The Cockshutt 50 row-crop tractor was a

row-crop tractor A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most common ...

produced by the

Cockshutt Plow Company Cockshutt was a large agricultural machinery manufacturer, known as Cockshutt Farm Equipment Limited (1957–1962), based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Founded as the Brantford Plow Works by James G. Cockshutt in 1877, the name was changed to the ...

, 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 The Cockshutt 40 row-crop tractor was the second tractor produced by the Cockshutt Plow Company, from 1949 to 1958. Having developed the medium-sized Cockshutt 30, Cockshutt developed the heavier 40, using a six-cylinder engine. The 40 was rated ...

with a more powerful engine. The 50 was a large four or five-plow tractor for general use. The 50 was sold in the United States as the CO-OP E5.

Description and production

The Cockshutt 50 was essentially a heavier

with a more powerful engine. The tractor was styled in the same streamlined manner as the original 30 by Canadian architect Charles Brooks. A

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six-cylinder gasoline engine was initially used with 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 the later 35. 3,974 Cockshutt 50s and derivatives were built at Cockshutt's

Brantford, Ontario Brantford ( 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County, but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independ ...

plant from 1953 to 1957.Cockshutt 1999. p. 97 Base price in 1956 was CA$2,872. A fully-optioned 50 could cost up to CA$4,000.Cockshutt 1999. p. 101 Comparable tractors to the Model 50 included the Case LA, Oliver 99, John Deere Model R, Minneapolis-Moline G and the Allis-Chalmers W.

CO-OP E5

Painted all-orange, the CO-OP E5 was a Cockshutt 50 rebranded for sale in the United States.

References

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