Gem99ultra
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I'm interested! Please do sketch out a diagram. Your setup sounds like the next-best safety system I've seen. Much better than simply wiring the switch down.
Seat safety switch
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I'm interested! Please do sketch out a diagram. Your setup sounds like the next-best safety system I've seen. Much better than simply wiring the switch down.
ChevyKeith
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I used 2 Bosch style relays and a momentary switch
5 pack of relays - Amazon part B01KVZ2MU4
5 pack of switches – Amazon part B00U5UBU9K
Again I am sure there is a more elegant way of doing this but this worked for me and was something I understood. I am making the schematic from memory but I just did it last week so hopefully its correct.
5 pack of relays - Amazon part B01KVZ2MU4
5 pack of switches – Amazon part B00U5UBU9K
Again I am sure there is a more elegant way of doing this but this worked for me and was something I understood. I am making the schematic from memory but I just did it last week so hopefully its correct.
Smokeydog
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Like your idea. Often have to stand to look at something with the loader or bush hogging and having the engine quit is not safe. Like you I like to work safe but sometimes safety systems can get in the way. Several times I was ready to jumper around the seat switch or put in a switch to jumper around. The elegance of your way resets back to OEM each time you restart.
Relays under seat or dash? Mine is a open station tractor so need to protect relays?
Relays under seat or dash? Mine is a open station tractor so need to protect relays?
Smokeydog
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2 Pack AC/DC 12V Red LED Flash Indicator Light with Buzzer LB-12V-R | eBay
Red flashing and buzzing indicators.
Red flashing and buzzing indicators.
ChevyKeith
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I fit the relays and the button under the seat. Ones I used (amazon) are automotive style big, use them under hood on vehicles. I think they are pretty tough.
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ChevyKeith
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I am sure we could trigger an led w/o needing more power. If we did a buzzer, we may need to tap into a better line for power than the seat wires.
rScotty
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I like the seat switch fix, very clever - and I always enjoy looking at clever gadgets. On the M59, I bypassed my seat switch the first day I had it after the switch nearly caused a bad wreck. We were working down an incline when I stood up to get a better look at the bucket and the engine unexpectedly just quit! The sudden stop threw me forward over the steering wheel and almost off the tractor. That switch can be a dangerous feature for someone not expecting it.
50 years of operating tractors, and that's probably the closest I've ever come to getting hurt.
It there any reason it couldn't be wired the other way around? A flashing LED indicates danger, and in my experience having the seat switch active so that it shuts off the engine during normal tractor operation is definitely the more dangerous situation.
I like that solution rather than just bypassing the switch as most of us do. After all, there could be times when we might want the seat switch to function as Kubota intended - although right now I can't think of when or why that would be. So even though their reasoning mystifies me, there is probably some reason they put that switch there.
rScotty
50 years of operating tractors, and that's probably the closest I've ever come to getting hurt.
It there any reason it couldn't be wired the other way around? A flashing LED indicates danger, and in my experience having the seat switch active so that it shuts off the engine during normal tractor operation is definitely the more dangerous situation.
I like that solution rather than just bypassing the switch as most of us do. After all, there could be times when we might want the seat switch to function as Kubota intended - although right now I can't think of when or why that would be. So even though their reasoning mystifies me, there is probably some reason they put that switch there.
rScotty
Gem99ultra
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Many thanks for the schematic. I think I'll add the red flasher/buzzer to this arrangement.
ChevyKeith
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You could use the unused outputs from the relay to trigger a led when the safety was operating and then the other output to trigger another led when the safety was bypassed. Its a pretty simple wiring system so I think it would be easy to alter however you wished.
Safety issue I see is the tractor running and you standing outside working and accidentally press the forward or reverse it could drive over your foot. Or if you dont have a cab and get thrown from tractor it could be set speed and drive over you.
