Installing a Char-lynn power steering unit (farmall M)

Hey I really need some help here please. I am up here at my dads place working on a 1951 farmall M narrow front tractor. I am trying to install a Char-lynn power steering unit on to it. My question is I got a round reserve tank that I need to put on to the pump. I plan to mount it above the pump but I need to find a place to make a bracket to ancore this reserve tank. Any Ideals on where to make the bracket to? If you have done one on a farmall M please give some ideals what you did.Thanks alot for your help Brent.

If memory serves me correctly, they were anchored to the front head bolt. Might have to go easy on the torque of that nut if not a full thread left in nut.

I have Char-Lynn steering on my chore tractor. The setup on mine is the reservoir right behind the radiator above the pump. I can't recall where it bolts to but it is steady and not flimsy. I will go out there in a minute when I have to check on the calves. And let you know.

Something to think about:

In the summer when it gets good and hot the Char-Lynn pump doesn't seem to pump enough hot fluid. I don't use that tractor a lot (long durations) during the summer so I haven't done it yet, but my plan has been to put a four pass transmission cooler in the return line and tag it to the front of the radiator. I think that would really help a lot as in cooler weather it really works well.

Can you see it here? There are two pieces, a plate and a bracket.

Mot saying it is what I would do but I have seen those round canister resevior mounted up high so that the hood is cut and the round resevior lid just barely sticks sticks through the cut portion of the hood. Advantage of doing it this way is you can check and top off the PS without the hassle of removing the hood. Well the disadvantages pretty much speak for themselves.

My 1946 Farmall M has the M&W live pump mounted between the governor and distributer. The custom PS fluid resevior mounted roughly where the little gasoline starting tank would have been on a dual fuel model (not sure if the tank is M&W or home brew). And then a big Behlen torque generator power steering motor mounted at the steering wheel pedestal. It works excellent.

Reservoir not mounted to pump used a L shaped maybe 3/16 thick by 1.5 wide or so piece of steel for a mounting bracket bolted to the left front head bolt. Then a metal strap or clamp went around the tank retaining it to the mounting bracket.

I like Gordo's setup but I had to use the Char Lynn pump that was on it - it mounts to the side of the governor housing like yours probably does. I just looked at mine. There is an L shaped bracket bolted to the front left head bolt. It points up and is about two-three inches long on each side of the 90 corner. The corner of the L is about two inches away from the head. The reservoir is up against that piece and a band goes around the reservoir to snug it to it. It is just a length of metal strap bent at both ends with a bolt to draw it tight. Imagine the strap that holds the oil bath reservoir at the bottom. This is the same except it is flat stock not concave to hold the lip of the oil bath canister. You could honestly do the same thing with some angle iron and plumber's straping/duct strap. I've never had to add fluid to mine. I take the hood off when I service it once a year to check things out and just check it then. I cringe when I see a hood with an access hole cut, but I get why people do it. If the system leaked it would make me crazy to take that hood off frequently. Cutting a hole is just a bandaid, not a fix for the leak.