Well,have to check more on this,that sounds like a real pain,no need buying something new and have to put up with silly stuff like this,but theres got to be an easy way to disable it,well.... Will ask them people [snapper dealer],and see what they say,they are a little place,in an out of the way place,good mecinic there,he'll know.
How do you disable the seat switch?
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I guess the trick is on me, lol! I ran me a jumper wire for the seat and it still will not crank unless the parking brake is locked. I am posting a pic of what I done. Someone please tell me what the deal is here. Could it be that JD wised up and changed something on the 09 model?? I made sure that I had a good tight connection on the jumper wire.
dirtworksequip
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Even with the seat switch jumpered you will still have to press the brake pedal to start the tractor, unless you want to by pass the brake too.
Sincerely, Dirt
Sincerely, Dirt
JohnDeere4300
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Just make it a killer machine.
My response to that is...just cause some [not smart?]do not know how to use a machine without killing themselfs,don't make me wear a bullit proof vest when weedeating.
Talk about the dummying down of society.
Just cause one[not smart?] person,backs over their kid,don't mean,I should have to suffer[they woulda found another way to kill it anyways!]
Talk about the dummying down of society.
Just cause one[not smart?] person,backs over their kid,don't mean,I should have to suffer[they woulda found another way to kill it anyways!]
JohnDeere4300
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Next they will be taking off the ROPS and cutting the seat belts with a knife.
Or unhooking the brakes.__since everything else is getting unhooked.
Some people i just don't understand.
Or unhooking the brakes.__since everything else is getting unhooked.
Some people i just don't understand.
mjncad
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Dirt is right about the brake switch keeping the engine from cranking. Although I've disabled my RIO switch on my L130 and modified my 4200's seat switch; I'd leave the brake switch functional.
Not all safety switches are bad, and not all are good.
Alright then. I will not mess with the brake switch. I just wanted to do away with the problem of barely raising up on the seat when climbing a hill and having the engine to shut off. I will go out and test it later on this morning. I think I should have it though. I'm not sure why I thought that doing away with the seat switch would have anything to do with having to lock the parking brake to start the mower.
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i disabled the switch on my craftsman as soon as i got it home way back in 98, no problems with doing that. its a free country and if anybody wants to do that then go ahead. but they are on there to not so much protect us but to protect the companies who make them, lawsuits from folks that got hurt buy doing something stupid or incompitent drivers. my dad bought a john deere with the seat thing and the reverse thing on it, both are gone now, just remember one thing though, if you are going to be stupid, you've got to be tough.
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