You would think we could have a key switch to bypass the saftey option on the seat switch to meet our saftey need's . The same way we disable a air bag in a car. That way if we are in a situation it would be our choice the way it work's. After year's of not many saftey devices who is to say what is safe but our own judgment and experiance .
Freewheeling downhill on a new TC55DA
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602466
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Why not just buckle the seat belt with out actually wearing it!
Will this by pass the seat safety switch?
Wally
Will this by pass the seat safety switch?
Wally
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602466 said:
A - are you really advocating not wearing a seatbelt in a situation where the original poster is complaining of a run-away tractor?
B - The seat switch is weight/pressure activated in the seat bottom.
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Some guys totally disable the safety switch. I thought if this worked, you can pick and chose the times when you wanted to live reckless!
Wally
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602466 said:Some guys totally disable the safety switch. I thought if this worked, you can pick and chose the times when you wanted to live reckless!
Wally
OK - good thinking. I like FullPull's key suggestion.
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You could go in a different direction with the key switch and use it as a lock out. When you wanted to lock the saftey out you turn the key then when you shut the tractor down it would reset to the defult setting's . They have this on mower's so you can use your cut your grass in foward or reverse without shutting the blade off. I think both a temporary and a full lockout would work for me but i would want both option's.
You could go in a different direction with the key switch and use it as a lock out. When you wanted to lock the saftey out you turn the key then when you shut the tractor down it would reset to the defult setting's . They have this on mower's so you can use your cut your grass in foward or reverse without shutting the blade off. I think both a temporary and a full lockout would work for me but i would want both option's.
First, thanks to everyone who has commented on this thread. I have leaned much, as I usually do reading TBN. I believe Ford850's test parallels what happened to me. When I had my incident with the tractor, I was on a relatively steep but gentle downhill slope, gentle in that it was short and had a gradual transition to level land at the end. I hate to admit it, but I did not have my seat belt on when the tractor went out of gear. A few days after the incident, I used my machine to finish rotary cutting the rest of my place, some of which has steeper and longer slopes with less friendly or no escapes at the bottoms, so I wore my seat belt. I also keep my right foot over the brake pedal, without riding the brakes, just in case. I had no repeat of the vehicle coming out of gear. In fact, I was very impressed with my TC55's manners on my steep hills, both in stability and maneuvering. I think I will have the wheels moved out to setting C to gain a little more stability and to get more clearance for the TPH. My tires are fluid filled, so I will probably have my dealer to the work as I am not really set up to handle all that weight. I think the seat switch is sensitive to slight decreases in mass, and mowing down a hill with bumps can cause enough of a change to shift out of gear. At least I think Ford850's test and my experience lend credence to this theory. I know one thing: I will always buckle up when using my tractor.
Again, thanks so much for everyone's help and interest. I am sorry to be so slow to post with my latest; we've been busy around here with building a house and reclaiming about 15 acres of overgrown pasture. Hope everyone has a nice Memorial Day.
Again, thanks so much for everyone's help and interest. I am sorry to be so slow to post with my latest; we've been busy around here with building a house and reclaiming about 15 acres of overgrown pasture. Hope everyone has a nice Memorial Day.
jt7157,
I'm glad you have it straightened out. I have kept my seat belt on this past week, doing many chores with my 55, and have not had any incidents even while on hills. I an also impressed with the manners on steep hills, and I'm enjoying it more as I get used to the controls.
Have fun with your reclaim project.
I'm glad you have it straightened out. I have kept my seat belt on this past week, doing many chores with my 55, and have not had any incidents even while on hills. I an also impressed with the manners on steep hills, and I'm enjoying it more as I get used to the controls.
Have fun with your reclaim project.
well i was doing some loader work today and was just leaning out to get a better view while still sitting in the seat and it was activating the switch and putting it in neutral. It is so sensitive that just leaning was activating and i was still sitting down so i went home and fixed it.
This is the quick 2 minute fix. There is a stiff spring that lifts the switch under the seat. get a 9/16 inch deep socket and remove the nut on the spring holder bolt and remove the spring. re-insert bolt and your done. the switch will still lift but the weight of the seat alone with no person on board will keep it down so you can get off and on or stand up or whatever.
it would be very easy to wire in a toggle switch to the wires. there are 2 wires and have a wire going from each to a toggle switch and when you flip th switch it connects the wires and makes it think your in the seat. you could actually put the switch behind the seat some where and would just need 2 short wires.
Mike
This is the quick 2 minute fix. There is a stiff spring that lifts the switch under the seat. get a 9/16 inch deep socket and remove the nut on the spring holder bolt and remove the spring. re-insert bolt and your done. the switch will still lift but the weight of the seat alone with no person on board will keep it down so you can get off and on or stand up or whatever.
it would be very easy to wire in a toggle switch to the wires. there are 2 wires and have a wire going from each to a toggle switch and when you flip th switch it connects the wires and makes it think your in the seat. you could actually put the switch behind the seat some where and would just need 2 short wires.
Mike
