To pull the oil pan you need to first take the hood and tank off the tractor drain the water from the radiator remove the radiator hoses jack up the tractor at the clutch housing remove the axle support bolts that attach to the oil pan remove the front tie rod ends from the pitman arms and lay them back over the rear axles. Tractor shed ford 8n 9n club kountry life ford 9n 2n 8n discussion board easy oil pan removal expand view follow ups post followup return to forum posted by dave on may 27 2004 at 112452 from 64331614 i found this posting from 2001 in the archives it says the oil pan can be dropped with out splitting the tractor or . In reply to easy oil pan removal posted by dave on may 27 2004 at 112452 as you can see in the photo the front axle support bolts onto the oil pan the oil pan is a heavy cast iron integral support structure of the tractor it needs to be supported well probably better than i do at the moment too. Oil drain plug out so its screen doesnt hang up lower pan straight down to the floor if you dont have enough clearance then you gently roll the pan out to clear the pickup its heavy get a good grip try not to bump jar the pickup when the pan is off that pickup is the first thing to check