Six years is not a long time, especially being kept indoors. If it was in good repair before, it will still be good now.
As others said, fresh battery, a little oil in the cylinders, spin it through with the plugs out. Drain the gas, change the oil and coolant, check all the other fluids, air up the tires. Look over the hoses and belt.
When you gas it up, pull the drain plug on the carb, let it flush the bowl, make sure there is flow. Replace the plug and be sure the carb doesn't overflow (flood).
Check for spark at the plugs, if no spark clean the points.
Once it's running, be sure it makes oil pressure! Sometimes the oil pump will loose prime when sitting. If no pressure, shut it down! It will need to be reverse primed, a process of wetting the gears with oil by pumping oil backward through a galley port.
You will want to continue checking other components as you run it and familiarize yourself with the tractor. You may encounter a "stuck" clutch. If the clutch won't release, it's rusted to the flywheel and pressure plate. It can usually be freed up by driving it with the pedal down.
Any problem you encounter, we can talk you through, keep us informed... Good luck!
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