The tractor gets a heart.

Time to build the driveshaft and engine mount. My first attempt (hopefully the last, but I'll have to see how this works first) is a large pulley on the transmission input shaft and a small pulley on the shaft attached to the motor's output.

Driveshaft in place between 2 pillow blocks.



I'll need a belt tensioner here to take up the slack. I've been told I need to push the belt into the pulley instead of pulling it tight, though I'm not sure I have the room to do so.



Alignment is good. Not perfect, but the jaw coupler will compensate for the 1/2 millimetre I'm off by.



The engine sits quite nicely. Didn't get all 4 holes through the frame drilled, but that's coming soon.