2501HST Clutch Safety?

[needmoredirt]

What's the point?

Don't have to be in the seat to start, only depress the clutch.

Can't stand up and move the tractor at the same time, as inconvenient as it is, I get it.

I can get off the machine while its running without the e brake (not that it works very good). I don't get it.

Not sure I could bypass if it's a CYA "feature" from the orange lawyers.

 

[old and tired]

I've looped / jumped my clutch safety switch and bypassed the seat switch by holding the SS down.... still alive, tractor hasn't kill me yet. I'm not sure if your safety switches are tied to any ECM / computer, but my simple switches were, you guessed it, simple to bypass....

 

[needmoredirt]

I don't spot the clutch switch.

 

[old and tired]

Not 100% sure but check on the side of the transmission case where the transmission lever goes in...

You can look up parts in several sites...

 

[needmoredirt]

Just looked again, I'm a dumbo

Looks like a cake-walk...

I'm "old and blind", might be better than needmoredirt - LOL

thx again!

 

[old and tired]

Can you take a photo of it, and post it for others that might find this thread in the future?

 

[needmoredirt]

Sure, why not.. A couple male spades, enough wire to remove easily with one finger and some heat shrink.

Might need a drop light or flashlight to see under the fuse box.

 

[SmallChange]

A couple male spades, enough wire to remove easily with one finger

I did this for the seat switch (though I didn't add heat shrink like you did).

I'm all for safety, including automatic things like the seat switch. But it was so damn sensitive! Whenever I leaned forward, like to set the parking brake or get a better view of implements and obstacles, the damn thing would die.

 

[needmoredirt]

I've nuked the seat and clutch switches from operation, can't see (all) the forks, hitting pallets, dropping off bucket etc.

I've slowed down, never stand during real operation and think safety more, maybe little things like neutral when parked, always overthinking things.

There's something to learn new every time it comes out, better ways of doing "stuff", much, much more to come, no doubt, if I don't hillery myself in the process