You can get all the necessary attachments for your sleeve hitch. You can order them through Sears (the nearest Sears to me actually had them on the floor) or other makes such as Brinly-Hardy (which can be ordered from Home Depot or local dealer who carries the Brinly line). Check out the Brinly web site and look under the gardening tools section. They have pictures of all three implements in action, for both sleeve and three-point hitches. The plow will dig a furrow in the soil and turn the soil over so it can be broken up. Typically you would use the disc harrow to break up the soil then form rows, but you can use the cultivator to break up the big clods before discing, to keep from having to move your discs. Once you have your rows formed and planted the cultivator is used to loosen the soil between the rows so that weeds can be easily pulled. The cultivator is used during the earlier stages of growth - until the rows are too tall to drive over.

According to the parts list, the engine has 2 "modules" aka coils. Apparently the kill wire to one has been disconnected??

Yeah, I started looking fall of '06 at gt's. Finally had to have one this fall due to move to larger yard. Waited to get low price on year end closeout. The motor for me was a real crap shoot. The trannies a nice unit and why I bought the machine. But many mfg from kubota to simplicity use the courage on machines that are twice as much with lessor tranny. When I first started looking i thought the els b&s was a better motor. Then they had that bad air cleaner design and people weren't being taken care of fairly on it. Of course now sears doesn't offer anything but kohler. I adjusted my idle down to 1300 from about 2400. Makes easier too live with. Also made change to tranny linkage to get a little better reverse speed. The reverse hydro pedal/linkage is a real weakness on these machines. Otherwise it was worth the money(really worth the money if motor last a long time). Does an excellent job cutting grass and mulching. Give a real smooth cut and has plenty of power. We don't have any real snow down here so I have no other use for it supposed ground engaging capabilities.

I can offer some comments on the battery. 1) Small tractor batteries have the same dimensions, but are available in 4 power levels: (ratings are approximate) 180 cold cranking amps 230 cold cranking amps 295 cold cranking amps 340 cold cranking amps My opinion is the two lower cranking amp batteries are intended for the single cylinder engines. The large twin cylinder engines may need the more powerful batteries. 2) The same cold cranking amp battery is usually available with the positive terminal on the left or the right side. Examine the battery compartment and the location of the battery cables to determine which battery your tractor requires. 3) Some tractor batteries are sealed while others are not. The sealed batteries have the same power as the vented batteries, but the vented batteries are more likely to have corrosion problems on the cables and battery box. Vented batteries usually have the removable battery caps so that you can add watter. Seal batteries are - sealed - with out removal caps. Usually, the sealed batteries are about $5.00 more than the vented batteries. Most of the batteries delivered with new tractors are the sealed type. Places like Auto Zone, Checker, NAPA and most of the department stores sell the vented batteries - probably because they are cheaper to buy from the manufacturers. Die Hard batteries on new tractors are usually sealed. The Die Hard batteries in the Sears stores are usually the vented style. DieHard is a sticker that is placed on batteries purchased from the different battery manufacturers. 4) A Battery maintainer is an excellent tool that maintains the battery at a peak state of charge. You can leave a battery maintainer connected to a battery for the entire off season without harming a battery. The battery maintainer must be turned on all the time. A battery charger - even a trickle charger - should only be used to boost a battery - perhaps monthly - for a few hours at a time. A battery charger will cook a battery if it is left on all the time. 5) The battery electric shops usually carry a full assortment of batteries, cables, and all the charging equipment. The selection available in the department stores is usually limited. Sorry, I don't have a recommendation for a particular brand of battery. I like sealed batteries as they are less likely to develop corrosion problems.