Short answer about the air cleaner is no. There is nothing more modern that still looks "stock." That's because...
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the oil bath air cleaner, and no need to upgrade. Look at how old the tractor is, and it's still running. If the oil bath cleaner were a problem that tractor would have been busted to pieces and put on a ship to China long ago, not sitting in your yard ready to work today.
I'll bet you dollars to donuts that the oil in that air cleaner wasn't changed at anywhere near the recommended interval (i.e. daily) either. Probably months or years between changes. Right or wrong, that's reality, and the tractor's still running. Change the oil and forget about it like most everyone does.
A "safe sustained engine RPM" is its rated RPM, which is generally wide open throttle under full load. tractor data dot com lists the 841 engine as either 2000RPM for the gas or 2200RPM for the LP and diesel options.
Water boils at 212F. Generally anything under 200F on the temperature gauge is acceptable as long as it's stable. If it has a thermostat it's probably set for no more than 180F, which is most likely where it will settle if all is well.
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