Getting off B2920 without the engine stalling

[harveywb]

I put the HST in "N" and then set the brake and when I rise off the seat the engine stalls. I want to get off the tractor to put on a chain on a log or change the direction of my rake on the back. How do I get off the tractor and not have to have the engine stall?

 

[GPintheMitten]

This happens to me on my B2620 sometimes. One of the safety interlock switches is still open.

You need the HST pedal in neutral and the pto to be off. Sometimes you think they are but one is still not in neutral. It doesn't take much of being in the wrong position to cause it.

Try tapping the pedal back and forth to get it more correctly in neutral.

On the pto lever, sometimes I find that I have nudged it out of neutral slightly. The pto is not on, but the interlock switch gets openned.

To determine which it is, after it shuts off, try starting the tractor without sitting down. It should not start until you get both safety interlocks in the right position. Wiggle one at a time wither starter key on, and it will be obvious to you which one it is, when it starts.

 

[Gary Fowler]

It is likely the HST pedal neutral sensor switch is a little off unless you have the PTO engaged. Try GPintheMitten suggestions to find the problem but before you start adjusting, make sure all the switches/levers that were suppose to be off were off, like PTO. You could have bumped it and even though it isn't turning, it could have opened the sensor.

 

[GPintheMitten]

This afternoon, I plowed snow and when I got off the tractor, it quit running. I had bumped the pto lever.

 

[Iowachild]

I never put my 2320 in neutral to get off and it never stalls.

Oh, and :welcome:

 

[GPintheMitten]

I never put my 2320 in neutral to get off and it never stalls.

Oh, and :welcome:

I don't understand exactly what you are saying. Is it hydrostatic? Doesn't it spring back into a neutral (neither forward nor backward) position when you take your foot off the pedal?

 

[tractchores]

On mine when I get off as long as the HST pedal isn't depressed and the PTO isn't on it doesn't shut off. If the PTO is on and I want to get off (wood chipper) I pull the level under the seat to pop it up (I have the reversing seat, I think the standard one you just flip it forward). There's no requirement to put it in Neutral or to have the brake on. Odds are that your HST pedal isn't returning to neutral, which you can fix by greasing it (there's a zerk on the underside of the tractor on the mechanism). I grease mine every time I do the FEL.

 

[sailorman]

I have the same problem from time to time on my B2320 . Regular greasing is imperative for sure . I also find that if I use my hand to lift the reverse heal pedal up it takes care of neutral centering . Problem happens more often in cold weather .

 

[Iowachild]

I don't understand exactly what you are saying. Is it hydrostatic? Doesn't it spring back into a neutral (neither forward nor backward) position when you take your foot off the pedal?

I refer to neutral as the position between H and M on the range shift lever located on the left hand fender. The OP wrote "I put the HST in "N" ", there is no "N" associated with the forward or reverse pedals.

 

[sandyc]

I have a 2620 and used to have the same problem with engine shutdown when getting off the seat or when hitting bumps. Not to be unsafe but I finally wire-tied the seat safety down so it wouldn't shut off the engine. I know it's not as safe as Kubota and or our Feds want but.......

 

[workinallthetime]

I have a 2620 and used to have the same problem with engine shutdown when getting off the seat or when hitting bumps. Not to be unsafe but I finally wire-tied the seat safety down so it wouldn't shut off the engine. I know it's not as safe as Kubota and or our Feds want but.......

i was in the middle of a french drain job in a back yard when my old bx23 seat switch went south on me. 5 minutes and some electrical tape i never had that issue again. i always ment to fix it since it was a "safety issue" but never did.

 

[taos]

I have a b2920 and never put it into neutral when getting off tractor and sometimes don't even put the parking brake on ,I have to agree sounds like the hydro pedal sticking or out of adjustment,or pto not 100% off for out of adjustment.

 

[tractchores]

I have a b2920 and never put it into neutral when getting off tractor and sometimes don't even put the parking brake on ,I have to agree sounds like the hydro pedal sticking or out of adjustment,or pto not 100% off for out of adjustment.

For sure, disabling the safety advice is just masking some other issue. I often jump off mine for a quick adjustment and with the HST in gear it'll roll on a good slope, but only very slowly. I personally wouldn't want to put it in neutral as that would seem more risky.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I refer to neutral as the position between H and M on the range shift lever located on the left hand fender. The OP wrote "I put the HST in "N" ", there is no "N" associated with the forward or reverse pedals.

Of course there is a neutral between the forward and reverse pedal and is exactly what the OP said HE put the HST In neutral not the gear shift, what do you think it does when its not moving forward or reverse, its in neutral. It is not either going forward or going in reverse. If the pedal is centered and it isn't moving, its in HST neutral which is what it has to be for it to crank even if it is in H or M or L OR even Neutral as far as the gears are concerned.

 

[Gary Fowler]

For sure, disabling the safety advice is just masking some other issue. I often jump off mine for a quick adjustment and with the HST in gear it'll roll on a good slope, but only very slowly. I personally wouldn't want to put it in neutral as that would seem more risky.

This is true, shifting into neutral would let the tractor freely roll if even a slight incline. I always leave mine in gear when dismounting and lower the FEL to block it from moving if not on level ground. When in gear the HST prohibits movement more than very slowly. I cant even pull it more than a foot or so with the backhoe if it is in gear.

 

[Iowachild]

Of course there is a neutral between the forward and reverse pedal and is exactly what the OP said HE put the HST In neutral not the gear shift, what do you think it does when its not moving forward or reverse, its in neutral. It is not either going forward or going in reverse. If the pedal is centered and it isn't moving, its in HST neutral which is what it has to be for it to crank even if it is in H or M or L OR even Neutral as far as the gears are concerned.

NO, he said he put in in "N"!! There is no "N" on the forward and reverse pedals, only a self centering neutral position!! Read what was written, not what you want it to say.
BTW If one hits the "speed set device" instead of the "parking brake lever" (they are right next to each other) it would cause the engine to stall "whether the machine is moving or not".