Keep Your lawn Tractor Running When You Step Off!

[@donyboy73]

Watch my simple trick on how to adjust your Lawn Tractor's deck belt here; kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2GsZmBrZtN7iLM Watch why a John Deere Lawn Tractor kept flooding here; kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHTXdKd8baeUqrM

[@bobmcl2406]

And here I was, worrying that you were going to show how to defeat the safety switches. But I wanted to watch anyway! What does that say about me?!? 😆 In any case, I am relieved and better informed. I guess I had discovered this feature by myself when working on neighbours' tractors , but this video will help me explain it to them. Thanks as always, Dony!

[@donyboy73]

thanks bob lol

[@HenkElzinga]

My to!

[@chuck4546]

I did not know this. Thanks. Was looking to bypass switch until I saw this. Sears should list this on the front of the manual. I did not see it in the manual at all. Oh well, I know now. Thanks again.

[@billlovett4256]

It's true a lot of my customers didn't know this either. Take care. Have a great mower season.

[@donyboy73]

yes it's crazy

[@Mike-su8si]

They didn't know they could do that i showed my old friend that trick he said to me hows that still running on his little snapper mower he said all this time I've had the mower and never knew it could do that

[@PFred-ew4zd]

Anybody that doesn't know this shouldn't be using a Lawn Tractor. Always great videos Donny!

[@dannmars]

You know the saying "if all else fails read the manual". I've had the parking break slip and the engine shot off on my dad's unit. Filled the plate thing-a-ma-doo-dad (technical term) that holds the clutch lever in and it fixed the problem. Great videos, keep them coming.

[@hphillips7425]

I like the switches that you demonstrated. The one that will not let you cut in reverse is a real pain

[@UtahDarkHorse]

Wow, I love this. Often I hook up a small trailer to pick up branches and such and it's a huge pain to have shut off all the time. I'm not even mowing. Thanks for this great tip and for sharing 😊

[@geojohnson5613]

Good tip Donnie. I had 1967 Cub Cadet tractor that I finally traded in on 2016 model Cub. The safety features are a good thing if the wife and kids are mowing, but I hate them. That safety switch under the seat was most troubling. When I would mow the ditch bank, the engine would stop because not enough of my weight was pressing down on the seat. Also, when hauling brush and leaves to a dump site just down the road, I had to get off the seat to make sure no cars were coming behind me, and the engine would stop. I did circumvent that switch. I know people do dumb and unsafe things with mowers and get seriously injured. Myself, I like the option of using the safety, or not using it. Some lawn tractors even shut the blades off when going in reverse. On the Cub a button has to be held in for a few seconds, then you can mow in reverse. I most definitely would circumvent that switch if it did not have that option. Geez...come on, this is ridiculous!

[@circuitbreaker9001]

It is amazing how many people don't read the manual that comes with the machine. When I bought my newest Kubota the mechanic was showing me how to remove the backhoe and loader said the PTO will not run when I am not in the seat. I said how do I run my chipper. He said some put a cement block on the seat. I came home and read the manual. On a page with one sentence it stated . To keep the PTO on you lock the parking brake on. I went back to the dealer and showed him this. It has a micro switch on the brake lock that bypasses the safety shut off. I also wired a light on that switch so I don't move the tractor with the brake on. That video will help the non readers. Good job I know this is a bit different than keeping the tractor running but is the same

[@luisgutierrez5351]

Thanks for the video! I have always wanted to leave it running but I thought it was impossible due to safety features. Thanks brother for a long due video for me…thanks again!

[@waynemyrie57]

Just had to do this on my craftsman t210 lawn mower because my battery died and I needed to jump it without me having to sit on it for thirty minutes. Thank you!!

[@gordbaker896]

Great tip Dony. RTFM! Saves a lot of electrical rework!

[@StevesSmallEngineSaloon]

WOW! That was actually a really great video! Right on Brutha....

[@donyboy73]

I appreciate it!

[@donyboy73]

cheers Steve! have a good weekend

[@jpozenel]

I bought a Cub Cadet XT1 46" about 3 years ago now. Had to replace the starter in the 2nd year. It was super-easy to replace...but still...less than 2 years? I've seen posts online by others that had the starter go bad as well. Now I start the tractor once when I cut the lawn, never turning it off until it's back in the garage. (It's a long way to push the tractor from the furthest point in the backyard.)

[@paulattanasio3061]

WOW! Didn't know that! I have owned my John Deere D130 for 11 years now and NEVER knew that. I hope it works with my John Deere. Can't wait to try it out.

[@paulattanasio3061]

So I finally got to try it out. WOW!!! and then after reading other comments about "reading the owners manual" Well I can tell, I must have read it multiple times over the years for other things, so this time I sat down and read it from front to back and lo and behold, I did find out where they state it. It was "hidden" under the section for "how to check to make sure the safety switches are functioning correctly". I really think they really don't want you getting off the tractor with it running :-) Thanks again for the information and a very informative channel. You and Steve are my favorite channels!

[@semco72057]

That is a nice tip and one I would like to use with my lawn tractor and this will help me when I mow my lawn and have to stop temporarily.

[@robertwistain1737]

Thank you it is great to know I can get off my tractor now multiple times when needed and not have to keep restarting it which seems like it would be hard on the starter after a while thanks again

[@donyboy73]

You bet!

[@999thenewman]

Don't worry, donyboy73. I won't tell the Canada Safety Council.

[@donyboy73]

lol

[@brianking1138]

I had a customer last year that was amazed by this.

[@xz4wkd]

I'm glad to see or hear your old intro.. ok.. That is a safety design feature, in the event that the tractor flips so that when you fall off, the engine stops. However, if you set the parking brake; it knows you are safe and this is by choice..

[@xz4wkd]

Thanks Don.. Best channel on KZbin.. I have question about a chainsaw "Jonsereds" Sweden saw that will not fire-up.. "K" body style.. do you have a section for Q/A. would love to get your opinion

[@carlmiller1034]

Awesome video Don! A simple technique that is easy, and provides a lot more flexibility to the home owner (if they didn't know this to begin with). Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelchance9405]

I will try that on the Cub Cadet XT2 today...Thanks for the tip.

[@han050]

The one at the modelairplane club have a strange safteyswich , when you cut the grass and need to reverse you have to disengege the blades outherwise engine turns off. It looks like the one you were sittning on. Great video.

[@TheTezz100]

True on this model. But the one I have, to do this. There is a wire under the bonnet I can disconnect once started, that linked to the seat. & Dose the same thing

[@nashguy207]

I can't believe people that own a lawn tractor don't know this about the parking brake being on. they must not read the owners manual. LOL great tip donyboy!!

[@donyboy73]

I agree with you

[@JRobert111111]

Well those are nifty tricks! I'll have to try that on my mower. Also interesting that my mower makes the same "burbling" noise when it's shut off and the engine is winding down.

[@jeffmarsh6363]

Thanks Don, I have a 99 Craftsman rider, I think my manual had these instructions in them. Set parking brake, blades off and tractor will idle. Handy we I have to pick up some debris that I notice infront of tractor cut or taking short water break.

[@donyboy73]

Thanks for sharing

[@DaddyBeanDaddyBean]

I was surprised by the title and watched to see if you would show how to bypass the safety switch. Glad to see you didn't. I have to back up a lot while mowing, so bypassed my reverse switch the day I bought the machine; I had it in the shop twice, and both times it came back with the switch reconnected. Can't say I blame them. 😉

[@froglobster]

Thanks for the tip! Less use of the battery and starter.

[@donyboy73]

You bet!

[@beverly7710]

Thanks for the info, I was really annoyed with myself not being able to get off with the motor running.

[@happycat2172]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@roberthamilton9123]

Thanks 🙏 for your video Don I’ve been interested in lawn equipment since I was little and never new this it’s gonna definitely come in handy if someone steps off and on it a lot I hope you have a good weekend buddy 😀😀

[@donyboy73]

You bet!

[@DragonflyAcres2022]

Thank you for the tips.Have good weekend all

[@donyboy73]

You too!

[@tc3603]

Great tip Don first thing I done when I bought my honda

[@robertmailhos8159]

I always set the parking brake on my lawn mower safety is first and the most important thing to do

[@baldeagle242]

Another great video and a simple, understandable explanation of everything. Thanks for sharing Don. 🦅

[@raymondcampbell2346]

Thanks Don for the info.

[@FreedomRock44]

Good One Dony!!! Like the start it with Parking brake on!!! Never tried that.

[@donyboy73]

Try it

[@FreedomRock44]

@@donyboy73 Will Do!

[@anthonygostling]

A very good tip, it is always good not to play around with the safety switches.

[@claytonharper9597]

It’s amazing what can happen when you read a owners manual. Next you should talk about the position on the ignition to reverse with the blades engaged.

[@Mike-su8si]

But I've already been knowing how to do that without the book

[@henerker]

That seat safety sensor must be there in case the operator is "thrown" from the seat or falls off. That's a smart safety sensor, similar to a jet ski. Very good video, as always.

[@cbxandy9441]

Nice job, thanks for sharing.

[@awayyanna945]

Tractor look so cute👌👍👍👍

[@vintagethrifter2114]

I learned something new. Thank you.

[@Bungi81]

Hey Don, thanks for this tip! I´ll try this on my Dolmar lawn Tractor 😉

[@armondedge8840]

Thank you for this information.

[@beverlyboys73]

Thanks, I just learned something. Much appreciated.

[@donyboy73]

Very welcome!

[@dkenmiller9829]

I permanently bypassed the seat and REO switches. they're both a damn nuisance that I won't tolerate. My machine, I'll use it my way.

[@Mike-su8si]

They are actually buttons you press down a switch you flip but I know what you guys are talking about

[@netimage10s]

Excellent information!! One day can you do a video on removing and re-installing those red caps that say “cast iron” on the front wheel axles?

[@mikeguiggey2586]

Snap On has a tool for that..😆

[@donyboy73]

do you know what tool it is?

[@Trex1268]

Brilliant! Doesn't say that on the sticker underneath your feet?

[@WhiteFox011]

That is a safety issue, so that when you fall off, the engine stops. However, if you set the parking brake, the engine will continue running with no one in the seat. for maintenance.

[@weldingnutjob961]

Thanks for this 👍👍

[@bucketofguts]

Should the throttle be at WOT for a air cooled lawnmower all the time ? Even when cutting the mower off? Thank you.

[@donyboy73]

not really no, just as necessary

[@TedBishop1]

Great video Don Well done

[@donyboy73]

thanks Ted

[@RJLgardens]

I was hoping this was going to work on my older westwood mower (here in the uk) however the switches are independent of each other. Good tip tho Dony. 👍

[@bestfan993]

Thanks this helped me

[@Tommyr]

Going to replace my clutch cable on my 11 year old Craftsman tractor. Wish me luck!

[@donyboy73]

You can do it!

[@Tommyr]

@@donyboy73 Thanks Dony! After watch several videos on it I'm sure I can tackle it. I did replace my 2 belts a few years ago and that was LOT harder!

[@johnbeach2770]

donyboy, odd question.....what on the engine of that tractor is making that "pressure squeak" sound when the engine cots off and it winds down to a stop - the last second or so before the engine totally stops??? my tractor used to make that noise, not it doesn't and i don't think its running well ?? my engine runs on one cylinder when the PTO is engaged for 10 to 20 seconds it seems, then will be fine until PTO is turned off, then back on again.

[@donyboy73]

might be crankcase vent valve

[@gpp8728]

I had a Honda mower that had been modified (butchered) to keep it running when you step off. I stepped off one time, my foot slipped on wet grass and went under the cutting deck. My big toe was sliced like a loaf of bread so there was nothing left, the bones in the next toe were smashed beyond repair and the third toe was broken at right angles. At the same time there was a very deep cut in my heel which required 48 stitches. There is a safety reason why mowers stop when you get off them. Don't mess about with it.

[@jameshankssr466]

The switch i defeated was the reverse switch that kills it when you back up with the blades running! I hated disengaging the blades every time I backed up

[@donyboy73]

I know a lot of people who do that

[@trevorritchie2575]

I only ever had to deal with that "feature" once before on someone else's lawn tractor. I still don't understand why they did that

[@marcelcanuck]

i can see Subs. going up , good for you , you deserve it 👍

[@Patrick4959]

lovely video Donny mate top stuff from Grovedale Victoria Australia i hope your getting ready for Spring over there too.

[@donyboy73]

I am!

[@donvoll2580]

Good day Yea I do that. Good video. Thanks

[@donyboy73]

Thanks 👍

[@capohd28]

RTFM? They didn't read the manual. The one that drives me crazy is having to hold the PTO button up on my JD to prevent the blade from stopping when I back up. That is the one I want to bypass, as backing up is very common.

[@peggylane]

Thank you!!!!

[@paullemay3218]

Great tip. Thank you for sharing. 🇨🇦❤️

[@donyboy73]

thanks Paul, have a good weekend!

[@paullemay3218]

@@donyboy73 you as well. 👍

[@Mike-su8si]

Not none of mine but my newest old craftsmen this reminded me I need to loop the black wire under the seat and loop it from the break button cause its took off The wire loopings different from the newer old john deere L110 I've noticed. I'm still waiting to get steering parts for the old Lt craftsmen and a new regulator rectifier for the other Lt craftsmen Any time I step off mine I shut the blades off because theirs no safety buttons on it that cuts the engine off so that's what I do Then I'm needing a new wide pulley for the John deere L110 deck i checked at the store that online said they sell i couldn't find them so have to get one of those from off here and need to get more extra gasoline because I'm always working on riding mowers or for friends

[@davidkettell6236]

great vid i did not know and i should have.

[@shanebrewer530]

Hey Don, I have been looking through your videos hoping to find one on variable drive pulley repair but didn't see any. My pedal is pressing hard, replaced the spring but suspect the variable pulley is the problem.

[@donyboy73]

sorry I don't have a video on that yet Shane

[@217Seahorse]

Thanks so much how ...great

[@trevorhannon900]

i bypassed all the safety switches on my tractor

[@jme36053]

Some folks just don’t know how to RTFM very well.

[@AxellTh]

The only safety I find very annoying is the one that stops it when thrown in reverse while blades spinning. Fortunately very easy to bypass.

[@philshock3805]

In other words... people don't read manuals. :) I've left this "feature" intact as it's not that big of a deal to set the brake and disengage the blades (only mildly annoying but does prematurely wear out blade brakes), but had to axe the button that allows backing up with the blades engaged - that was too much. (before anyone comments about how "dangerous" this is - I'll risk it. lol) However, I do get that as a business, you can't/won't condone bypassing any type of safety device.

[@gasperajdnik5627]

Thanks mate 👍

[@RussellBooth1977]

It can become a litigation issue if something bsd happens as a result of overriding the safety switches on anything if a workshop or a tradesperson does it !

[@robtemple3445]

Very true, but I hope your comment isn't directed at the author of this video. Clearly he didn't, & wouldn't condone such a practice. I can't imagine any repair shop engage in that practice. But, you just never know I guess. Thanks

[@donyboy73]

definitely!

[@donyboy73]

@@robtemple3445 hi Rob, i've seen other so called mechanics bypass safety switches, very tricky to go there!

[@YukonHawk1]

Also most people do not read the owners manual that will mention this feature. 👍👍

[@bertbertmann5823]

With my son we had the problem that he was too light to disengage the seat safety, so he had to get a sledge hammer and put it on the seat behind him.

[@donyboy73]

good idea lol

[@Liamautomechanic]

How's it going don.

[@donyboy73]

hey Liam, it's going good, how are things with you?

[@Liamautomechanic]

@@donyboy73 good.

[@timcaviness5933]

My first thought was you were going to show them were to put the jumper wire. I've had customers ask me to do that, and I say no way.

[@Mike-su8si]

I know where to but I don't get a ton of customers cause I don't have no shop

[@froglobster]

@@Mike-su8si I just jump from one lawn tractor to the next, no shop either. Ribbit

[@Mike-su8si]

@@froglobster yeah that's what i do.

[@Zombeegun]

A lot of people don't know this because they never read the instruction manual that came with the tractor.

[@Mike-su8si]

I never once had the books to my Lt craftsmen and I know all that and know how to unhook it all an what ones to cut and loop back to its self so the mower will work the correct way without buttons I've never once seen the craftsmen books but i know the stuff without the book

[@mattb9664]

Don't bypass any safety switches, especially if you have to ask someone else to do it or reference how to do it. There is only one switch that might be ok, but again if you need to look up a how-to, then you probably shouldn't be playing with any safety switches. And if an incident happens with anything bypassed, forget about getting any type of settlement from the manufacturer.

[@daviddelle774]

Can't believe that there are that many people that don't know that. Proves how dumbed down people have become. Not that they are dumb for not knowing about this specific feature, dumb because they don't read the manuals. R.T.F.B!

[@xoxo2008oxox]

The one PITA is the key section after start..I forget to put in the Allow Reverse while cutting. Has to have been some idiot backing up causing litigation.

[@briantayes2418]

On my E140 I found that the connector on the "PITA" switch could be plugged in backwards and no I don't have to puch that stupid switch. On a D125 I believe that you can just jumper the switch. I can understand the reasoning for the seat switch but not this switch.

[@GaryT1952]

Was hoping this was going to be a tutorial on how to defeat and by-pass the "nanny state" safety mandates. 👎 This is why I keep my pre-1985 equipment and will as long as I possibly can

[@ShiroZ31]

I defeated mine with a stick when i needed a short assistant to drive.

[@ikeyeet8312]

Or just override that seat switch, which is 10 times more fun than using the parking brake.

[@anthonymacneil2279]

I just took the metal out of the plug under the seat. Problem solved. Most of this is an annoyance

[@redmesa2975]

My tractor is older. Doesn’t have that style parking brake

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

i want it to keep mowing in reverse..drives me insane

[@andreannachrismer9505]

1:48

[@robrusticwoodlandproducts6662]

👍

[@king49334]

disconnect connector and insert paperclip.

[@kenhilson786]

And watch your mower running out to the street with the blades running where the kids are playing

[@draganborovnica]

The biggest problem is washing the deck... bought side. Because of 1% suicide idiot's we all have anything sit and stand situation.

[@regalbowman3143]

Nobody reads their equipment manuals.

[@thomascruff786]

But I just cut the wire going to the safety switch under the seat. 🤣🤣.

[@ALL4SCUBA05]

5 years and NOW you tell me? 🤦‍♂️

[@donyboy73]

better late than never! have a good weekend!

[@williamyobbagy6356]

That not a trick thats the way its set up from the factory how do you bypass the switch that would be useful! This is a waste of time

[@michaelchilders1658]

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