I explained the situation with my mysterious tractor in the member introductions forum. The tractor needs a little attention but because it's nowhere near original I probably won't try to get it back to perfect original condition. I'll just fix it up so it works good and looks good too.
Anyway my first question will be what does that lever on the floor marked "Brake" do? Is it like a parking brake of sorts? It's not hooked up to anything right now on my tractor. Here's a picture from above:

When I bought the tractor I got a mower deck and a rototiller, and this week I bought a snowcaster. What a nice snowblower that thing is! The guy who sold it to me said I really should use weights and maybe chains on the back wheels. I also want to get another set of wheels with turf tires for the summer when I'll mostly be mowing. Where should I look for stuff like that? I imagine it's costly to ship these things but I've been watching my local craigslist. Are there other places I should be looking?
Thanks and here's another cool picture after trying a little tilling!
