Non-Green John Deere Tractors

I read about an orange JD 40u 1954. It said if I had one you wanted to
> hear from me so here I am. It is ser number 62810. Do you know where I
> could find more info about it. It has been repainted to green but is dire
> need of a resto which I am about to start. I would like to put it back
> to
> original as I can. I remember riding on it as a small child over 20 years
> ago. My dad got it from my uncle who bought it from a state sale I
> belive. I think it was owned by the state of Indiana. Some of the green
> paint is wore off and you can see the original Yellow orange paint under.
> I always thought that someone had painted it orange then green untill one
> day my dad told me it came orange from the factory. I would be interested
> in any info you could spare,