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Henry Ford would have had enough sense to make the N's where the oil pan could be removed without have to take the front end off. Dorkiest engineering ever! Were the Model T's made like that too? On the fresh rebuild, the oil pump won't hold a prime. Oil pressure drops too. I am pulling it to see if TOH will take a look at it and see what the problem is... Could be I did not replace the pick up tube for a fresh surface for the gears to have. I think the large gear is cocked ever so slightly and I had to dremel down a couple of teeth on the smaller gear so it would not hit on the side of the body. Some things just pizzzz me off! Good thing I bought a new Kubota to take up the slack around here. I think they are made in a plant in Georgia so they are Somewhat an "American" product with jobs for American!

You can check the pump/pick up tube with out dropping the pan...

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If it don't suck go after the pump are pick up are were the leak is at the pump/pick up... If it does suck you are gonna have to dig deeper

I did not make this up are have I ever read it are ever been told this... Its a fact tho... Its a go/no/go test that will lead you in the direction you need to go after you can bank on it..

Don't get stuck in the box.
Ford did make tractors that you could remove the pan without pulling the front end.
All 53 and newer ones.

(quoted from post at 01:26:49 04/19/15) Henry Ford would have had enough sense to make the N's where the oil pan could be removed without have to take the front end off. Dorkiest engineering ever! Good thing I bought a new Kubota to take up the slack around here. I think they are made in a plant in Georgia so they are Somewhat an "American" product with jobs for American!

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Agree about the oil pan, although it is a part of the structure of the tractor. We know how over engineered the Ns are. For some reason I was able to get the pan off of my 9N when I replaced the pump many years ago. Only learned later you couldn't do that.

I believe that Kubotas, and many other Japanese and Korean made tractors are only assembled here, most of the major parts are mfg., assembled and crated over there and shipped to here for final assembly. Still, it's jobs for Americans we didn't have before.

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(quoted from post at 01:26:49 04/19/15) Henry Ford would have had enough sense to make the N's where the oil pan could be removed without have to take the front end off. Dorkiest engineering ever! Good thing I bought a new Kubota to take up the slack around here. I think they are made in a plant in Georgia so they are Somewhat an "American" product with jobs for American!

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Agree about the oil pan, although it is a part of the structure of the tractor. We know how over engineered the Ns are. [b:88d62b0bfd]For some reason I was able to get the pan off of my 9N when I replaced the pump many years ago. Only learned later you couldn't do that.[/b:88d62b0bfd]

I believe that Kubotas, and many other Japanese and Korean made tractors are only assembled here, most of the major parts are mfg., assembled and crated over there and shipped to here for final assembly. Still, it's jobs for Americans we didn't have before.

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Got a chuckle there.
had a 48 8N already painted up pretty, wanted to put in rod bearings. I knew you 'couldn't' get a pan off without removing the front.
Looking it over....hey, why not give it a try.
Not the easiest job and you need 'eyes' in your fingers in a few places, but it is doable.

ps not a Ford, but you can also swap out the entire front bolster on a Farmall NF C.....without removing the radiator or much of anything else. lol

Try removing the 200lb oil pan from a Ford 9000, LOL. When dropping the pan on the bigger tractors one usually removes the two top bolts that hold the Bolster to the engine block, thread in pieces of all thread or bolts that are about twelve inches long, remove the bottom bolts that go into the oil pan, then slide the bolster ahead on the two long bolts. watch for shims on the bottom bolts. I don't know if Ns have them but larger models do.