How you like that chipper???? Model?
No sir, I did not check the operator's manual, that is why I post the question here with other kubota owners for help. My older tractor that I have used with this chipper is a 1948 John Deere M, which does not have any safety switches, therefore I did not suspect any conflict from a safety switch. At any rate, I truly thank everyone for the responses that put me on the page in my operator's manual to solve my lack of knowledge with the L3301 vs John Deere M PTO system.
It works really well on the L3901DT I have. It is a Woodmaxx WM-8M. If you look at this post you can see some of the work I did yesterday with it. The pile of chips is about 4' tall.
mdhughes, thank you for your patience, and at my age (75) I am not able or agil enough to jump up and flip the seat before the engine shuts off. Therefore, I tried setting the park brakes, HST in neutral, and flipping the seat prior to starting the engine, then engaging the PTO, setting the RPMs and I was set to go. Again thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Don't tell anyone, and don't do this, but a cable tie will hold the seat switch closed. I'm a featherweight, and bouncing around on the seat was a bit of a problem. The cable tie is easy to remove if you need to, and that waymdhughes, thank you for your patience, and at my age (75) I am not able or agil enough to jump up and flip the seat before the engine shuts off. Therefore, I tried setting the park brakes, HST in neutral, and flipping the seat prior to starting the engine, then engaging the PTO, setting the RPMs and I was set to go. Again thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Simple fix, just put a couple bricks in her pockets.Hey Buffalo, can you post a picture of that safety switch you have on your horse? I want to adapt it to my wife's mower!!
My wife needs one. She has a 29HP, 62" Grasshopper mower that travels faster then a mower ought to go. She weighs in at about 110#. I can be out in the shop working and hear the engine miss and fire right back up and then do it again. Not enough weight in the saddle, I guess.
Good morning Buffalo, there is not a reason for me to bypass a dead man function. All I done to initiate the stationary PTO function on my tractor was, set the parking brakes, place the HST lever in neutral, and flip the seat up prior to starting the engine, disengage the clutch by hand and shift the PTO lever in gear, set rpms and I am set to chip wood. Just a matter of flipping the seat up, prior to starting the engine, solved my problems without bypassing any safety features.
Bypassing factory installed safety device is a dangerous thing to do. I have found it is easy & safer to work in conjunction with all factory safety devices, once you read your owner's manual.
