MossRoad
Super Moderator
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2001
- Messages
- 60,225
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana (near)
- Tractor
- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
I don't even have a neutral. There is no choice. It is always in gear. I find that to be a safety hazard, so I always turn it off and set the brake(which is a pin in slot type), as recommended in the Power Trac manual. EXCEPT, that I have to start it up and let it run for about 5-10 minutes in extremely cold weather. So I throw open the garage doors, sit on it, make sure that the brake is set, start it and then OH SO CAREFULLY, get off. There is just no way around it. I can't sit on it for 10 minutes idling in a garage or I would choke to death, even with good ventilation. I just take it as part of the hazards of operating a machine. You always have to keep your wits about you and move slowly and purposely or you will get hurt. That goes for any machine, power tool, even a hammer. Use it wrong and you get hurt.