Oliver 1600 Prototype Tractor Three years before it hit the market, the Oliver 1600 existed as a prototype tractor in 1959. The 1600 was an extension of the model 1800 and 1900 new line of Oliver tractors that were released in 1960. Take a close look at the pictures of the 1600 prototype tractors paying attention to the engine! Although the production models of the 1600 where equipped with the traditional Waukesha six cylinder engine, the prototypes had a 4 cylinder engine under the hood. The engine was "2/3" of the Oliver 1800 engine (283 cubic inch Waukesha diesel) meaning it used 4 cylinders instead of 6. Likely, this small of an engine (approximately 189 cubic inches) was drastically underpowered for the size of the 1600 and was later upgraded during testing to the six cylinder engine found in production models of 1962. It is believed 12 of the 1600 prototypes were built and tested - two of them are shown in the picture below. Production Model
When the Oliver 1600 was debuted in late 1962, the 4 cylinder prototype engine had been upgraded to the six cylinder engine shown below. Additionally, the "checkerboard" decal seen on the prototype 1600 tractors that matched the early production 1800 and 1900 tractors had been replaced by the Oliver "spear" badge that was used all the way through the 55 series Oliver tractors. Comments are closed.
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