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My skid loader is not cranking this weekend. The battery seems to be good and I checked the four fuses in the cab. It is cold here and I need to move my snow. Any suggestions on how to get it going?

The air filter seemed to be ok. I ended up taking off the fuel line by the filter and blowing air back into the tanks. This seems to have solved my issues for now.

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mrbb, Thanks for your reply. I have not checked the air filter recently, but will do so tonight. The engine seems to run ok for a couple of minutes after starting it then it starts choking. How do you recommend going about cleaning the carb or adjusting it? One thought I gathered from the...

I have a JD 170 with a Wisconsin engine that I have been using to move snow. It has started choking lately when using it after a few minutes and I need to keep choking it to keep it running. I had similar problems earlier in the season and a change of the fuel filter solved the problem then...

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Thanks for your reply. I checked with my local JD dealer and they told me the key replacement is obsolete. They mentiomed I may need to buy the entire key assembly.

I cannot locate the key for my John Deere 170 Skid Steer. Does anyone know where to get a replacement key?

Hello everyone. I was using my John Deere 170 skid loader to move snow and the power to the hydraulics went limp. When I push the pedals, they act there is no pressure at all. There does not seem to be any oil leaks and my hydraulic oil level is where is should be. I do not hear any noises and...

I ended up having my local John Deere dealer put new seals in the drive sheeve. It took them two times to get it right, but it has been working well since.

Thanks for your reply flyerdan. I put the gearbox plumbing back the same way that it was when I started. My next thought is the flow hose that pushes fluid from the top of the gearbox to the right clutch may be blocked. My plan is to check this first. If this seems open, then I might just cap...

It looks like this gearbox is lubricated with the hydraulic oil that is circulated with the pump. I drained out the SAE80 oil out of the gearbox and had a new oil seal put in the gearbox. It ran for about 5 minutes and then pushed the new oil seal out of the front of the gearbox. Can someone...

I have the service, parts, and operators manual for my JD 170 skid loader. This is a continuation to my drive sheave questions scenario above. I had a machine shop fix my drive sheave and I got the unit put back together tonight. I filled the gearbox up with SAE 80W per the manual instructions...

Walio123, Thanks for sharing your knowledge on this. I disassembled the drive assembly to the right as far as item 21 and see what you are saying about the cap screw. I plan to purchase a new snap ring pliers tomorrow and then try to get to the cap screw.