UPDATE on the resurrection!!!!
My 4 year and I rewired the burnt wires on the tractor (keeping the same color codes to be able to use the factory wiring diagram in the futre if need be), cleaned out the carb but, it still has an issue it will run fine if you keep the choke pulled other wise it will start sputtering and hunting then cut off, put a new deck drive pull for the mule drive, adjusted the anti scalping wheels and actual mowed probally a 1/4 to 1/2 acre of grass with it til the 100 year old deck belt had enough and broke.