Why??? PTO shuts off in reverse??

[badels]

Hey all, just curious why the pto shuts off when I hit the reverse pedal in my 2013 3520. Is it a safety thing or a protect the tractor thing?? It is just an inconvenience while using my 59" front mount snowblower? I can retrain myself, but just curious why it is this way or if there is a way to change it??

Thanks
Brad

 

[beenthere]

Apparent that it is on yours (called a RIO) for mower mount.
If on mine, I take it out of the circuit so I don't have to go through the "training".
Overzealous safety-minded mfg's being set up by the long line of lawyers, sue happy people, and the do-gooders in the Gov't.. just my opinion.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Apparent that it is on yours (called a RIO) for mower mount.
If on mine, I take it out of the circuit so I don't have to go through the "training".
Overzealous safety-minded mfg's being set up by the long line of lawyers, sue happy people, and the do-gooders in the Gov't.. just my opinion.

YEP That's right

 

[bertsmobile]

You can blame the creationists ( intelligent design now days ) who are trying to legislate to prove Darwin was wrong and idiots can live long enough to breed.

 

[davesl708]

You can blame the creationists ( intelligent design now days ) who are trying to legislate to prove Darwin was wrong and idiots can live long enough to breed.

Not only are they living long enough to breed here in the US they are multiplying like rabbits. What better way to get on the dole.

 

[SPYDERLK]

And, youve had to pay for that feature and will pay for the added wear it causes in the powertrain.

 

[jd110]

Unfortunately, that feature was added due to instances of people backing up over a child with the mower running. Somehow they felt that having to push a button to keep mower running in reverse will make people look behind them before they back up. It is the most ridiculous safety device ever thought of IMO. You can't blame the manufacturers for these ridiculous features. Blame the irresponsible people that blame other manufacturers when they screw up. Also blame the lawyers, judges, and juries that award big settlements to people that sue for their own stupidity. The manufacturers are forced to try and make equipment idiot-proof, and everyone pays higher prices and are inconvenienced in the process.

 

[RoyJackson]

I knew this "feature" was on the Deere lawn tractors...when was it incorporated on the CUTs?

 

[Gary Fowler]

So every time you reverse, you have to throttle back down to just above idle so that it doesnt shear a pin or put too much strain on the shafts when it kicks back in? What a crock. If I were in your shoes, I would disable that feature before I destroyed my PTO shaft and all the equipment hooked to it because I am sure that you will forget to reduce RPM each time after you reverse.

All that feature is doing is putting way too much wear and tear on the tractor's PTO drive train with the excessive starting and stopping. If I had a lawnmower that did that, I would disable it also.

I remember a TBN member asking once why his Zero Turn mower didnt stop each time he reversed like his tractor style lawnmower did, like he wanted it to stop when he pulled back on the control arms which one has to do to turn effectively. Some folks just need TOO MUCH safety and perhaps should never be allowed on powered equipment.

 

[jd110]

I knew this "feature" was on the Deere lawn tractors...when was it incorporated on the CUTs?

I think this feature was added for 2013 model year. Just like the lawn tractors, there is a switch to pull to keep pto operating in reverse. The thing i really dislike about the feature is, it not only shuts off pto, it kills the engine as well.