 Well, I took it to the machine shop. They called me before they did the work and said "this thing's got cracks in it, but we don't know that much about tractors, so you should take it to the dealer." I took it to the Case dealer, and their mechanic looked at it and shrugged, saying "I really don't know that much about old tractors, but you can maybe come in next week when our old Case guy is back." (do NONE of the newer tractors have clutches?) So right now I am still on the fence about shopping for a better flywheel. It looks bad, but given that this is the first tractor flywheel I've ever seen in person, I'm not the best judge. (GAP up in Waco says they can find a used one for about $200-250) A kind of sideways question is, has anybody seen a tractor flywheel actually come apart? I wish I could get more than ten hours in a row of work out of this tractor between breakdowns. It's not Katy's fault. I don't think any iron could have survived the previous owner, and she does keep getting a little better with each repair.
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