A quick reply.
Got the brake freed up. Wasn't quite sure how close to make the brake shoe to the disc, so I made it as close as possible, without dragging (with the brake released).
Took off the intake manifold and the air intake horn. Reinstalled the carburetor after dunking it in carburetor cleaner for about half an hour. Connected everything and started the lawn tractor. It ran.
Next I put a new battery in the lawn tractor (to keep from having to charge the old battery all the time). After a bit of coaxing, I got the engine to run in all different speeds. After similar coaxing, the transmission limbered up and normally finds forward, neutral, and reverse correctly.
By engaging the blade slowly - and sometimes choking the engine if it starts to die - I can regularly run the mower blade and cut grass.
Everything underneath needs cleaning and probably lubricating. It's been at least three years since the mower last ran.
Thanks for everyone's help.
Any other suggestions, are greatly appreciated.
I will try to share photos soon.
Got the brake freed up. Wasn't quite sure how close to make the brake shoe to the disc, so I made it as close as possible, without dragging (with the brake released).
Took off the intake manifold and the air intake horn. Reinstalled the carburetor after dunking it in carburetor cleaner for about half an hour. Connected everything and started the lawn tractor. It ran.
Next I put a new battery in the lawn tractor (to keep from having to charge the old battery all the time). After a bit of coaxing, I got the engine to run in all different speeds. After similar coaxing, the transmission limbered up and normally finds forward, neutral, and reverse correctly.
By engaging the blade slowly - and sometimes choking the engine if it starts to die - I can regularly run the mower blade and cut grass.
Everything underneath needs cleaning and probably lubricating. It's been at least three years since the mower last ran.
Thanks for everyone's help.
Any other suggestions, are greatly appreciated.
I will try to share photos soon.