gtrippleb
Gold Member
I'm wondering if all sub compacts are this way or if it's just the ccy sc2400.
I picked up a chipper this week and finally got it hooked up. I go to use it, turn on the PTO and start to get off the seat and the tractor shuts down. So I start the tractor back up and once again turn the PTO on and lift out the seat. Once again, the tractor shuts off. I'm thinking to myself is there some lever or button I need to push/move in order to use my chipper? So I come inside, get the manual out. Looking in the manual, it says NOTE: This tractor cannot drive the Power Take Off (pto) unless the operator sits in the seat. When the operator leaves the seat while the Power Take Off (pto) is engaged, the safety interlock system stops the implement and the engine. So according to Cub Cadet, in order to use my chipper, I have to have someone sitting on the seat while I stand and load branches into the chipper. Either that, or I have to (don't tell no one) bypass the safety switch in order to use my chipper.
I see quite a few people using pto chippers with their scuts so my question is:
1. Do you have someone sitting on the seat while chipping?
2. Did you bypass the safety interlock switch?
3. Do other brands allow the PTO to work without someone on the seat?
I understand the safety issues but I know someone isn't going to want to sit on the seat for an hour or two while I chip up some branches.
I picked up a chipper this week and finally got it hooked up. I go to use it, turn on the PTO and start to get off the seat and the tractor shuts down. So I start the tractor back up and once again turn the PTO on and lift out the seat. Once again, the tractor shuts off. I'm thinking to myself is there some lever or button I need to push/move in order to use my chipper? So I come inside, get the manual out. Looking in the manual, it says NOTE: This tractor cannot drive the Power Take Off (pto) unless the operator sits in the seat. When the operator leaves the seat while the Power Take Off (pto) is engaged, the safety interlock system stops the implement and the engine. So according to Cub Cadet, in order to use my chipper, I have to have someone sitting on the seat while I stand and load branches into the chipper. Either that, or I have to (don't tell no one) bypass the safety switch in order to use my chipper.
I see quite a few people using pto chippers with their scuts so my question is:
1. Do you have someone sitting on the seat while chipping?
2. Did you bypass the safety interlock switch?
3. Do other brands allow the PTO to work without someone on the seat?
I understand the safety issues but I know someone isn't going to want to sit on the seat for an hour or two while I chip up some branches.