IH 656 toolbox / heat shield

[TeachersPet1066]

Son wanted a toolbox for his 656 gas hydro.  Found one for his upcoming birthday and I notice that tractors with the toolbox don’t have a heat shield.  Didn’t realize this and see I will have to remove it.  I tried attaching pics but cannot.

[Jeff-C-IL]

Pictures - is anyone else not seeing any pictures - not even the User ID pics?   They all show "broken" for me!

[snoshoe]

13 hours ago, TeachersPet1066 said:

Son wanted a toolbox for his 656 gas hydro.  Found one for his upcoming birthday and I notice that tractors with the toolbox don’t have a heat shield.  Didn’t realize this and see I will have to remove it.  I tried attaching pics but cannot.

This made no sense to me . Then finally.  Tractor is an I model with underslung exhaust? Toolbox in floorboard? If not please explain.

[snoshoe]

1 hour ago, Jeff-C-IL said:

Pictures - is anyone else not seeing any pictures - not even the User ID pics?   They all show "broken" for me!

Forum wide problem. Being worked on

[TeachersPet1066]

18 hours ago, snoshoe said:

This made no sense to me . Then finally.  Tractor is an I model with underslung exhaust? Toolbox in floorboard? If not please explain.

Row crop.  So it did not originally have a toolbox.  Found one for him on FB marketplace.  When mocking it up there is a heat shield that I had to remove in order for it to bolt up on engine / gas tank base.  There is still one heat shield left in place.

Here is an example from Internet 

https://www.machinerypete.com/details/40-99-hp/1966/international-harvester/656/21824316

[FarmerFixEmUp]

There is a heat shield on that one on machinery pete. It's up under the front hood and behind the white Farmall panel and the white one behind it. If I'm seeing it correctly anyway. Kind of dark under there. You mean the toolbox behind the distrubutor right? 

 

 

 

[TeachersPet1066]

2 minutes ago, FarmerFixEmUp said:

There is a heat shield on that one on machinery pete.

Yes and ours has another in front of that 

 

[FarmerFixEmUp]

I'm not sure I've seen another one there.

https://www.messicks.com/catalogs/case/656-farmall-tractor-01-65-12-73/02-fuel-system/e-e-04-fuel-system-fuel-tank-supports-and-piping-farmall-gasoline-engine-tractors

 

[TeachersPet1066]

26 minutes ago, FarmerFixEmUp said:

I'm not sure I've seen another one there.

I had to remove #34 for toolbox to work.

[FarmerFixEmUp]

And it's the same toolbox as in the picture? The ones I've seen bolt to the engie block in front.  On back to the clutch housing. 34 is way up under the hood. Shields the front top side of tank.  Unless a hydro is way different. 

https://www.messicks.com/catalogs/case/656-farmall-tractor-01-65-12-73/10-operators-platform/m-m-6-a-seat-operator-s-platform-and-miscellaneous-tool-box

 

Hydro 70 toolbox is a little different.

https://www.messicks.com/catalogs/case/hydro-70-international-hydrostatic-tractor-01/acce-accessories-attachments-miscellaneous/02-02-02-miscellaneous-tool-box

 

 

 

[snoshoe]

I'm guessing 31 is what was removed but I am going to sit this out. Memory to mixed up. Hydro is a different clutch housing but maybe doesn't affect this.

[Jeff-C-IL]

Mount that toolbox under the right side of the platform, outside the brakes.  Thats where my 666 has one.   Out of the way, and does not interfere with the motor stuff.   Only issue is you have to walk around the tractor to get the hitch pin.   Walking is good for you!

I'd attach a pic if I could.

[TeachersPet1066]

On 8/8/2026 at 9:22 AM, snoshoe said:

I'm guessing 31 is what was removed

After looking at this again you are correct and I had to remove #31,  not #34.