Welcome Bob! What make is the engine? Maybe it could be converted to a rope start?
Craftsman Vintage rider???????????????
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Sometime when you have it dug out take a photo and also note your model and serial numbers off the engine shroud. Then post that information and photo both here and over at MTF. Might be somebody with just the part you need laying about. 
Hers one picture of it
Sears antique rider mower.
Heres a little better view. maybe you will know what i have. bob s
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Heres a little better view. maybe you will know what i have. bob s
Cool! One of those a stream lined models that looks like it is slicing though the wind even while it is setting still I like the style of things from the 50's and 60's.
SO !!Can you help me with any thing here mark Heres the pics you requested,Ithought you were going to point me in the right direction, or at least try been waiting to hear bob s
I like the style of things from the 50's and 60's.
Sorry Bob. The only thing I found so far was this website you might find of interest.
Vintage Sears Garden Tractors
By just looking at the engine shroud I'm thinking Tecumseh or maybe even Lauson rather then Briggs.
Reason I mention Lauson is they were one engine that had the fuel fill over the cylinder head which appears to match the configuration on yours. I don't ever recall Briggs (or newer, Tecumseh for that matter) doing that. Take a look at the photos (especially the red engines) in the below thread from another forum:
The vertical shaft engines that Lauson built - SmokStak
If you can locate any numbers on the engine, you might try to enter them into Google.com and see what comes up. Sometimes a clue comes up even if it is not what your looking for that gives a thought about something else to search for. That's how I found the above links.
Vintage Sears Garden Tractors
By just looking at the engine shroud I'm thinking Tecumseh or maybe even Lauson rather then Briggs.
Reason I mention Lauson is they were one engine that had the fuel fill over the cylinder head which appears to match the configuration on yours. I don't ever recall Briggs (or newer, Tecumseh for that matter) doing that. Take a look at the photos (especially the red engines) in the below thread from another forum:
The vertical shaft engines that Lauson built - SmokStak
If you can locate any numbers on the engine, you might try to enter them into Google.com and see what comes up. Sometimes a clue comes up even if it is not what your looking for that gives a thought about something else to search for. That's how I found the above links.
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