For belt replacements it is sometimes possible to remove the engine mounting
bolts and slightly shift the engine to get needed clearance.
Don Young

"tbyers31" wrote in message
ups.com...
I didn't like flipping the tractor back and forth particularly, but
then my wife made the comment she thought it was a manly thing to try
to conquer machines and she liked that! Wow! Made my day!

Seriously, though, I'm going to let everything sit, cleanup the oil,
and try to see what I've done. Somebody suggested it might be oil
flooding the carb from sitting on it's side for so long. I hope so,
otherwise I'm back to getting that pulley off.

Thanks again.