I Still Hate My Tractor II

[ovrszd]

Richard I DO usually disconnect pesky safety switches but I truly feel this ONE device could save my life someday. I seem to feel the need to be lazy and I would try to move the machine while standing beside it to hook up an implement yada yada.

I think a remote bypass that must be held by the operator would be a good idea. Kind of like a remote starter switch to bump an engine over to check valve clearances.

Regards Fred

Not intending to hijack the thread, but quick story about computerized safety parameters.

Few years ago my township bought a new JD road grader. After a couple hundred hours the starter solenoid began acting up. Sometimes you'd hafta jump it with a screwdriver to get the machine to start. It will only start in park. Power shift transmission that does not require clutch action to shift from park to any gear. To reach the starter you had to stand between the tandem drives and reach over the frame rail, down into the engine compartment. One morning it wouldn't start. Cussing, I jumped out with the screwdriver and jump started it. Still cussing I got back in the machine and grabbed for the shifter to back out of the shed....... The grader had refused to start with the key because I had not put it in park when I shut it off the previous day. It was in 4F gear. The computer was smart enough to allow the engine to start by screwdriver, but not allow the transmission to engage. With engine idling I put it in park, then shifted to 1R and it backed out of the shop. For a couple minutes I had a sickening feeling as I thought about what had just happened. If JD had not designed those safety features into that machine it would have started and immediately moved forward as the transmission engaged. It would have certainly ran over me and most certainly killed me.

So I understand a need for safety switches. I often start my tractor while standing beside it. All three tractors have safety switches on their respective shuttle levers and/or HST pedals. I leave those operational for the reasons you talked about.

 

[Citydude]

Not intending to hijack the thread, but quick story about computerized safety parameters. Few years ago my township bought a new JD road grader. After a couple hundred hours the starter solenoid began acting up. Sometimes you'd hafta jump it with a screwdriver to get the machine to start. It will only start in park. Power shift transmission that does not require clutch action to shift from park to any gear. To reach the starter you had to stand between the tandem drives and reach over the frame rail, down into the engine compartment. One morning it wouldn't start. Cussing, I jumped out with the screwdriver and jump started it. Still cussing I got back in the machine and grabbed for the shifter to back out of the shed....... The grader had refused to start with the key because I had not put it in park when I shut it off the previous day. It was in 4F gear. The computer was smart enough to allow the engine to start by screwdriver, but not allow the transmission to engage. With engine idling I put it in park, then shifted to 1R and it backed out of the shop. For a couple minutes I had a sickening feeling as I thought about what had just happened. If JD had not designed those safety features into that machine it would have started and immediately moved forward as the transmission engaged. It would have certainly ran over me and most certainly killed me. So I understand a need for safety switches. I often start my tractor while standing beside it. All three tractors have safety switches on their respective shuttle levers and/or HST pedals. I leave those operational for the reasons you talked about.

Glad your still around to tell us about it. Thanks for sharing.

 

[tjkubota93]

Before I started working there, a guy at my work did that on a gear transmission tractor. It ran him over. He isn't dead, but still affected physically by it.

 

[The Fred]

WOW.

To make things worse I painted my new dump trailer in Kubota colors.

Don't tell anyone.

Fred

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/318266-another-trailer-build-6.html

 

[WaxMan]

Fred
You're a pretty rugged looking guy:thumbsup:, you worked hard all your life one can tell. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you look bad or anything but thats one massive hairy tongue you have.

 

[The Fred]

Mrs . Fred loves it.♡

 

[aeblank]

I often start my tractor while standing beside it.

How? Clutch switch disabled?

 

[TripleR]

How? Clutch switch disabled?

Richard has an M9540, so it will start in neutral.

 

[ovrszd]

Richard has an M9540, so it will start in neutral.

Right on Larry. All I gotta have is the Shuttle Lever in neutral, on both the Kubota M9540 and the 30 year old Ford 3910. Love it.

 

[k0ua]

Right on Larry. All I gotta have is the Shuttle Lever in neutral, on both the Kubota M9540 and the 30 year old Ford 3910. Love it.

That is all my DK has..range shifter in Neutral, and it will fire right up. No seat switch, no clutch switch.. cause it doesnt have a clutch. Really handy when you need to raise up out of the seat to see the front of the forks better as they enter a pallet. If you fell out of the seat a brush hog would grind you up... So don't fall out of the seat... It would be pretty hard to do with the high back seat... but I suppose anything is possible. It won't start with the PTO engaged though.