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Back a few weeks ago on the coldest day we have had I went out to feed a roll of hay..well my tractor wouldnt start and I reckon I burnt up my starter..Well I ordered another one and got a local mechanic to come out to put it on..He got it on but it wouldnt turn over the motor,he took it off and it worked fine so he put it back on but it still wouldnt turn over the motor..stacked bearings was his guess, so I loaded it on a rollback,which of course got stuck and i had to call a bull dozer to pull it out..finally got it to the guys shop and he unhooked the rear drive shaft and it still wouldnt turn over, he took everything off the front of the motor and put a wrench on the end of the crank and it would barley move, next he took the oil pan off and loosened the mains and got it to move a little more, took the head off and nothing wrong there...thinking maybe a injector tip had broken and fell into the cylinder..so he pulls the motor out and starts to remove the crank thinking it may be bent when he notices a few metal shavings on the flywheel..so he took the new starter off to get a better look and waalaa the motor now spins freely, the nose of the new starter wasnt machined correctly and when the starter bolts were tightened up it locked against the flywheel and therefore locked up the motor..so now a $150.00 starter has turned into a $2K screwup..my question..do you think my name should be changed from blkcloud to blackercloud and do you think the company that sold me the faulty starter is responsible here any?? thanks!