Thank you sgirdham, if you are wearing out stock clutches pulling loads of firewood that is all the proof that I need. The heaviest work this tractor will be doing will be in the woods. Mostly dragging trailers loaded with wood. Maybe a rare case of dragging a log. What I've learned through studying Cub Cadets would lead me to a agree that a stock clutch is good up to about 20 hp. My sole reason for running a manual trans is to get as much HP to wheels. I don't expect to use the full 50 hp, chances are I could run a lesser engine, if I had one. Thank you to all, this thread and some private conversations have helped me answer some more technical questions about stock clutch limitations.
I don't have to worry about any class restrictions in the woods so there is no reason for me to risk dragging a dead machine out of wood with a blown clutch.
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