• Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Utility
  • No lab test on file
  • 1961–1963
  • 1,648 built

It sits on the compact/utility boundary, so either size is a fair description. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

OLIVER 500 Engine specs

9 engine values on record for the 500.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

34.5 hp

25.7 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

What engine is in a 500?

A 500 has a DAVID BROWN AD 4/36 A-106, a 4-cylinder 2.52 L engine.

Engine — DAVID BROWN AD 4/36 A-106 specifications
Make & modelDAVID BROWN AD 4/36 A-106Source 1
Cylinders4Source 1
Displacement154.0 ci · 2.52 LSource 1
CoolingLiquid-cooled
Maximum torque110 lb·ft · 149 N·m
Maximum torque speed1,175 rpm
Cylinders4
Displacement2.7 qt · 2.5 L
Bore3.5 in · 88.9 mm
Stroke4.0 in · 101.6 mm
Rated engine speed2,000 rpm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”

Sources and how this page was built

9 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 850”; and Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Sources

Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution

  1. Traktorenlexikon: David Brown 850 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-104344 · revision 988588. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: Oliver 500 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-117474 · revision 1013112. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document