Oliver 1855 Much Maligned By Malcontents

Posted by Tom on November 27, 2002 at 18:52:47 from (216.117.106.192):

Please help me understand why the 310 engine has developed such a bad reputation thirty years after the last one was fixed. Every time a discussion comes up about the 55 series tractors, somebody has to interject some criticism of the 1855. You have all heard the stories about how somebodys Dad bought a new 1855 in 1969 and had to tow it into the Deere dealership six months later. How the engine had exploded and the Deere dealer would only allow $750 on a trade in.

Get over it fellas. Ok so their were a few engineering problems with the 310 as it was used in the 1855. The light turbocharging that was designed to boost the horsepower rating from 86 in the 1755, also apparently cooked the motor oil in the 1855. When the oil failed the wrist pins were the first to come apart. Many time the connecting rods came right through the side of the block.

But Oliver fixed the problem. They replaced a lot of engines, I hope that somebody can tell me how many, and they provided update kits which included an external oil cooler. By now, all of the surviving 1855s have either been modified or overhauled with modified components.

Nobody has to worry about blowing up an 1855 anymore because the oil got too hot.

My 1855 has more than 6000 hard working hours on the tach. I wouldn't trade her for a boat load of those leaking, smoking old 1850s.

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• Re: Oliver 1855 Much Maligned By Malcontents Don Wadge 10:12:59 11/28/02 (0)

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