If its like my F-12, you also have to hold your mouth just right and it (the tractor) has to be in the right mood. Then it will start of the 2nd or 3rd (or perhaps 545th) pull. A "chain starter', however, works every time. Just connect a log chain between the front of the F-12 and the rear of the 4WD pickup, put someone reliable behind its wheel, and have them put it in low range, low gear. Agree on go & stop signs. Then climb on the '12, put it in 3rd gear, make sure the mag is not grounded, make sure the gas is on, set the throttle at 1/3, put the clutch in, give the driver the go sign and after the '12 starts to move, let the clutch out. When it starts (usually in about 50 feet or less), Put in the clutch, and give the driver the stop sign. Unhook and don't let the '12 kill until you want to shut it off after the job is done, or you will have to repeat the above process. (BTW, this process works for a '14, too.) I've been told that even with every thing in perfect order, the '12's & '14's are the hardest crank starting tractors IH ever built. I believe it. (My $0.02 worth. jal-SD)
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