s219
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Sounds like a problem with a safety switch. Gear or HST?
Brand new Kubota 3901 looking for info on start ing issues
- Thread starter Tophercrna
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BackRoad
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Kubota MX6000: new 2020, 600 hrs now. Intermittent "turn the key to start = nothing".
No clicking...nothing...nada.
So, a safety lock out or fuse. Checked all my fuses...all good
From what I can tell, there is a...
- Seat safety switch: I bypassed mine on the second day of ownership. (Safety Police, please save your ink. I promise to be safe like your Grand Dad was).
- Joystick Safety: Wiggle it North, South, East, and West, then try to start.
- PTO Safety: Engage / Disengage the PTO Switch, then try to start.
- Forward / Reverse Peddle Safety: This happens to be my intermittent blocker. Rock the peddle F and R clears it, allowing a start.
Plan is to clean and lube the linkage to see if that helps.
So...
Are there any other safety lockout items I missed?
(I will need to remember to confirm if the cruise control has a safety.)
Kindly let us know what the Tech finds on your issue Mr. Tophercrna.
... //TJ
No clicking...nothing...nada.
So, a safety lock out or fuse. Checked all my fuses...all good
From what I can tell, there is a...
- Seat safety switch: I bypassed mine on the second day of ownership. (Safety Police, please save your ink. I promise to be safe like your Grand Dad was).
- Joystick Safety: Wiggle it North, South, East, and West, then try to start.
- PTO Safety: Engage / Disengage the PTO Switch, then try to start.
- Forward / Reverse Peddle Safety: This happens to be my intermittent blocker. Rock the peddle F and R clears it, allowing a start.
Plan is to clean and lube the linkage to see if that helps.
So...
Are there any other safety lockout items I missed?
(I will need to remember to confirm if the cruise control has a safety.)
Kindly let us know what the Tech finds on your issue Mr. Tophercrna.
... //TJ
goeduck
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I am sure it is something simple and overlooked when they set it up. Kubota will make it right.
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I wonder what the "fix" was... 
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On my L3800, I occasionally get a "dead tractor" when I go to start it. Turns out it's one of the two switches on the PTO lever. I just actuate the switches manually with my finger and all is well.
Weird that it happens though, because everything is fine when I park it and shut it down. Nobody touches it, but intermittently when I go to start it, one of the switches is no longer made.
Weird that it happens though, because everything is fine when I park it and shut it down. Nobody touches it, but intermittently when I go to start it, one of the switches is no longer made.