You say occassionally floods - by that do you mean dripping gas?
To me it sounds like it's flooded the whole time.
I agree with eltoro to check the floats.
But if you just want to get it started before operating on it -
I would try turning the gas off completely. If it's dripping out the carb, let everything drip out for 10/15 minutes. Try starting occassionally in that time. Every time you crank it - if it was dripping, it'll probably make it drip some more.
Make sure it's fully choked.
Try one good attempt at the end of that 15 minutes. If it starts, be quick, or better yet have an assistant open up the gas right away, and push the choke in.
If it doesn't start at all, crack the gas open just a small amount, like 1/16th of a turn. And try starting a few times again.
That way you're using the shutoff valve to do the job your float's supposed to be doing.
And again, if it does start, open the gas right away.
This of course will only let you hear your tractor run finally (which is no small thing!). It will do nothing to solve your problem - but, it would prove it's just a flooding problem, and that playing with your floats isn't just a waste of time.
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