Reverse mower safety switch is a pain in the .... Somewhere else (I was unable to find it in my searches) in the forum I found out how to by-pass the switch. It is located under the panel by your heels as you set on the platform. Two bolts and two Phillips headed screws will allow you to move the panel enough (height adjustment knob in the way for full removal - i.e. not necessary to remove) to find the annoying switch. In the previous instructions the gentleman said he used a cable tie and cutting a groove in the switch end to keep the switch depressed. The cable tie could possibly slip. After removing the switch, I used a continuity tester to determine that it is actually made up of two switches, one normally-on when not using reverse and the other normally-off and vice versa . It was simply a matter of unplugging the connector and then making a jumper for the side which is normally-on when not using reverse (I think it was the left side from the back, but check). If you ever want to put the safety switch back to normal (i.e., when selling it) just pull the jumper wire and reconnect the the plug into the back of the switch. As they say, only the operator is responsible for use of this information, i.e. don't be an idiot.
