Moline paint colors

brunofabbri79 · Jan 4, 2020

Anyone ever see blue paint on a 1945-46 rtu?

molinegb · Jan 4, 2020

Lights look to have been painted few times. Originals are black.

T.R.K. · Jan 4, 2020

That wouldn't be a New York State Highway tractor, would it? Some of their later MM tractors were blue.

Ill John · Jan 4, 2020

NYC tractors were blue, Chicago tractors were too, had a Chicago 335, have had red RTUs also

brunofabbri79 · Jan 5, 2020

(quoted from post at 13:16:09 01/04/20) Anyone ever see blue paint on a 1945-46 rtu?

Its been in our family since about 1975. It has that reddish terra cotta color over the whole thing it has been tarped for about 30+ years and I'm guessing the tarp has worn the other paint off revealing the blue. There is also blue on parts of the chassis but I also seen tiny specks of the prairie gold/yellow as possibly the base or original color. Will be restoring it hopefully, it turns over with the hand crank and I put mmo in the spark plug holes. Is there any value to it being a new York or Chicago tractor and is there a way to trace it? Thanks fellas.

brunofabbri79 · Jan 5, 2020

I forgot to say WOW!!! in response to your replies, that would be so cool if it was one of those tractors you guys were saying. I know an rtu is usually only worth restoring for sentimental purposes because the money into it far exceeds any real world value but if I could trace it to being a blue tractor that would add a new wrinkle to the project.

brunofabbri79 · Jan 5, 2020

Here is another picture showing a tiny bit of blue on the chassis with possibly the original prairie gold

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