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Matt Ki 12-04-2012 17:54:29 216.255.28.65 Report to Moderator	Any help on this subject will greatly be appreciated. Here is the situation, I have a small oil leak coming from the flywheel housing on the chassis. I assume it has to be from a crank seal, It probably not that big of deal but it drives me nuts seeing the tiny puddle of oil after using the tractor. My question is will the front four bolster bolts hold the engine when I split the tractor. If anyone has any input or experience on splitting an H or the similar looking M I would appreciate your help. [Reply]   [No Email]
mkirsch 12-05-2012 06:17:09 64.80.110.74 Report to Moderator	Re: Splitting Farmall H in reply to Matt Ki, 12-04-2012 17:54:29   The front bolster bolts will NOT hold the engine in. It also must be supported from the rear. Once you remove all the bolts between the engine and bell housing, there is NOTHING holding the engine and frame rails together. You need to stick at least one bolt in through the frame rail and rear engine mounting plate on each side to hold things together as you slide the tractor apart. [Reply]  [No Email]
sflem849 12-04-2012 19:23:45 69.197.84.39 Report to Moderator	Re: Splitting Farmall H in reply to Matt Ki, 12-04-2012 17:54:29   Same difference... You should put/leave the bolts in back of the frame rails and engine mounting plate. If you don't there is A LOT of stress on the frame rails. You can see the bolts on my second picture. [Reply]  [No Email]
David G 12-04-2012 19:19:42 205.215.206.18 Report to Moderator	Re: Splitting Farmall H in reply to Matt Ki, 12-04-2012 17:54:29   The narrow fronts are trickier to split than the wide fronts. You have to be careful it does not flip over on you. I did use a cherry picker on the H, but would use splitting stands if I did it again, that is cheap money for safety. I have done both. [Reply]  [No Email]
michael price 12-04-2012 18:07:44 50.33.161.94 Report to Moderator	Re: Splitting Farmall H in reply to Matt Ki, 12-04-2012 17:54:29   Ive never split a H but have done plenty tractors. I never used a splitting stand but would like to build one one of these days. I always used a cherry picker and just picked up all the weight. This was on wide front tractors. A narrow front you would really want a split stand on wheels. [Reply]  [No Email]
michael price 12-04-2012 19:06:40 50.33.161.94 Report to Moderator	Re: Splitting Farmall H in reply to michael price, 12-04-2012 18:07:44   Heres a pic [Reply]  [No Email]
Zachary Hoyt 12-04-2012 18:04:50 184.8.250.198 Report to Moderator	Re: Splitting Farmall H in reply to Matt Ki, 12-04-2012 17:54:29   I split my 300 this summer, it is basically an H with some modern conveniences. I bolted a spare set of frame rails to the rails on the tractor and bolted the ears to a heavy wood skid, an 8x8 or so. Just the two bolts on each side were all that held the engine to the rails but that was all that was needed. You're only going to be moving it a few feet, and very slowly, so it doesn't need to be as rugged of a connection as when the tractor is bumping over rough ground. Zach [Reply]  [No Email]
Altmodisch 12-04-2012 18:00:13 69.21.233.4 Report to Moderator	Re: Splitting Farmall H in reply to Matt Ki, 12-04-2012 17:54:29   I made a set of splitting stands that are adjustable and have easy roller wheels from some scrap at the junkyard today. Took 2 hours to make they worked real well on my 300 rolled the front away real easy by myself!They cost me $10.00 to build. [Reply]  [No Email]