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Laporte Help 09-04-2012 12:39:09 209.117.161.190 Report to Moderator	I have a MF 175 went to start the other day turned the key gauges move but no engine turn over. Put on battery charger for a little while tried again nothing. So i took the battery charger to boost put one lead on the ground and one on the input to the starter and again nothing turned. Checked all wires they seem to be intact but the starter will not turn over the engine at all so looking for any input to check before I have to call a mechanic?? [Reply]   [No Email]
barnE 09-05-2012 18:19:16 67.172.83.183 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to Laporte Help, 09-04-2012 12:39:09   Clean and reconnect batt ground cable if it connects to frame. CLEAN good. Dave [Reply]  [No Email]
504 09-04-2012 20:09:42 64.111.61.44 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to Laporte Help, 09-04-2012 12:39:09   High low not in neutral? [Reply]  [No Email]
rrlund 09-04-2012 15:47:56 207.241.137.116 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to Laporte Help, 09-04-2012 12:39:09   Try tunking on it with a hammer while you try to start it. If the brushes are getting bad they might not be making contact. Had one I had to do that on a few months ago. [Reply]  [No Email]
cole in mo. 09-04-2012 13:43:08 65.255.149.240 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to Laporte Help, 09-04-2012 12:39:09   Is yours a key start, or do you have a push button, either way, turn the key, or push the button and with a test light see if you have juice at small post on the starter. If so, then perhaps a bad starter, or if no juice, check back to the switch or push button. [Reply]  [No Email]
rrlund 09-04-2012 13:01:22 207.241.137.116 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to Laporte Help, 09-04-2012 12:39:09   Does it have either a neutral or clutch safety switch? That's where I'd start. I had one a White a few weeks ago that wouldn't even click til I kicked the clutch down real hard. I had to adjust the switch. It was out of whack from normal wear in the pedal bushing. [Reply]  [No Email]
old 09-04-2012 13:20:21 209.86.226.56 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to rrlund, 09-04-2012 13:01:22   Normally I would agree with you but he said he went straight to the starter with the booster and doing so should have at least caused it to turn over a little bit or at least that is what I think I saw that he had said [Reply]  [No Email]
old 09-04-2012 13:19:58 209.86.226.56 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to rrlund, 09-04-2012 13:01:22   Normally I would agree with you but he said he went straight to the starter with the booster and doing so should have at least caused it to turn over a little bit [Reply]  [No Email]
old 09-04-2012 12:51:09 209.86.226.56 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to Laporte Help, 09-04-2012 12:39:09   Pull the starter off and either take it to an auto parts place to have it checked or do a charger spin over test your self. Doing it your self will not tell you it is for sure good just tells you it will spin. Then also see if the engine can be turned by hand which is easy just use a large screw driver etc and turn the flywheel that way [Reply]  [No Email]
Laporte Tom 09-04-2012 15:01:58 75.224.191.202 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to old, 09-04-2012 12:51:09   How and where do you suggest turning the flywheel [Reply]  [No Email]
old 09-04-2012 15:08:52 209.86.226.27 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to Laporte Tom, 09-04-2012 15:01:58   Threw the starter hole when you remove the starter. It is simple to take a big flat tipped screw drive and stick it in the ring gear teeth and turn it some so as to make sure the engine is not locked up [Reply]  [No Email]
DH in Carolina 09-04-2012 17:07:23 173.212.9.211 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to old, 09-04-2012 15:08:52   Be easier to put tractor in high gear and rock or pull tractor. [Reply]  [No Email]
Alf Roberts 09-04-2012 21:43:10 184.151.63.238 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to DH in Carolina, 09-04-2012 17:07:23   Rocking or pulling does not work if you have a powershift, but if it is fully manual it will work. [Reply]  [No Email]
old 09-04-2012 17:11:54 209.86.226.11 Report to Moderator	Re: MF 175 Starting Issue in reply to DH in Carolina, 09-04-2012 17:07:23   Only if you have a lot of help them is some big heavy machines. [Reply]  [No Email]