farmall H '47 starting tank and steering questions

Doug M · Dec 17, 2008

was browsing my serviceman's guide and noticed starting tank 1 gal. What and where is this?

Same question for the steering bath 1 qt. where do I check this? Can't even find it, lol.

ScottyHOMeY · Dec 17, 2008

You would only have had a starting tank if your motor was originally a dual fuel. (The starting tank held gas to start the motor, the regular tank held distillate or kerosene for running once it was warm. Smart folks switched back to gas for a few minutes before shutting down to save the trouble of draining the carb and filling it with gas the next timetheywanted to start it.) Dual fuels weren't all that common by '47, so a good chance you never had a starting tank. If you've got an X1 suffix on your serial number, that would confirm that it was a gas-only motor.

glennster · Dec 17, 2008

to find the steering bath resevoir, you need to take the hood off, and then the front grille. there is a huge casting under there called the front bolster. at the very top you will see a metal cover with maybe 5 or 6 bolts holding it on. remove the bolts and lift up the cover. thats where the lube oil goes. generally 80-90wt gear oil is fine. if after filling, it leaks out down the steering shaft, stop at your john deere dealer and get a couple tubes of corn head grease and put that in there. if the bolster bushings wear, the seal on the bottom of the upper part of the bolster will leak.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 17, 2008

been looking for a cap for the little tank, where to get one or maybe just a subsitute

Red Mist · Dec 17, 2008

(quoted from post at 17:58:19 12/17/08) been looking for a cap for the little tank, where to get one or maybe just a subsitute

I see them on ebay with some regularity. mike

glennster · Dec 17, 2008

steiner tractor parts has the starting tank caps, 9 dollars part number IHS 577. external_link

Andy Motteberg · Dec 17, 2008

The steering sector oil resivor is under the front grille. Remove the muffler, air cleaner top, hood and the grille from the tractor. The oil goes in the sector housing, to check or add oil or grease, remove the plate that has 4 bolts. Use a 9/16" wrench to remove the bolts on the cover. The starting tank is used on all fuel models and is mounted on the fuel tank support with 2 bolts. The starting tank has a small filler neck coming through the top of the hood. All fuel models had Gasoline in the small tank and Distillate fuel or kerosene in the large tank. They started on gas and switched over to Distillate when the engine warmed up. Distillate was cheaper than gasoline when these tractors were new. If your tractor's serial number ends with X1, your tractor is a gas only burner and does not have any of the all fuel parts.

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