General Information

Serial #

602854

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME, WHEELS & FENDERS/ 2 FRONT RUBBER TIRES/ VINYL SEAT/ GLASS GAUGES/ RUBBER HOSES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

305.0 cm

Width

105.0 cm

Height

184.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Oliver

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Iowa

City

Charles City

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1941-1960

Canada

REPRESENTATIVE OF EQUIPMENT PRODUCED FOR USE IN CANADA BY A UNITED STATES COUNTERPART & FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CANADIAN COMPANIES

Function

The tractor is a motorized vehicle used to pull and actuate other vehicles or implements that are not power-driven. Tractors are primarily designed for agricultural work: for cultivation, spraying, and harvesting operations. The first tractors, developed in the mid-nineteenth century, were steam-powered and were not very mobile: their main purpose was to power threshers and other equipment. The development of gas-engines in the late 19th century, and their integration into tractors, gave the machines more mobility and flexibility. Robert C. Williams writes in "Fordson, Farmall, and Poppin' Johnny: A history of the farm tractor and its impact on America" (1987) that "Of all the farm implements, the tractor has had the greatest impact on rural life...In one generation between 1920 and 1950, most farms in the United States changed from dependence on draft animals to dependence on mechanical power."

Technical

NARROW ROW CROP STEEL WHEELS. TRACTOR DESIGN EXHIBITS TREND TO STREAMLINING TRACTORS THAT BEGAN IN LATE 1930'S

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S MARKINGS READS: 'COCKSHUTT ROW CROP'/ ON SIDES OF TRACTOR: 'COCKSHUTT [MAPLE LEAF LOGO] 60'/ IN FRONT: 'COCKSHUTT 60'/ MFR'S LABEL ON REAR FENDER READS: 'MADE FOR/ [ILLEGIBLE]/ COCKSHUTT/ PLOW CO./ [ILLEGIBLE]'/ LABEL ON REAR FENDER SHOWS MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS/ THREE GAUGES: 1) 'WATER/ OLIVER'/ 2) 'AMPERES/ OLIVER'/ 3) 'OIL/ OLIVER'

Missing

ORIGINAL MFR'S REAR WHEELS & TIRES

Finish

PAINTED RED WITH YELLOW TRIM

Decoration

YELLOW MAPLE LEAF WITH COCKSHUTT'S NAME