Why......,seems stupid.

 

yup it's a PITA..... I know of NO ONE who does this....

it may be a pain, but so is loosing a foot

 

I'll live with the inconvienence..... I'm not perfect so I want the machine to save me when I have a stupid moment.

 

Ok. I'll be the stpid one, here. I disconnected mine a long time ago. the reason being, is that at times, It would start missing and such after going over rouher ground (fuel injected). All it is, is a matter of unplugging the wire from the switch on the seat, and making a jumper wire from side of the plug prong to the other. I made my own with two prong connectors and a piece of wire. The original reason I made this jumper wire was so I could do diagnostics and run it (and start it) without being on the machine.

 

mine is disconnected b/c the engine was missing out when driving on really rough ground. However, I do not allow anyone off the mower with the deck running.

It is not worth the risk

 

For the dummies that take it off for convenience, just go out & buy one of those grabber arms so you don't have to get off the mower. You can't mow w/o legs or arms.

 

keep it connected!! Worse case scenerio, you roll the mower... I know its an inconvience but its there for a reason.

 

You guys RULE! Thanks! (more responses are wanted, cuz it's a common deal). Used to mow my home lawn (2 acres) with a belly mower (JD 445), and I unhooked the safety switch. But now I use a zero-turn (JD 727-A) -- safety switch intact. We currently use our 445's for spreading & aeration only, so safety switches are not needed so much.

 

talk about negligence to the tenth power.. i wouldn't even want to know what happens if someone got hurt....

 

Stupid move. :hammerhead:

Reminds me of the guy that lifted his trim mower over a retaining wall, by the deck, without turning it off..........now he has to pay someone to pick his nose.

Those switches are there for your protection. Usually all you need to do is turn the PTO or Blade Engagement Switch off and the engine will stay running. As to engines cutting out running over rough ground with the switch connected.......you are going too fast for conditions. Slow down. It aint Daytona

 

Something happens and the insurance company finds out about it you can be in a world of trouble.

Say a worker gets hurt and the insurance company looks the mower over in their checks and finds it, they do not have to pay one dime on anything and are free from your contract. The worker then sues the owner for treatment and damanges.

Say a kid gets hurt from the mower throwing a rock or something else happens , your looking at a long list of lawsuits that puts your family in the poorhouse that the insurance company is now free from.

 

somebody gets hurt you will lose everything you own!

 

Guilty. I didnt even know they came with safety switches. I dont mow steep hills so its not an issue for me but the time savings of stopping and starting again I would gander to say I saved an hour or more so far this year.

I can see it being stupid to mow without your deck cover but c'mon, straight flat spots......what can happen? I'll tell ya..............nuthin'

 

I'm like some of the others...

I carry a jumper wire in the ash tray of my truck.

Once in a blue moon it comes in handy for some weird situation.
But I never leave the switch jumpered for regular operation.

Come to think of it, my normal jumper doesn't even work on the Lesco type of seat switch. I need to make up something else for it. Found that out a long time ago, but I never got around to it.

Personally, I think this is something every owner should have for that sticky situation. But I think it's something he should keep to himself. I don't think the mower should be operated continously with the switch over ridden, nor do I think this should be employee information.

It's just good to have on hand in the event any safety switch goes out on the mower in the field. Good crutch to get by on until you can make your way back to the dealer. Also comes in handy if you ever get stuck, or get forced to stop on a really steep slope or get in a hairy situation on a slope or something.

 

Imagine how that switch was invented.
Do you think someone just made it up out of nowhere?
Or do you think someone or quite a few were injured first and something had to be done for protection?
I believe it was the latter.
Safety First Guys.
Being injured by moving blades will end your day, your career and maybe worse.
Stay Safe.

 

disconnected ours...too much wear and tear turning off baldes turning them on

 

Saving hours by not shutting off the deck? Funny. It literally takes me less then 5 seconds to push the PTO in, jump off, and pull the PTO on. That means that id have to do it 720 times to save an hour. Yea, ive jumped off maybe 2 or 3 dozen times this year, no times savings and a lot of extra hazard.

 

I have to disconnect mine or the thing will shut off unless i am sitting perfect on the seat. I really had no choice at 120lbs. But to make you feel better i spent a long time when i first got the mower trying to see if there was a way to lighten the setting because i really think the switch has to be used.

 

YES, mine is disc. and has been for awhile, both feet and toes are all intact.
now if i were too discuss the safety issue, then yeah both legs would be cut out from under me on that issue.

"STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES"

NO BRAIN FARTS WHILE OPERATING MACHINERY ! MHO

 

mine is disconnected b/c the engine was missing out when driving on really rough ground. However, I do not allow anyone off the mower with the deck running.

It is not worth the risk

at the gie i tested a exmark and it did the same thing they stoped me and adjusted the seat to my weight and it never did it again for the rest of the test.

 

I disconnected mine, but i still turn the blades off If I have to get off. I only did it because it sucks to have to set the parking brake just to get off.

 

I disconnected mine, but i still turn the blades off If I have to get off. I only did it because it sucks to have to set the parking brake just to get off.

This week i was cutting a rental got finished,park at the back of the trailer did not set the brake well you know what happened in a few minutes the mower was rolling down the street got lucky.

 

on the ferris there is a big washer under a bolt with a spring. The washer hits the plunger to kill the mower, so i just removed the washer. EVERY TIME I TURN the mower would die out a little and backfire, I had no choice.

 

I keep a bypass plug zipped tied under the seat of my JD's. I started doing this when a seat safety switch went bad and kept killing the mower. I only bypass the switch until I can get it fixed and then I am careful of where i operate that mower. No way would I let someone else run a machine without all the safeties working, not worth the risk.

 

The one safety on my Dixie for the seat is disconnected. A huge majority of Dixie owners disconnect them due to the way Dixie wires them. If you get off of the seat at any time, regardless of whether the blades are no or off and/or the brake is set, the mower will shut off. Wanna warm up the mower in the morning, better be on the seat. Wanna stop and pick up trash, you have to shut the mower off first.