The Cockshutt 20 row-crop tractor was the third tractor produced by the

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, from 1951 to 1958. Having developed the medium-sized Cockshutt 30 and the heavier

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, the 20 was a small two-plow tractor for general use. The 20 was sold in the United States as the CO-OP E2.

Description and production

The Cockshutt 20 was scaled down from the 30, with many of the same features, but lacking the live

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(PTO) of larger Cockshutts. The tractor was styled in the same streamlined manner as the 30 by Canadian architect Charles Brooks. A

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four-cylinder engine was initially used, but was replaced by a Continental engine when early production models proved underpowered. A

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version was offered in 1953. Models were produced with narrow double front wheels, or a wide adjustable front row-crop axle. About 4,000 Cockshutt 20s and derivatives were built at Cockshutt's

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plant from 1952 to 1958.Cockshutt 1999. p. 97 Base price in 1956 was CA$1,656. A fully-optioned 20 could cost more than CA$2,600.Cockshutt 1999. p. 101 In 1956 the Model 20 Deluxe Black Hawk was offered with refinements and a mostly cream-colored paint scheme with red chassis. At the request of the United States distributor, a model with an offset engine, similar to the

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or C tractors was offered, branded the Little Chief.

CO-OP E2

Painted all-orange, the CO-OP E2 was a Cockshutt 20 rebranded for sale in the United States.

References

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