In NJ, DOT paints EVERYTHING slime green, you know the kind that glows in the dark, Ford, JD, Case, CAT you name it any color, as long as it is SLIME GREEN, guess they say you can see it better... NOT!
I think NY DOT paints everything Orange. So it could be one of those used machines with a million hours on them, or a new unit ready to go out, hard to say.
Hey just thought of a new Post, what does your state paint it's highway equipment???
Tom