Re: (ET) Introduction from Michigan

[Larry Chace <rlc1 etnainstruments com>]

Hi, David, and congrats on your new tractor!

The model number 26AE12HA breaks down as follows:

26 is Outdoor Power Equipment:
A is Consumer grade
E is electric
12 is the tractor style (E-12)
H is the 8th major modification
A is the first version

The serial number HR29692 breaks down as follows:

H is August
R is 1972
29 is the 29th of the month
692 is the low-order 3 digits of a sequence number for E12 machines (2692)

So, your tractor's "birthday" is August 29, 1972

The sequence number can't be determined without a "master list" of all 
E12 machines.  Some years ago I collected serial numbers and made a list 
containing about 3,000 machines (out of GE's total of about 33,000), 
enough to be able to determine the actual sequence numbers.

Larry Chace  E-15 and I-5