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When I get a "new" tractor in, my standard routine includes dropping the oil pan to clean out the inevitable sludge. On your H you will find the the screen on the floating oil pickup will be dirty or partially clogged already. Honestly, the engine in an old H is pretty simple and there's not...

Wrong! Farmall did NOT use an L head engine! The H is an overhead valve engine. Removing the valve cover will reveal all 8 valves, their rockers and the pushrods.

I'm curious about the evolution of gear oil. I have several Farmall tractors from the 40's and 50's. The original manuals call for 90w oil in the trans/rear. In the mid and late 50's IH came out with the Torque Amplifier (basically a gear splitter utilizing a planetary gear set and wet clutch...