I believe there are several here who are actually "in the business", so just wondering if and how you properly torque something like an electric PTO onto a small engine crankshaft. This weekend the drive belt on a neighbor's Cub Cadet broke, so I was of course invited to help. The PTO had to come off, so rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat took care of that, got the remnants of the old belt unwrapped from the transmission pulley, flopped the new one in place, and put the PTO back on. Held the PTO up where it belonged, ran the bolt as snug as I could by hand, gave it a rat-a-tat-tat to snug it, and called it good. Now this has always sufficed for me, haven't had anything come apart, so not second guessing it, but obviously nothing to ensure that the the crank doesn't turn, so just wondering if there is a better way to approach this.

The grass is very wet this year and I am having to stop mowing often to clear the trimmings adhering to the underside of the mower deck because the engine begins to labor. Is there any way to minimize this?