Splitting 1945 Farmall H at Transmission Housing

The Farmall H is being split in half today to gain access to a pair of leaking seals on the front of the transmission housing. This is one in a series of videos to show prospective owners of vintage tractors what they may expect as they become a proud new owner of an antique piece of equipment. This is not to be considered a 'how-to' video by any means because there is a crushing level of danger involved to the inexperienced or unsuspecting individual. Splitting an old tractor that may weigh a few thousand pounds is a bit beyond the normal maintenance routine of oil and filter changes. But it is not out of the range of most owners that have the basic tools and capacity to see potential danger in the process of doing such work. If you build a support.. I would suggest that you build it heavy as possible. Secondly ensure your safety by building it wide for stability and built it simple for installation and disassembly. Never cut the materials short when it comes to building something that one or more of your body parts may be under. Remember though....NEVER do as I say and NEVER do as I do in these videos !! If you do, there is a good chance a trip to the emergency room or morgue will be in your immediate future. Perform the work at your own risk. Disclaimers aside...splitting the tractor with a pipe and hydraulic porta-power is really good because you can very easily control the amount of pressure that is being exerted on the machine. Never force only one side, because there could be hidden connecting shafts or alignment pins that can bind as a result. Binding an alignment pin can blow out the side of a cast housing and binding an unseen shaft can easily put a bow in it, rendering it unusable. On the other hand, splitting a tractor with a pipe and porta-power is really bad....IF....you are working alone. There's a number of components that need to be held in place horizontally and its very difficult working alone but....a second pair of hand will make the job a snap !! For those of you that have the experience you have probably developed your own technique and I am sure it works fine. Whatever it takes to get the job done and done safely is the best way to go !! I usually do not split them like this but the weather is so iffy this time of year, the indoor option was chosen. For me, the much easier option is outside on the large overhead set of beams and trolleys. So I hope you found a degree of entertainment in the minutes of the video...I did find it entertaining myself because now it is one step closer to being a completed project. Hang in there, the videos may not get any better but hopefully they won't get any worse either !! Music provided by: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free...