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25-566: Founded as the Brantford Plow Works by James G. Cockshutt in 1877, the name was changed to the Cockshutt Plow Company when it was incorporated in 1882. After James died shortly thereafter, his brother William Foster Cockshutt took over as president. He remained until 1888, when another brother, Frank Cockshutt, became president of the company. In 1910, Henry Cockshutt , the youngest of the brothers, took over

50-400: A diesel engine option soon after. The tractor was brought to market in 1953, rated for four or five plows. In addition to its optional live PTO, it could also operate belt-connected apparatus. Models were produced with narrow double or single front wheels, a wide standard fixed front axle and an adjustable wide row-crop front axle, and front wheel units were interchangeable with the 40 and

75-598: A new tractor, once Ford stopped North American production of the Fordson). In 1935 Cockshutt took on the Oliver tractor line. During World War II Cockshutt's Brantford, Ontario, factory, operating as Cockshutt Aircraft Division , manufactured undercarriages for several types of British bombers, including the Avro Lancaster Mk X being built by Victory Aircraft at Malton, and built plywood fuselages and wings for

100-540: The 125th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force . In 1891, he married Minnie Turner Ashton. CO-OP E5 The Cockshutt 50 row-crop tractor was a row-crop tractor produced by the Cockshutt Plow Company , from 1953 to 1957. It was the largest of a series of Canadian-produced tractors that started with the Cockshutt 30 , and was based on the Cockshutt 40 with a more powerful engine. The 50

125-624: The Avro Anson training aircraft and for Britain's famous de Havilland Mosquito bomber. The Brantford plant, as Cockshutt Munitions Division also manufactured artillery trailers and artillery shells of variety of sizes. The work force at Brantford grew to nearly 6,000 people. A great number of the work force were women. Meanwhile, Cockshutt's other Brantford factory, called the Brantford Coach and Body plant, manufactured mechanical transport bodies, ambulances, and specialty trailers for

150-791: The "Co-op" name. The tractors would be painted entirely "pumpkin orange" with black lettering and would be re-designated as the Co-op E-3 tractor. The NFMC would wholesale the Model E-3 tractors to various local farmer-owned co-operatives. These local farmer-owned co-operatives, spread over 10 states in the midwestern part of the United States, would then retail the Model E-3 tractors to the consuming farming public. Some of these locally owned farmer-owned co-operatives, especially those located in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, were affiliated with

175-610: The 1964-1969 period, the **50 series from 1450 to 2150 were identical to Oliver tractors of the same model number. They were manufactured at the Oliver plant in Charles City, Iowa, and differed from Olivers only in paint colour and bearing the new Cockshutt logo. They covered the horsepower range 55 to 110, essentially the same as the Cockshutt Models 560, 570, and 580. After acquiring Minneapolis-Moline, White began selling

200-551: The 50th anniversary of the Model 30's launch with a postage stamp on June 8, 1996. Only 441 Model 30s were manufactured that first year. In 1947, production of the Model 30 hit its full stride when 6,263 were built. Thus, the Model 30 was the first modern production tractor built in Canada. The high water mark of production of the Model 30 was reached in 1948 when 10,665 tractors were made and marketed across Canada. The Cockshutt Model 30

225-836: The American Farm Bureau. By October 1946 the new orange Model E-3 tractors were rolling off the assembly line at the Brantford factory and were beginning to show up at local farmer-owned co-operatives all across the Midwest of the United States. The Canadian Co-operative Implements Limited (CCIL) also marketed the Co-op E3, E4 , and E5 in Canada. Co-op Model E-3 tractors were also marketed to local farmer-owned co-operatives located in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Montana. These tractors were wholesaled by

250-616: The Farmers Union Grain Exchange located in St. Paul, Minnesota. In order to promote the sales of the Model E-3 tractor in the United States, Cockshutt sent one of the Model 30/Co-op E-3 tractors to Lincoln, Nebraska, to be tested by the staff at the University of Nebraska from May 21 through June 3, 1947. Testing of the Model 30/Co-op E-3 tractor revealed that the tractor delivered 32.95 horsepower (24.57 kW) to

275-658: The Galt College Institute. He worked for a produce firm and in a tea warehouse in England before returning to Ontario and entering the family business in partnership with his brother James . A merchant and manufacturer, he was a member of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission . He was president of the Cockshutt Plow Company from 1885 until 1888, stepping in after his brother's death from tuberculosis at 34 years of age. In 1888, he

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300-568: The M-M Jet Star 3 as a Cockshutt 1350, a 45-horsepower (34 kW) tractor filling the Cockshutt Model 550 spot. Ultimately, White also offered a diesel import manufactured by Fiat as a Cockshutt: the 40-horsepower (30 kW) Model 1265 a 3-cylinder unit replacing the Cockshutt Model 540. White established White Farm Equipment in 1969 to merge and further consolidate the three acquisitions and by 1975 had discontinued all three of

325-571: The belt pulley and 28.43 horsepower (21.20 kW) to the drawbar. Following introduction of the Model 30 , Cockshutt added the larger 45-horsepower (34 kW), 3-4 plow Cockshutt 40 in 1949 and added the smaller 25-horsepower (19 kW), 2-plow Cockshutt 20 in 1952, and finally in 1953 the Company added the still larger 60-horsepower (45 kW), 4-5 plow Cockshutt 50 to the emerging line of Cockshutt farm tractors. The Cockshutt Blackhawk 35

350-510: The border in the United States. However, Cockshutt had no sales network in the United States. Consequently, in 1945, Cockshutt signed two marketing agreements with United States organizations. The first agreement was signed with the National Farm Machinery Co-operative (NFMC) in the midwestern United States. Under the terms of this agreement the Model 30 tractors sold in the United States would be sold under

375-402: The first three hand-assembled units were on the shop floor in the plant when the shut down order came in early 1962. It was a 100-horsepower (75 kW) unit, and one tractor escaped demolition. In 1958, the company ownership was taken over by English Transcontinental, a British mercantile bank buying on behalf of an American investment group that became the forerunner of White. The Company name

400-598: The later 35. 3,974 Cockshutt 50s and derivatives were built at Cockshutt's Brantford, Ontario plant from 1953 to 1957. Base price in 1956 was CA$ 2,872. A fully-optioned 50 could cost up to CA$ 4,000. Comparable tractors to the Model 50 included the Case LA, Oliver 99 , John Deere Model R , Minneapolis-Moline G and the Allis-Chalmers W. Painted all-orange, the CO-OP E5 was a Cockshutt 50 rebranded for sale in

425-449: The leadership of the company. Under his direction, the company was able to obtain financing for acquisitions and expansion. Known for quality designs, the company became the leader in the tillage tools sector by the 1920s. Since Cockshutt did not have a tractor design of its own yet, in 1929 an arrangement was made to distribute Allis-Chalmers model 20-35 and United tractors (United was a group of Fordson dealers who contracted Allis for

450-480: The previous brand names and began offering White equipment, distinguished by its primarily silver paint job. The Cockshutt name was no longer used beyond the mid-70s. William Foster Cockshutt William Foster Cockshutt (October 17, 1855 – November 22, 1939) was a Canadian politician. Born in Brantford , Canada West , the son of Ignatius Cockshutt , Cockshutt was educated in Brantford and at

475-445: The war effort. Still during the war years Cockshutt was able to design its own tractor. This tractor was the Cockshutt 30 tractor. However, because the raw materials needed for industrial production were restricted only for use in the war effort, production of the Model 30 30-horsepower (22 kW) 2-3 plow tractor had to be postponed until the end of the war. The Model 30 finally went into production in 1946. Canada Post commemorated

500-416: Was a large four or five-plow tractor for general use. The 50 was sold in the United States as the CO-OP E5. The Cockshutt 50 was essentially a heavier Cockshutt 40 with a more powerful engine. The tractor was styled in the same streamlined manner as the original 30 by Canadian architect Charles Brooks. A Buda Engine Company 273-cubic-inch (4,470 cc) six-cylinder gasoline engine was initially used with

525-519: Was changed to Cockshutt Farm Equipment Limited , and was acquired by White Motor Company in January 1962. White had previously acquired Oliver Corporation in late 1960 and subsequently bought Minneapolis-Moline in early 1963. Immediately after assuming control in early 1962, White opted to cease production in Brantford, but to take advantage of Cockshutt's eight decades of brand loyalty, they continued to sell Cockshutt tractors. Manufactured during

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550-414: Was designed by Raymond Loewy , a well known automobile designer of the era. The design set a new standard in modern styling. The Model 540 was 30-horsepower (22 kW), 2-3 plow; Model 550 was a 40-horsepower (30 kW), 3-plow; Model 560 was a 50-horsepower (37 kW), 4-plow, and the Model 570 was a 65-horsepower (48 kW), 5-plow design. The big-brother Model 580 was never mass-produced;

575-482: Was introduced in 1956 to promote the acquisition of the Ohio Cultivator Company. The tractor covered the mid-range of the market, with 42.5 horsepower (31.7 kW); 1850 of the models were built, and a beautiful print was made of the cream and orange tractor. In 1958, Cockshutt introduced a complete new line of tractors at the same time: the 540, 550, 560, and 570. The sheet metal of the 500 series

600-468: Was named president of the local Board of Trade. Cockshutt was an unsuccessful candidate in the federal riding of Brant South in 1887. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Brantford in the 1904 general elections . A Conservative , he was defeated in 1908 . He was re-elected in 1911 and 1917 . He was defeated again in 1921 . He was an honorary colonel of

625-481: Was painted vermillion red in colour with cream white wheels front and rear and with cream white lettering on the tractor. The Model 30 was powered by a 153-cubic-inch (2.51 L) engine made by the Buda Engine Company of Harvey, Illinois. Cockshutt had always intended to sell its new Model 30 beyond the borders of Canada. The company especially wanted to enter the large farm tractor market south of

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