Outdoors Auction

New for 2012: Outdoors Auction -- Saturday morning to the south of the grandstand

Donations of new items will be gratefully accepted. Contact Darrell or Ross in the "Outdoors Auction" category of our Contact Form.

Recently donated items available at the Outdoors Auction:

Xpanse Storage Shed

10’x8’

Vinyl

• Quick and easy to assemble
• Will not rust or rot
• No painting or staining required
• Windows in gable and door allow in the light
• 26 degree roof pitch and shingle style that matches latest housing trends
• 2x more rigid than materials used on plastic sheds
• Vinyl doors with lockable hardware
• Ultra-line storage kit included to help organize your sheds
• Exceeds industry standards for snow and wind

Donated by:

Wellesley Home Centre - Wellesley, ON

1958 Cockshutt 540 tractor - 2-3 Plow Rated. Fully restored. Donated by Stewart Schneider. At auction on Saturday.

Advertised by Cockshutt as having BIG tractor stamina, the Model 540 was the only utility-style tractor they ever built. Aimed at the small farmer, it was quite a versatile companion to its big brothers in the 500 series on many larger farms. It was equipped standard with 11 x 28 rear wheels and available only with an adjustable wide front end. The rear axle was not adjustable. Like its cousin, the Deluxe Model 20, the 540 exhaust vented below the hood, down past the engine and out underneath the tractor. The 540 lent itself to some industrial applications such as a loader and backhoe platform and would sometimes have exhaust routed through the hood.

The 4-cylinder flathead Continental 162 gasoline engine was teamed with the same sliding spur transmission as the 550, although the low styling required the addition of a second shift lever for high/low range. The 540 was the only tractor Cockshutt ever built with Live PTO, hydraulics and 3-pt hitch as standard equipment. Breakaway couplings for hydraulically controlled trailing implements were also available. Just like the Model 550, a fixed hydraulic "work" cylinder was used to operate the 3-pt hitch; unlike the 40/50 and 560/570 designs which required the remote cylinder be hooked onto the rockshaft from a bracket under the left floor pan.

Not tested at Nebraska, the Model 540 was manufacturer rated with 26 drawbar and 31 belt horsepower. After the first year of production an inspection cover was added on the top of the hood to facilitate changing the spark plugs and points. The only 500 series tractor to premier as a 6-volt, this too was rectified during 1961 with a 12-volt system. Peculiar to its brothers in the 500 series, the 540's instrument cluster was a one-piece unit with all four gauges and the tach/hour meter mounted as one unit.

Although no Model 540s were produced for 1960, when 1962 model production stopped, records show a total of 2,500 540s had been built.

         This is the "before" photo. Imagine the hours of work dedicated to this project!

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