Dismounting a running tractor ?

[logan97]

whenever I dismount my tractor while engine is still running I, throttle down to idle,depress and engage brake lock and put the hydro in neutral. Do I need to put the hydro in neutral ? Also I usually put the bucket down and the implement down too.

 

[MoKelly]

I have a Bobcat CT235 hydro. I do exactly what you describe. However, I'll admit there are times I forget to switch to neutral. So far, I've never noticed the difference.

However, it just seems to me that neutral would be the safer choice.

MoKelly

 

[yooper1]

My NH will die if I do not shift into neutral and get off the seat.

I must idle down, shift to neutral and set the brake in order to get off the seat and then off the tractor

 

[Thomas]

I also do the same Logan for you never know hit of lever or step on the pedal might go for unwanted ride or thrown off.

 

[picker77]

When I'm box blading I often need to twist my body and lift my weight slightly from the seat to crane my neck far enough to see exactly what I'm doing with the blade. This, of course, kills the engine, and is a bit irritating. I'm going to look at the spring mechanism and see if something can be done to de-sensitize it's action a little, short of disabling it--which I won't do.

 

[RPW]

Interesting picker as my JD will start buzzing but it doesn't kill the engine.

 

[/pine]

I do the same as mentioned and the first habit I learned was to only mount/dismount on the left hand side...as to never inadvertantly bump (or catch a shirt tail on) the gear lever...

 

[logan97]

My NH will die if I do not shift into neutral and get off the seat.




I have a safety switch hot wired at the moment must control the hydro in neutral . Thanks for the replies.

 

[rjkobbeman]

I dismount my running tractor all of the time. It is a ROPS so I can only dismount from the left.

When I am going to dismount, I do the following:

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  I lower my bucket to the ground with my FEL in the float position (this keeps the FEL weight on the ground, regardless of terrain in the event of a "runaway")
  If I have something on the 3ph, I lower it to the ground
  I shift the shuttle into neutral
  I shift the main gear shift into neutral
  I apply the transmission brake
  I dismount from the left -- the only way on my ROPS tractor

If certain situations dictate, I will leave the FEL up or 3ph up... but those are not the norm.

When I turn the tractor off, I do the same as above.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Gosh, on my BX I just put on the brake. It also will drive when your not in the seat...:confused2: