Safty Switch#@!!!

[5030]

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

You could leave the door open and fall out........

I know how much a replacement door costs (for a Kubota Ultra Cab). I ripped one off a while ago.

 

[grsthegreat]

You could leave the door open and fall out........

I know how much a replacement door costs (for a Kubota Ultra Cab). I ripped one off a while ago.

Im just wondering if all HST tractors, even non cab units, have seat switches. Technically if you let off the pedal, it stops so why need the switch.

 

[k0ua]

Im just wondering if all HST tractors, even non cab units, have seat switches. Technically if you let off the pedal, it stops so why need the switch.

I think the idea is that if you fall off then lets say that tiller wont till you into the soil because the engine/PTO has stopped. Do most operators need all those safety switches? Of course not, do 1% of the operators need them? Yeah maybe.

James K0UA

 

[Elcid76]

I convinced myself to buy my tractor after reading about a young kid that I knew who died feeding hay. His "vintage" tractor rolled. That was enough, I decided to get rid of my early 60's vintage D17 and step up to something modern. My ROPS sometimes gets in the way, but it has never been down. My seatbelt is not always on, but I am getting better, and so far the seat switches are all still working. I learned something a few months ago when I knocked the speed switch off the Xmisson cutting a bush, I used to tip the seat up when I was not using the tractor to keep the seat "dry." I was having some trouble with the seat switch at the time so I took the seat apart. What I found was that my keeping the seat up actually drew water to the switch. I cleaned everything up and was amazed at how simple that switch was. Now I leave the seat down all the time and I have never had a problem again. All I can say is that the ONE time you will need the seat switch you will REALLY need it. I have hit a deer on a harley, had two emergency landings while flying, and actually had an automatic opener save me while learning to skydive. Proper use of safety devices improves your chances of comfortable evenings. It is your choice.
PS, there are basically NO safety devices on my OLD plane. Recognition of what can go long is a practiced routine IF you intend to be an old pilot. ALWAYS recognize what you can do to minimize risk. My favorite phrase as a jumpmaster was that "..God thru you back..." When my "time" comes it will come, but safety devices are things that we use to reduce the "pain" from events when we are not "keepers.."
Check out this site and do what you will with what you know:
NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation(FACE)Program: Main page | CDC/NIOSH

 

[ritschner]

Im just wondering if all HST tractors, even non cab units, have seat switches. Technically if you let off the pedal, it stops so why need the switch.

Cause on an HST instead of just runnin over you, it will stop with the mower on top of you and keep on chomp'in. Sort of like a bull in a rodeo.:laughing:

 

[hr3]

My HST has the seat switch and a pto switch..But like you say it stops pritty fast just by letting off on the HST peddle.. I'v never had a lick of trouble with any of them..

 

[grsthegreat]

I have a hst range safety switch (for neutral) and a pto switch only. I DONT miss the seat switch at all

 

[SPYDERLK]

Disconnect so you can work efficiently
larry.

 

[David M]

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!!!

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

 

[SPYDERLK]

I convinced myself to buy my tractor after reading about a young kid that I knew who died feeding hay. His "vintage" tractor rolled. That was enough, I decided to get rid of my early 60's vintage D17 and step up to something modern. My ROPS sometimes gets in the way, but it has never been down. My seatbelt is not always on, but I am getting better, and so far the seat switches are all still working. I learned something a few months ago when I knocked the speed switch off the Xmisson cutting a bush, I used to tip the seat up when I was not using the tractor to keep the seat "dry." I was having some trouble with the seat switch at the time so I took the seat apart. What I found was that my keeping the seat up actually drew water to the switch. I cleaned everything up and was amazed at how simple that switch was. Now I leave the seat down all the time and I have never had a problem again. All I can say is that the ONE time you will need the seat switch you will REALLY need it. I have hit a deer on a harley, had two emergency landings while flying, and actually had an automatic opener save me while learning to skydive. Proper use of safety devices improves your chances of comfortable evenings. It is your choice.
PS, there are basically NO safety devices on my OLD plane. Recognition of what can go long is a practiced routine IF you intend to be an old pilot. ALWAYS recognize what you can do to minimize risk. My favorite phrase as a jumpmaster was that "..God thru you back..." When my "time" comes it will come, but safety devices are things that we use to reduce the "pain" from events when we are not "keepers.."
Check out this site and do what you will with what you know:
NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation(FACE)Program: Main page | CDC/NIOSH

With just a little extra $ engineers could make safety "switches" virtually transparent to the user. Until that happens I will disconnect the annoying ones.
larry