"Most open station tractors, a mediochre mechanic can have it apart and back together in less than a day."
You don't come across as someone who has done a lot of "clutch jobs" in the real world, not to mention on older tractors.
Pretty tough to keep that schedule unless you are set up to grind flywheels "in house" or have a machine shop that's not too busy right next door!
What if the flywheel turns out to be beyond grinding?
What if the pilot bearing area or the splines on the pilot shaft are worn, and it has to be replaced, requiring another "split" farther back?
If "live PTO", there's another set off splines and associated parts there, as well.
What if the aforementioned parts happen to get backordered?
What shape are the clutch fork and pilot tube going to be in? Mite have to order some parts there, and WAIT for those.
What if the clutch parts you had ordered in for the clutch job don't fit (error, or serial # break, etc., etc., etc.).
NONE of that stuff, plus a bunch of other things can be predetermined, before the split, and can tie up a shop bay for DAYS while you wait for parts and service.
I have learned when dealing with older stuff sometimes it gets to be more of a "partial restoration" than a simple "repair job".
In the meantime, how many smaller jobs or jobs with less variables could have been pushed through that same bay?
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