Michiana's Popular Farm Paper Since 1926 Oliver Collectors Gather in Auburn Published: Friday, March 20, 2026 Oliver hasn't built a tractor since 1976, yet inside Kruse Plaza, the brand feels strangely alive. People who grew up with Oliver still talk about the machines as if the company never disappeared. They show tractors their families used for farming, parts their grandfathers made, and engines they rebuilt from scrap. This is because no factory now makes replacement parts.