It all depends on how well built the 6 volt starter is. Some work fine on 12 volts. A blanket statement saying they all will suffer is nonsense.
I've had a Deere 420, two Oliver HGs, two Case VACs, a Ford 641, and a Ferguson TO35 that have been using 12 volt batteries for 30 years now with no starter failures. Same for a Shaw tractor I have with a Wisconsin engine and Prestolite starter.
On the other hand - I put TOO much battery in a car with a 12 volt starter and two huge 12 volt batteries (in parallel). 327 V8 in my 1964 Chevelle SS. Direct-drive Delco starter. With one battery and cranking voltage at 9 volts it held up OK but was slow at times. Since I was getting big tractor batteries for free - I installed two. That brought cranking voltage up to 10.5-11 volts and starting breaking starter drives.
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