Thinking about disabling the seat switch

[like2wheel]

Oh for crying out LOUD! How many more of these "I Want To Disable The Operator-Not-In-Seat Safety Interlock" because it's annoying? We had two of these threads just the other week.

I've given my advice NOT to do it & very good reasons why in the "Operator-Not-In-Seat" thread and I really don't want to constantly have to repeat myself.

Here's a tip: If you don't click on a thread that you find annoying, it won't open up to force you to read it!

Pretty sure the OP wasn't specifically asking for your input, so you'd be safe from having to constantly reply.

Sheesh.

 

[Express]

I was wondering if anyone considering using a wrist attached landyard similar to those used on personnel watercraft? You could even attatch it to your belt if it becomes a nuisance. Just I thought as apposed to disabling a saftey feature.

 

[kkirt1]

I just disabled mine yesterday. I can see the need on a geared tractor but on a HST machine - not so much. Once your foot is removed from the go pedal the tractor immediately stops. What am I missing here?

 

[Dan Hunter]

I can see the need on a geared tractor but on a HST machine - not so much. Once your foot is removed from the go pedal the tractor immediately stops. What am I missing here?

Nothing as far as I can tell. I'll jump the connector this hour and hope OSHA doesn't show up with billy clubs.

 

[GManBart]

My truck was not made with a seat switch. It has far more hp and will run away if the brake is not pressed while in gear - and no one is complaining that their much more powerful, faster, and easily propelled cars and trucks do not have a switch that shuts them down every time we open the door, get out or move around to get our wallet out of our pocket ... but bypass a switch that was never used on older tractors and some will "hit the roof" claiming that all sorts of problems, injuries and accidents are certain to befall you if you do not have a functioning seat switch that will shut your tractor down if you move wrong ...

And your truck likely doesn't have 4ft tall, completely exposed tires, that you have to pass in front of when getting in or out of it. The old tractors don't have the switch, and a lot of guys got run over by their own tractor, at least partially because of that vulnerability. I have one with, and one without, and don't really care either way, but the switch does have some positive aspects to it.

 

[Dan Hunter]

Jumped the connector around 11 am. The garage burned to the ground at noon.

 

[Wagtail]

Here's a tip: If you don't click on a thread that you find annoying, it won't open up to force you to read it!

Pretty sure the OP wasn't specifically asking for your input, so you'd be safe from having to constantly reply.

Sheesh.

Well that was an insightful 'tip'. Thanks very much for your sage advice.

As to the OP asking for my input... That's what TBN is for, isn't it? Plus the OP isn't a newbie who wouldn't have seen/accessed the previous threads on this very subject from just a few days ago. I can understand this thread being posted months down-the-track but not practically on top of two other simillar threads.

That being said, I will always respond to an issue/question regarding safety if my advice is pertinent.

 

[Qapla]

Just curious ...
How many wear a hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toed boots, gloves, long pants, long-sleeved shirt with button cuffs and ear/hearing protection every time they use their tractor.

According to many safety experts these are just as important/critical as the seat switch...

 

[whistlepig]

I jump wired a faulty seat safety switch on a lawn tractor years ago. My wife ran over a rock mowing sideways on a hill and was flipped out of the seat. The lawn tractor ran over her leg while the mower was still running. I watched all this happen. The mower cut off the sole off her tennis shoe within 1/16" of the bottom of her foot. Somehow she didn't get hurt. I'll never disable another safety seat switch. This may work for some but it sure didn't work for me.

 

[Tig]

Just curious ...
How many wear a hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toed boots, gloves, long pants, long-sleeved shirt with button cuffs and ear/hearing protection every time they use their tractor.

According to many safety experts these are just as important/critical as the seat switch...

Ahhh, you've met my neighbour.....
He even showed up in that outfit the day he came to help me sheet a subfloor.