Seat Safety/Kill Switch

[ran007]

Hi Guys,

I'm looking to disable the seat kill switch on my CC2544. I notice 4 prongs and 3 wires going to the switch in the seat. White, Yellow, and Green. Can anyone help me determine which wires are what? Or, perhaps share the info on how you have disabled this switch without putting a block of whatever in between the switch and the seat itself.

Thanks!
Randall

 

[ran007]

I was able to figure it out.

Thanks anyways.

 

[CCinCT]

Can you tell me what you did? I'll be facing the same issue soon.

 

[turbojerk]

Tell me too....

 

[wojnaroski]

Last year I met a volunteer firefighter with 2 1/2 fingers missing from his right hand. His riding mower rolled over and did not shut off. His mower was an oler model without the safety switch.

Alan

 

[pearlmanz]

No offense intended, but why would you want to disable that safety feature? Thank you, Thge PearlManZ

 

[dirtworksequip]

I had to disable the safety switch on my JD 455 w/54 inch deck so I could mow the backside of a pond dam I have. It just will not run across the slope with the switch working. Dangerous to disable the switch..............yes,but so is the mowing I have to do. Sometimes to get something done you have to take what is considered acceptable risk. Some people will some will not. Its purely up to the individual of what is acceptable.

Sincerely,
Dirt

 

[q man]

My yard has a lot of trees, retaining walls, flower gardens, and odd shaped areas. Which requires a lot of turning and backing up. When I turn to see if it is clear to back up most of the time the mower and or engine will shut down. Also the tractor is used for many other jobs besides mowing. I like to look back to see how the implement being towed is doing. Shifting in the seat will set off the safety switch. I have no problem with using the safety features if they do not interfer with the operation of the machine.


Q man

 

[turbojerk]

The main reason that I want to disable it is because it's too sensitive for the type of terrain that I mow. I've got a few slopes that shift my body weight enough to shut the mower deck down every time and it's getting annoying to say the least. If there was a sensitivitly adjustment I would opt to do that, but since there's not, only one alternative remains....

I can't even hardly bust a fart without it shutting down....lol, that's just a joke!! Haha...

 

[pearlmanz]

Interesting and concerning.

I have an older model Snapper that you have to get up off the seat before it will shut off the motor.

If the CC GT2542 I am looking to buy is that sensitive, I might have a problem. I have not seen a problem with this until reading this thread, I will have to run that one by the dealer.

Dangerous use of any equipment is unacceptable to me but I have seen a lot of injuires from mower and outdoor equipment use doing EMS work that makes me look a little harder than some.

Thank you for the thread though, It will make me take a hard look at the GT2542 before I buy it as I have a good size slope to mow in one part of my 1 acre and that could be a problem. The PearlManZ