When I got mine, I was googling and found several. One was 400 +/- bucks and was the same size as the big HF one that I got for 99 bucks on sale. The pictures on the web looked exactly alike and the description was the same. Couldn't have been more than a hardware difference if anything. I lot of places capitalize on the idea that EVERYTHING made in china is junk. I have a chinese made ATV that costs about a 3rd of what a compareable yamaha costs that has mostly japanese parts and the motor, shafts, lights, and a couple of other things are Yamaha. Dave

I do not use ramps or lifts, but a simple floor jack, the type with wheels. When I grease the front wheels, I place the jack in the middle of the front end lift until the wheels are off of the ground, so it is easy to turn the front wheel to get to the zerks. Same procedure when taking off the mower deck. Remove the pins, lift the front so every thing clears and the deck easily comes out. If I need to get under the tractor, which has only happened once in the ten years I have had the tractor, I use the jack and blocks for safety. The beauty of the floor jack is It is not in the way when you need to get under the tractor, and it is easy to store.

Thanks Javert, The double pulley is already off the machine. I figured I might have to use a hammer to knock the wrench around on the motor pulley. Not sure I even need to pull that one yet. Just checked with NAPA and they can get both drive belts and the large deck belt. $11.99 for the smaller drive belt and $26.29 for the larger belt. Glad to find this out. Heading down to Schucks because they have a two jack stand and one hydraulic floor jack for $20 bucks. Been wanting a new setup like that for a while anyway. Don't think it would be very easy for me to turn the bug up on its side with my arthritis and all. Someone mentioned that it was possible to bypass a switch so it would mow in reverse and also some adjustments to the cable to increase speed. I am more interested in working on and playing with the bug than in actually cutting grass. That would be secondary to my fun. This is cheaper than a vintage car and much easier to work on I think. Haven't played mechanic in a long time and think it might be fun to get my hands dirty again. I spent most of my life rebuilding washers and dryers and refrigerators then go home and crawl under my cars till arthritis messed me up. But I am heading into remission now I hope though my hands are still messed up some. Wonder how my bug would look with some car fins and tail lights out of the fifties..ha! Might consider a headlight though and putting a small trailer together for it. I am wondering if a good greasing and lubing of all rollers and pulleys and exact belt alignment would give longer belt life. I would bet that you should let the deck blade come to a full stop before reversing direction to avoid belt burning though. Another idea I had was in putting an auxillary manual seat switch so if I wanted to get off, without killing the motor and overusing and wearing out the starter prematurely, I would just turn the switch on and get off while the engine continues to run. Then when back aboard flip the switch off so I still had the fall off kill switch action for safety. Wonder if I could have it running when I wanted to pull the grass basket out and dump it? Would that be safe? Would think so as belt cover should be in place for protection. And how about a safety parking brake for that situation? Guess I am thinking about re engineering a machine. That should be much easier than building a new machine from the ground up, huh?:-) For those who just want to cut grass this probably sounds silly I suppose. Maybe it might be..we'll see. Paul

A couple of places that may have what you need. Harbor Freight link: http://www.harborfreight.com/material-handling/solid-flat-free-tires/6-semi-solid-wheel.html Amazon had several brands on this page: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dlawngarden&field-keywords=6+inch+wheel&rh=n%3A2972638011%2Ck%3A6+inch+wheel If you want to shop at a retail store, you can try Tractor Supply, Atwoods, Harbor Freight, and Northern Tools. They all carry those types of tire/wheels.