Way to go, Bill. When one of the belts slipped off on my ZTR mower, I couldn't figure out how to get it back on without taking the whole assembly off. Since it was still under warranty, I had service come over and put it back on. It took him about a minute (with a little 'trick' not in the manual). As he was leaving, he quipped, "good thing it's under warranty, otherwise it would have cost you $195.00".

Make sure you do NOTHING to tick off your mechanical-minded neighbor/friend across the street . The dinner for he and his wife sounds like a great idea.

chas