Not saying there is anything factual about this but I always kinda thought that the gear drive tractors had the solid shield and the hydros had the perforated one.
Unless you have one that you have had since new or you find that NOS one that I've heard tell of, how do you know that any tractor you have has the original/correct shield?
About the different widths of covers... I didn't know there were. With the exception of the "cut away" version, to accommodate the hydraulic lift belt. Keep in mind that I have never been on a quest to discover differences in clutch shields.
Oddly enough, the parts manuals call it a "clutch shield" even on a hydro tractor.
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