How to disable reverse PTO kill switch?

JTKub · May 14, 2005

ronT, do you think seat-belts are dangerous as well? (j/kidding /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif) I agree that the mow in reverse safety swithches are a major nuisance. One real world lawn mowing with a LT/GT will tell you that, but the OEM has to install them. Otherwise they would be out of business in short order thanks to all the lovely attourneys and sue happy people on this earth !@#$% /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. Get used to them, or get used to disabling them!
G/luck
Joel

CubTech · May 15, 2005

( Give it up, you can't win. )

hahahah.. what is in this for me??? what am I trying to win?

Im here to let you people know and try to save your time with the dealers.

But if you people want to waste time running back and forth from your dealer and lawyer and such.. go right ahead.

Airbags are in the vehicles because they save more lives than they injure... way more!

Samething with seatbelts

Samething with Cub's safety switches.. they are there to protect you in the event something does happen.

Im just trying to tell you.. if something happens and you disable the switches and you get property damage or personal injury.. you are on your own...

Spiffy · May 15, 2005

Thanks CubTech!!

I too agree with the majority: if the "safety" feature bothers you, disable it, but I do appreciate hearing from the other side.

The same disregard for common sense in laws [and machine usage] IMO makes it a toss up how a judge or jury would side on the warrenty issues [the law proctects mods from warranty concerns, but yes, a dealer does have the right or "responsibility" to excerscise judgement on "unsafe" machines].

I doubt anyone, dealer or user, is going to pay legal fees over a mower. Most dealers worth working with are decent about this sort of thing; I say the finicky ones don't deserve my bussines. If he's otherwise great, but a little squeemish on safety, just rewire it before taking it in for warranty work. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

As far as causalty type legal issues, I have no doubt CubTech is right, but if you run over yourself with a lawn mower I don't think it should be CC's problem anyway, so the modification just helps clarify it. On the other hand, if the engine blows up and throws rod fragments through the firewall into my groin, I'd expect CC, or the engine mfg, to be responsible that all my parts are in full working order as well as the mower - regardless if I was mowing in reverse when it happened!

Anyway, a disgrunteled opperator is much more dangerous than any switch can offset: if it bothers you "fix" it! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

JayC · May 16, 2005

Well, I had a chance today to take a closer look at that kill switch. I'm not sure what to do. A spring is attached to that metal piece that pushes the kill switch up. The spring looks like it keeps the metal thing from floppin down. I think I can get the spring unhooked. Will it be ok to unhook the spring so that metal thing just flops there?

cwarrix · May 16, 2005

JayC, did you try to simply unplug the electrical connector going to the switch? That's all it took on mine as I remember. I think I was looking for a much more complicated solution when I made that discovery. Just a thought. Only takes a minute to unplug it and see if it works. Might save you some re-engineering /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

JayC · May 17, 2005

Where would the plug be located? With where the switch is, I couldn't see where a plug could be.

ronT · May 17, 2005

Lazy1 (Cub_Tech1)

If you are a representative of Cub...I know I'm done giving my business to them. How do you sleep at night with your attitude toward the buying public? Amazing..... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

CubTech · May 17, 2005

Wow, im amazed at how people get so emotional on here.

All i did was state Cub's warranty.

I was trying to save you people some trouble.

Bye

cwarrix · May 17, 2005

Hi JayC, it's been a couple of years now since I did mine so I can't remember exactly how it was situated. But, if you see the switch, there has to be some sort of electrical connection to it... I'll try to take a look at mine again to get a better idea. Although mine is a different model, I was thinking yours would be the same, or at least similar. I could be wrong.

CubTech · May 18, 2005

Thought I would share this:

( 4-Year-Old's Leg Severed In Lawn Mower Accident
Boy Wanted To Tell Mower Driver Something

POSTED: 10:06 am EDT May 18, 2005

BUTLER, Ohio -- An Ohio 4-year-old boy continues to improve after a horrific lawn mower accident severed part of his leg, reported the Ohio News Network, Newsnet5's news partner.

Family members said Gabriel Ivey was playing outside his Butler County home, while a family member was mowing the lawn in a large, tractor mower. Witnesses said the boy ran up to the driver to tell him something, but the driver did not see or hear Ivey. He backed the mower into the 4-year-old.

The accident severed Ivey's right leg just above his ankle. Paramedics said the boy stayed alert while they transported him to the hospital, ONN reported.

Ivey was upgraded to stable condition at Children's Hospital Tuesday night after spending much of the evening in the emergency room. )