Like others have said, it depends upon the year model. Also, if it is actually supposed to be gray, (IH called it tractor gray, all others called it Battleship Gray,) it probably still is supposed to have a red draw-bar, according to a paint committee memo dated June 5, 1930. This was in response to a request from the plant manager who said due to the layout of the plant itself, some time and therefore money could be saved by painting the draw-bars red like the wheels, instead of having to carry them all the way over to the gray painting area. Interestingly enough, the braces, which were produced elsewhere in the plant, remained gray, just the draw-bar itself got the new treatment. There was no mention of the actual implementation date of this change, but anything after the 1930 model year ended should be safe enough to paint the draw-bar red on and be accurate.
Another very interesting memo, (to me at least,) is one dated September 24, 1946, that states from then on all tractor weights are to be painted red like the rest of the tractor. Unfortunately, no mention is made as to what color they being painted prior to that decision! I have been trying to figure it out ever since.
Oh, and the gray color is DuPont number 27625 for acrylic enamel, and it is called Charcoal Gray, but most supply houses can use that number to cross reference any other type of paint you want to use.
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