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 After a lot of wrangling, I learned that the mower is easiest to work on when turned on its side. The belt can be tightened by removing the guide from the central pulley on the pivoting mechanism that is tensioned between the two spring sets. You first remove the guide, then loosen the bolt and move it forward to tighten the belt. That took going through a lot of YouTube videos to find and then a bit of experimentation to learn how to adjust it. In other work, I accomplished a lot with the tractor. Grass cut around the lake, at the old house, and in the field by the trailer. The corn crop was being harvested when we left. I had hoped to be able to shoot some doves but by the time I am back, the corn should be all gone. The little garden had become overgrown so I used the little tractor to cut that grass and then used the Troybilt tiller, that I had just got fixed, to till for the turnip patch. I was grateful that it worked like a charm. Now all that is needed is rain.

  After a long process to try and remove the tiller tine carrier on the Troy Bilt tiller, I finally got it off. I used a wheel puller device, penetrating fluid, two levels of heat and repeated applications of each. The thing that finally worked was a hammer. I removed the tines and used a hammer to break the tube loose. I had almost given up when I attempted to put the bolt through that held the tine carrier on and found that it had shifted less than a millimeter. That gave me some encouragement. After I finally was able to pull it free, I washed the oil off and painted it to protect the metal where the torch and hammer had removed the original paint. So now the tiller is ready to prepare the turnip patch. It was a long process. Henceforth the tiller is named Randolph. Tommy Kotter : Roy, have you got the hammer? Roy : Always got the hammer, Tommy .