Bolster Repair Fixes Broken IH 454

Bolster Repair Fixes Broken IH 454 TRACTORS Maintenance 45 Arthur Kidder doesn’t worry about overloading his tractor’s front-mounted forklift anymore His bolster repair is heavy enough to carry nearly any load “I was having my house reroofed and the crew overloaded my forklift with bundles of shingles ” says Kidder “The hydraulic lift on my IH 454 picked it up but when I tipped it to dump the load the shifting of the weight was too much for the front end ” The bolster that ran under the front of the engine broke and the frame twisted on Kidder’s tractor Finding replacement parts wasn’t easy He decided to double up on support He had 3-ft lengths of 1-in steel cut to fit over and reinforce the bolster The wings as Kidder calls them are about 3 1/2 in wide over the bolster where they bolt onto the front of the engine block At the rear they are about 9 in wide where they bolt onto the side of the transmission housing Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Arthur B Kidder 1788 E 800 N La Porte Ind 46350 ph 219 778-2125

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