somewhere and were all differant lengths. | ||
| John Schwiebert |
I never was the plow guy at the dealership, but if I remember correcly the box beam or back bone as we called then were larger on the 566 plow for more strength than on the 565 plows. You might want to measure yours. My neighbor has 565 and I could measure it when I get back in the states next week. | ||
| M_lappin |
I don't remember what model we have, does yours have the hydraulic trip? | ||
| John Schwiebert |
We sold more shear bolt plows than we sold spring trip. Sold Zero hydraulic trip. I think those hydraulic trip plowere were 575 & maybe 585. We got a book on them once in service school | ||
| Marty Lappin (M_lappin) |
In our little neck of the woods everybody had either spring or hydraulic reset. If they didn't the first chance they got they would trade up. Don't grow bad crops around here, but rocks grow the best of all. | ||
| Adam Schuh |
Mine has what oliver called the spring cushion trip. I don't know though, doesn't seem to trip real well, broke a share today on a big rock. The bottoms lift real easy by hand, just don't trip like they should for some reason. John I will measure the beam tomorrow and let you know. Thanks |
