[AT] Cockshut, Oliver, Coop, Shepard etc.

[Gene Dotson]

    The Sheppard tractor used their own 10 speed transmission
and independent hydraulic system. Cockshutt used an 8 speed in
the 40 and 50 tractors. Production of Sheppard tractors started
in 1948 and Cockshutt started production of the 30, 40, etc
tractors in 1950. The Sheppard diesel conversion was sold as a
kit that could be installed after market, similar to Funk kits
for Ford and Detroit Diesel kits for Case LA's.

    As to Farmer's question about the rims used on tractors, All
that I have seen were branded by Firestone or Goodyear.

                        Gene



----- Original Message -----
From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Cockshut, Oliver, Coop, Shepard etc.


: All these posts about Cockshutt and nobody mentioned the
Shepard Diesel.  It
: was essentially a Cockshutt with Shepard's own diesel engine
(and sheet
: metal).  When they put their engine in a Farmall M they didn't
call it their
: own tractor... it was an M with a diesel engine. :-)
:
: The Mercer does have a resemblance to a Shepard.
:
: George Willer
:
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
: To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
: Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:29 PM
: Subject: Re: [AT] Cockshut, Oliver, Coop etc.
:
:
: > On 21 Nov 2005 at 20:35, Gene Dotson wrote:
: >
: > and by National Farmers Machinery Co-operatives in
: >> Shelbyville, Indiana. Farmer's hometown and TMCOTKU.
: >>
: >
: >
: >
: > The rear wheels on that Mercer looked just like the rear
: > wheels on the Custom tractor that was also made in
: > Shelbyville. I believe the Intercontinental also used those
: > wheels. I assume they were from a standard vendor
: > someplace.
: > This brings up another question. Which tractors wore
: > wheels made by their own parent company and which were from
: > a an outside vendor? As an example did John Deere make any
: > of their own disk wheels? I assume they did make their cast
: > centers? Did they contract out the rims?
: >
: >
: >
: > --
: > "farmer"
: > Living at Hewick Midwest
: >
: > Sometimes we have to work at it a little but if we
: > are all going to age well we must indeed work at keeping a
: > positive attitude. We might as well go out in overdrive and
: > with the pedal to the metal because this thing called life
: > "don't got no reverse"...  There is no sense wasting
: > a lot of time trying to find one...
: > (FJR 2005)
: >
: > Francis Robinson
: > Central Indiana USA
: > robinson at svs.net
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