I can not believe all the great help I got on my issue, this site is awesome. I did try jacking up one tire, putting the tractor in high gear and rocked the tire. I definitely did hear the engine rolling over but the Bendix did not do anything.
So, I took my battery to the nearest CarQuest and had them test it - it was 100%. So, I started taking off the cables. That is where I found my issue - the negative end attached to the tractor came off in 2 pieces and it looked like a pair of washers were used to sandwich the lead around the bolt and between the washers (there was no tab or terminal on the cable, only wire between the washers). Needless to say the washers were paper thin and rotted away.
I went out and bought Cat. 1 cable for both the positive and the negative (positive looked ok but I wanted to reposition the battery and needed something a little longer). I got the negative lead from CarQuest off the shelf for about $15. The positive one I needed a 70" lead so that one I got a local place that made it to order while I waited ($26).
I sanded down and used electrical cleaner on the frame where the negative was connected, I put dialectic grease on both sides of the lead tab, sandwiched it between 2 washers, putting dialectic grease on both sides of the washers and bolted the lead to the frame after adding anti-seize to the bolt threads. I also added some dielectric grease to the terminal end before putting it on the battery (after cleaning the battery terminal).
For the positive lead, I used electrical cleaner on the starter end and applied dielectric grease before bolting to the starter. The battery end I cleaned with electrical cleaner, cleaned the terminal, applied dielectric grease, and tightened it down.
Once that was all done, I sprayed Battery Terminal Protector over the battery connections and the frame where the negative was attached to help stem off any more corrosion.
With that done, I turned the key and it started like a charm. Thanks again to everyone for all their help and suggestions. I had a picture of the negative lead to show you all, but I can not figure out how to add it. I hope this can help someone else who is experiencing similar issues. THANKS!!
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