Got it home - What year?

[VaMike]

With the help of my pal and a 4 ton come-a-long we loaded and brought my crawler home. It is a HG 68 Ser. # 10GA626. Anybody know what year it was made? It seems its first color was orange covered by green. Should it be orange.

 Engine locked, missing parts, I love a challange. Thinking of a repower with a THD Wisconsin I have.
Best,
Mike

[GaToy]

According to the list at www.TractorShed.com it's a '44 model. Unless i'm looking at it wrong.
 http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/snlookup.cgi?mf=CLE&md=HG

~C.C.~

[John Schwiebert]

It should be orange. It want to use it like it was intended you better rethink that Wisconsin. The horsepower on that Hercules is at about half the RPM of the Wisconsin and ground speed is fast enough already. Remember they were designed to be used on the farm and pull a 2-12 or 2-14 plow. Questions?

[VaMike]

Thanks C.C. and John. A "Warbird", that's interesting. I hadn't considered the RPM difference. It has great tracks so I hate to part it out. The PO bought it for the A Ford radiator on it. I may still go with the wisconsin taking care not to butcher any thing. It's a small dollar route. I can ride around and listen to the tracks clack.
Best,
Mike