Any knowledge of CCIL company? (Pics)

I recently watched a 1974 video of farmers in Sask. using a combine and swather made by CCIL. Can someone give some history of this company? Where their factory was, years they were made, etc.? I was able to snipped these pictures from that video. Only one combine scene, no front view. The swather had a more prevalent role. It was quite wide with fold up heads. Looked well built.
Any input would be helpful. Thanks
Fudd
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Quite an interesting video. I never knew cooperative farming was a "thing" in Canada. I can see why it didnt work then and why it wont work now.
 
I thought the whole idea with swathing was to do it before it was ready to thresh? That grain looks like a combine should be rolling through it.
 
the combine is what my neighbor use to call a yellow fellow he had one. they were a clayson combine built in belgum. they had a duetz air cooled diesel another neighbor had one of the swathers but i dont remember him ever using it. it has since been sent for scrap.
 
Co-op Implements was a fairly popular company here in western Canada from the 1940's until its demise in the 1980's. It was a farmer-owned co-operative much like some of the grain companies were. Originally they sold Cockshutt equipment in their colours and brand name. That ended in 1962 or thereabouts when Cockshutt was taken over by Oliver/White. Co-op sold Claas Matador combines at first, shortly followed by the "yellow fellow" Clayson (forerunner of the New Holland combine), then Volvo self-propelled and pull-type combines. They sold Deutz and Volvo tractors in their orange livery as well as Steiger 4wd's. Tillage and seeding equipment were made at the factory in Winnipeg.

I still have and use regularly some Co-op cultivators and diskers and once owned a later-model Co-op self-propelled swather.

When the company dissolved some parts such as tillage were taken over by Noble and Massey produced the Co-op self-propelled swather in their red and silver (model 200).

Here's a copy of the brochure for the 30-ft. sp swather.

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Thank You guys for the information. I learned a lot. Interesting pamphlet on that swather Jim. Thanks for posting it. Would love to see/use one.
 
I've never seen a 30 footer working but a neighbour of mine has one parked out back that hasn't moved for years. In later years Co-op built a 42 ft sp swather which had a detachable or swing to the side (not sure which) header for transporting.

During the good times in the 70's Co-op built a big new factory but like a lot of farms back then, it got caught up in the 80's high interest rates and dismal farm economy.
 
When I used to custom harvest in North Dakota, some farmers would windrow to cure the pigeon grass (called foxtail down here in Missouri) that was prevalent in spring wheat. It also allowed us to separate it easier when harvesting. One farm we harvested northwest of Williston insisted on windrowing and sometimes we picked it up the next day.
 
My late Uncle harvested several thousand acres with a CCIL Combine....here's a couple of pictures:

He also had two CCIL DEUTZ Tractors in his fleet........65 HP

I now own the two Tractors and only the ENGINE from the Combine was saved..

This 6 cylinder engine is destine for one of the tractors.....95 HP:

North Eastern British Columbia Canada.....

Bob..
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Two CCIL DEUTZ 65 HP Tractors:...1958/1960

The 6 cylinder Combine engine is destine for one of the tractors.....95 HP:

CCIL Marketed a DEUTZ 100 + HP Tractor in Argentina and several were shipped CANADA....1958/1960


Bob..
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Thank you Bob for your input. Glad you took a picture of it before it met its' doom. I've learned CCIL was quite prevalent back in its' day. Thanks again.
Fudd
NW Wisc.
 

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