COCKSHUTT Tractor Manuals PDF
History of Cockshutt Tractors
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The company began in Brantford, Ontario, as the Brantford Plow Works by James G. Cockshutt in 1877. It incorporated as the Cockshutt Plow Company in 1882.
Initially, the company specialized in plows and other farm implements, becoming a leader in the tillage tool sector by the 1920s.
In the late 1920s, Cockshutt entered the tractor market by selling Allis-Chalmers and later Oliver tractors in Canada.
The company introduced its first tractor built in-house in 1946, the innovative Cockshutt 30, which was the first Canadian tractor tested at Nebraska.
The 30 was notable for being the first tractor to offer an independent PTO.
Cockshutt produced various models in the 1940s and 1950s, including the 20, 35, 40, 50, and 60, with many models also sold in the U.S. under the CO-OP brand.
The company bought the National Farm Equipment Co-Operative (CO-OP) in 1952 to expand its market, leading to a strong presence in the U.S. with orange-painted CO-OP tractors.
In 1962, the White Motor Company purchased Cockshutt.
The Cockshutt name phased out, and by 1977, the brand’s history came to an end.