Cockshutt / Oliver model equivalents

I understand that Cockshutt was Oliver"s way into the Canadian market. The home grown company name was no doubt more popular here. By rebadging some models, Cockshutt could extend their product line.

So while Cockshutt was selling model 20, 30, 35, 40 and 50"s, what was Oliver selling as equivalents? Where do the 60, 66, 70, 77, 80 and 88"s come in?

Then there is the 500 series. I am working on a basket case 550 Cockshutt (red belly, yellow tin, G0-198 engine) that certainly has no resemblance to a 550 Oliver (green). While Cockshutt was selling the 540, 550, 560, 570"s; successors to the model 30 on up, what was the equivalent Oliver model? And wasn"t there an experimental 580 model that got canned with the takeover by White? Is this when we see the 4 digit Oliver numbers or was there ever a true equivalent?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Cockshutt wasn't Oliver's way in to the Canadian market, but the Farm Bureau Coop was Cockshutt's way in to the U.S. Cockshutt thought it was more economical to market someone else's tractor than build one of their own. WWII changed that and they developed the 30. The White buyout was the end of Cockshutt tractors and White went back to selling Olivers as Cockshutts. WB.

Then there were the combines. I think the Oliver 525, 535, and 545 combines were Cockshutt models when White bought them. Oliver had their own combines but those models were eventually dropped and the Cockshutt models were painted green.

If I am wrong about any of this I am sure someone will let me know.

Good information has been provided by others comments. The Cockshutt name on Oliver built tractors began in the very early 30's thru 1948. Cockshutt's own tractor production ran from 1946 thru early 1962. The Cockshutt name was used until 1974 when the new WHITE name replaced the Cockshutt, Oliver, and MM names and colors.

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