It succeeded the Cockshutt 40D4 diesel in the Cockshutt product line, and was capable of pulling four plows.

The new tractor was restyled in accordance with the trend toward squared-off lines, compared to earlier Cockshutt offerings.

In accordance with industry trends of the early 1960s, the 560 was styled with squared-off lines by industrial designer Raymond Loewy.

The 560 was powered by a Perkins Engines 269.5-cubic-inch (4,416 cc) four-cylinder diesel engine with a six-speed transmission.

The 560 could be ordered with adjustable wide front wheels, narrow wheels and fixed wide front wheels[1][2][3][4] 2,910 Cockshutt 560s were built at Cockshutt's Brantford, Ontario plant from 1958 to 1961.