Safty Switch#@!!!

[dmiele]

Have a B3300SU 90 hrs, jumped off seat to unload some fire wood, tractor shut off will not turn over. Yes, I checked the PTO. I had this happen a few times, seems if I would play with the HST pedal back and forth until I hit the "SWEET " spot, then it would turn over, From yesterday until about an hour ago, nothing, tried to jump out the ( 4 wire) plug under the seat, nothing still.
Would like an info on this please, at my witts end and almost out of beer!!!!!

 

[herringchoker]

This is a not uncommon problem. Check out this thread - I posted 2 pictures at post # 12.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/153385-kubota-7800-wont-start.html

Good luck! :thumbsup:

 

[dmiele]

Thanks herringchocker, tried that this afternoon, nope. Guess I'll have to put a call into the "THE ORANGE HIGH $$$$ " folks. Geez, 90 hours!! I sold a 83 5100 that just started EVERY time winter or summer, just not enough machine for the property.

 

[ritschner]

Here is a post I made a while back. It is in reference to the wiring on the L series Kubotas and how the seat switch works. It may be the same on the B series. It may help.

To check the seat switch you will need a continuity tester. Unplug the seat switch from the wiring harness (there is a tab on the bottom that is hard to see, you may have to release the zip tie). There are three wires on the switch (black blue orange) that terminate in male pins in the connector. With the seat only all the way down there should be continuity between the black and orange wire only. With the seat only up there should be continuity between the black and blue wire only. Anything else and the switch is bad.

 

[David s Von Gieserbrechta]

Gee, my tractors have NO safety switches, I wonder why that is.:confused2: Oh yeah, might have had something to do with getting fed up with having to monkey around with them instead of doing work.

Fact of the matter is that, when I'm working, if I want the tractor to stop when I get off of it I'll turn the key and if I don't turn off the key it means that I want it to keep running. Simple when yuh think about it really. I for one don't need some Kubota safety engineer to do my thinking for me.

David

 

[grsthegreat]

Gee, my tractors have NO safety switches, I wonder why that is.:confused2: Oh yeah, might have had something to do with getting fed up with having to monkey around with them instead of doing work.

Fact of the matter is that, when I'm working, if I want the tractor to stop when I get off of it I'll turn the key and if I don't turn off the key it means that I want it to keep running. Simple when yuh think about it really. I for one don't need some Kubota safety engineer to do my thinking for me.

David

My new Kioti HST didnt have any safety switches under the seat from the factory. I found this very odd as im so use to them on my previous tractors.

The Kioti is a cab tractor and im wondering if other cab tractors and/or tractors with HST transmissions have a seat switch??? anyone know.

Im thinking that they might not be installed if there is a cab/HST, though i dont know why the difference.

 

[crazyal]

As bad as Kubota may be it's not as bad as my riding mower. It has as many )if not more) safety switches on it. It even has a special position the key needs to be in and a button you need to push if you want to mow in reverse. Imagine that, I want to mow as I back up. Needles to say the number of Darwin switches on that have been severely reduced. My kubota still has them all but I'm not sure if the PTO switch when the seat up is working correctly. I guess it's easier to add a dozen switches and not get sued, kind of sad though.

 

[5030]

Neither my M9 nor the 105 have any interlock except for the PTO (can't start with the PTP engaged. They both have an audible underseat alarm but it don't disable the start at all.

I suspect it's because they are ag tractors. I run both when out of the seat when using grain legs.

 

[k0ua]

My new Kioti HST didnt have any safety switches under the seat from the factory. I found this very odd as im so use to them on my previous tractors.

The Kioti is a cab tractor and im wondering if other cab tractors and/or tractors with HST transmissions have a seat switch??? anyone know.

Im thinking that they might not be installed if there is a cab/HST, though i dont know why the difference.

On a cab tractor you cannot fall off after a limb hits you in the face and get ground up by the rotary cutter.

James K0UA

 

[BobRip]

Gee, my tractors have NO safety switches, I wonder why that is.:confused2: Oh yeah, might have had something to do with getting fed up with having to monkey around with them instead of doing work.

Fact of the matter is that, when I'm working, if I want the tractor to stop when I get off of it I'll turn the key and if I don't turn off the key it means that I want it to keep running. Simple when yuh think about it really. I for one don't need some Kubota safety engineer to do my thinking for me.

David

I get tired of engineers being blamed for legal requirements. Blame your congressman. You can blame the engineer for it not being reliable though.