Kraig and Scott,
Thanks much for the pics and explainin'... That's some pretty clever approaches there, seems like. I like the extension on the shaft deal... I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have figured out that approach. I have to admit, the less prudent part of me considered a direct connect set of pulleys (one for the starter-gen, and one for the deck drive) with no clutch at all... just crank and the deck's on. No kids or pets around the house, so, it'd just be me watching out for my toes. But, that's close to putting pennies in the fusebox, probably.
Thanks again for all the info and pics. That'll save me some studying, or figuring (as we call it down here), and certianly a few bad attempts.
Russell