Well if you already own it, then whatever you spend on parts experimenting is not a waste of money.
Your choice as to where to start, but if it were me I would begin by trying to turn the engine by hand to see if it's free. Check all fluid levels to see what's low, what's over full, and go from there.
I started two john Deere tractors last summer after having been parked for eight years. After a good "once over" on fluids, belts, hoses, etc, new batteries in each and new fuel filters. Same fuel and engine oil they had in them. I bled the filters and both started right up. They had both been under cover.
In your case, I would make sure the engine will make a few full rotations without a problem and go for it. Maybe remove the fuel filters, work the hand primer a bit and observe the condition of the fuel you see moving, looking for any sign of water or anything nasty. With that tractor it's easy enough to remove the inlet host from the primer pump and start out on a jug of known good fuel with a short length of hose. New filters, bleed them out, and give it a try. If you have a good battery to put into it for trial purposes, fine. If not, I would try pull starting it.
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