The January/February 2023 issue of Antique Power magazine is available in our gift shop and will be available in subscriber mailboxes and on newsstands soon. Continuing with our 35th anniversary, we are excited to share this magazine with the great tractor enthusiasts that we appreciate so much! Check out this 1949 Cockshutt 30 and see how good luck comes in RED!

Good Luck Comes in Red!

This 1949 Cockshutt 30 was just meant to be part of Dean Hunter’s South Carolina Collections.

text by Robert Gabrick • photos by Brad Bowling

Ever avoid walking under a ladder? What do you think when you break a mirror? How about a black cat crossing your path? The dreaded number “13” also portends bad luck for believers. For Dean Hunter, “13” represents good luck because our featured 1949 Cockshutt 30 was part of a collection of 13 Cockshutt tractors he bought in 2015. Some years before the purchase, Hunter had met the owner of the collection, who had grown up in Canada, at a tractor show. In 2014, he contacted Hunter to see if he was interested in buying the collection, and “13” became Hunter’s very lucky number.

The Cockshutt Plow Co. dates to the early 19th century. Immigrants from England, James and Mary Cockshutt settled in Toronto, Ontario, in 1827. James established a partnership in a general store, and in 1832, his 20-year-old son Ignatius established a branch of his father’s business in nearby Brantford. By 1877, James G., the eldest son of Ignatius, established the Brantford Plow Works. The company had bought the rights, according to an 1880 advertisement, to manufacture the “‘Genuine Wiard Plow’ from the original patterns and using the processes and material” patented by the Wiard Plow Co. of Batavia, New York.

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January/February 2023 Antique Power

Good Luck Comes in Red!

This 1949 Cockshutt 30 was just meant to be part of Dean Hunter’s South Carolina Collections.

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