cockshutt 550 high model.

rustred

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just wanted to know how good of a tractor the 550 high model tractor is? gas model. dont appear to be as common as the low 550. this is the cream colored one about 1958 or 59.
 
I have 9 Cockshutts. 58 550 is on a short list of my favourites. Nice to drive with the power steering, faster on the road than the older series. Very well balanced. Just read the nebraska test on the diesel. It pulled a better percentage of its weight than most crawlers of the period - 85 percent. It has only one drawback for me. It backs up to fast for my snow blower.
If you have one with the cast rear centres, you can run air in the back tires and be just about the same weight as a 35 with fluid.
Good luck.
Neil
 
Good running tractors, draft control hydraulics, good fuel econemy, easy tractor to maintain. The Hercules GO198 gas motor has great low end torque for hard pulling. Quite a few V-8 pullers are being built on those rearend/tranni units. Draw back is the engine parts are hard to find to rebuild it and very pricey. You can easily get $2000.00 in rebuilding one. In the end one of my favorites. my opinion Irv
 
Hi J. No unfortunately not. I will be Athens this summer. The Studebaker stuff is using up a lot of my holidays since I got the 63 Avanti. Tons of fun as are the Cockshutt"s.
Will you be in Athens in the summer? Look forward to meeting you if you come up.
Neil
 

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