Hard To Find Parts for 49 UTS?

It's looking like this tractor is going to need a lot of work. Everyday I want to tell my grandpa that i'm gonna by it from him, but then I chicken out. What's wrong with me?

P.S. I gotta ask: Did the heads blow away? I can understand all the other parts being damaged by a tornado. Hope your family and house is O.K.

Also its got a hydraulic system on it. How do I know if this one is factory? And should I keep it on?

Also the gauges and wiring are ripped out. Is this the same "dash" or whatever that is on the R's, Z's, and G's?

Thanks,
Trever

The original-type hydraulic system has a cast-iron reservoir under the fuel tank, just behind the rear 'jug' in the engine. It replaces the front fuel tank support. It has steel hydraulic tubing that runs to the rear of the tractor. The hydraulic pump is driven from the rear of the water pump shaft, where the magneto would normally mount. The pump should have a 3-bolt flange bolted to the rear of it, with the supply and pressure lines fastened to the flange. The system has to use a MM cylinder with integral check valves, or else a cross-port check valve has to be mounted in the circuit between the control valve and an ordinary hydraulic cylinder, because the control valve opens all lines to the tank in the neutral position.

Heads: Mine ('49 UTS) has GE30E casting numbers. There is also a '10A' part number that is a direct replacement, but don't know what it is. You can probably look it up on Jeremy Fiorelli's web page. (Do a search for it. The URL to it is huge.)

I haven't looked to close. All I remember is that there is a bunch of hoses, fittings, and a box located near the fender that has a decal of a horse on it for some reason. I was going to look some more tonight but after I got done unloading corn and moving corn between bins, it was too dark to look. Was the hydraulic system standard or an option? How could you tell if it was original or an aftermarket or universal hydraulic system? Also, is it something that should stay on there or be removed and are the parts for it universal or is it hard to find parts?

I wish I knew what heads were on there. Is their a high and a low compression head for gasoline for that engine? So what your saying is the heads aren't interchangeable, correct?

Thanks Kelvin!

Joe