[sawdustdad]

Originally Posted by ironman

Small (and large) annoyances are what you learn from. The next tractor you do will go so much easier because your experience with this one will have taught you to look at all the fine details even as you are tearing it down. If you catalog your trouble spots as you see them coming apart, you can have fixes in place or replacement items on hand for a less stressful reassembly. The end is in sight, nice job.

Wisdom abounds here!