unit40
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Maybe every tractor should come with a free factory trained operator.
LarryD said:I can't speak for all the NH Boomers, but the 33D runs the PTO without the driver in the seat. The unit has to be in nuetral and the breaks locked for the engine to keep running.
I can think of several implements (chipper, log splitter, generator) that require the operator to be off the tractor. Doesn't JD sell implements like this?
unit40 said:It is probably best, if someone is going to rewire to over-ride seat, parking brake, reverse sense, just about any safety switch, that they do it right. OK, no right way to over-ride a safety, but I would suggest installing waterproof, lit switches right on the dash. That way the operator can see if the safety has been over-ridden or not, and has the option to turn on or off.
AndyMA said:i would call it bad desiign if you can't get off the seat and leave the PTO running. None of my New Hollands or Fords have ever been that way. Why would John Deere design a tractor that way? Obviously the engineers who did it are not tractor users. I'd keep bugging John Deere until they fixed this obvious design flaw.
Andy
George2615 said:NOTE: The Rear PTO is only operational with the operator on the seat.
Roy found the answer. The seat switch interlock is for your safety. The switch can be jumped out but then you lose the safety feature. A spinning PTO can grab loose clothing or practically anything that gets near it. Every tractor is different. Mine does not have any seat switch interlock. It seems your only choices to run your PTO generator are to use the bag of sand or some form of weight on the seat or bypass the seat switch.