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Oliver
1955
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Oliver 1955.

120hp
Engine estimate · from PTO
MFWD Optional
Drive
1970–1974
Production years
Oliver
Manufacturer
1955 / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Original price was $14,250 in 1974
- Manufacturer
- Oliver (a part of White)
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center
- Pressure
- 2200 psi151.7 bar
- Pump Flow
- 20 gpm75.7 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II/III
- Rear Lift
- 6000 lbs2721 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Battery Volts
- 12
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Power steering
Differential hydraulic dry disc brakes
Open operator station. Optional two-post ROPS and cab.
1955 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Oliver-Waukesha
turbocharged diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 310 ci5.1 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.875x4.375 inches98 x 111 mm
- Air Cleaner
- dry
- Rated Rpm
- 2400
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 20 qts18.9 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Oliver-Waukesha 5.1L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 35 gal132.5 L
1955 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 6 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- 330mm cerametallic disc
Transmission (Option 2)
The Hydraul-Shift overs a power shift between over-, under-, and direct-drive for each gear.
- Transmission
- Hydraul-Shift
- Transmission Type
- partial power shift
- Gears
- 18 forward and 6 reverse
- Clutch
- 330mm cerametallic disc
1955 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 152.38 in387 cm
- Width
- 80.63 in204 cm
- Height
- 85.5 in217 cm
- Wheelbase
- 86.25 in219 cm
- Ground clearance
- 13.5 in34 cm
- Front tread
- 60 in152 cm
- Rear tread
- 57 in144 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- 2wd Wheelbase
- 103 inches261 cm
- 4wd Wheelbase
- 86.25 inches219 cm
- Weight
- 11,250 lbs5103 kg
- Front Tire
- 11L-15
- Rear Tire
- 20.8-38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 11L-15
- Rear Ag
- 20.8-38
See it in action
Videos
Watch Oliver 1955 videos from their original YouTube creators.
1955 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1055
Diesel 18-speed 2WDOctober 15 - 24, 1970
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 3-direct used for power test.
Gear 2-under used for pull test.
- Id
- 1055
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 108.16 hp80.7 kW
- Fuel Use
- 6.9 gal/hour26.1 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 7.0 gal/hour26.5 l/hour
- Max Power
- 90.32 hp67.4 kW
- Max Pull
- 12,639 lbs5733 kg